WE 28 Amatori - B
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Gravina di Catania, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1743, and top seed was Stefano Gresta (🇮🇹 ITA, 1776).
Aldo Ginebri (🇮🇹 ITA, 1741) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Stefano La Spina (4.0) and Ignazio Giuffrida (4.0). Ginebri broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Antonino Giudice (1551) beat Giuseppe Chindemi (1730), a +179-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Gravina di Catania, Italy
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×31
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAldo Ginebri led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
13
5
2
3
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Aldo Ginebri held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Aldo Ginebri 3 wins (R1–R3)Ignazio Giuffrida 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aldo Ginebri | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Ignazio Giuffrida | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Stefano La Spina | — | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Giuseppe Grasso | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ginebri, Aldo | 1741 | ITA | +18B | +10N | +8B | =4N | +5B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 2015 | +54.0 |
| 2 | La Spina, Stefano | 1756 | ITA | +24B | +3N | =5B | =6N | +4B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 12.50 | 1934 | +21.4 |
| 3 | Giuffrida, Ignazio | 1701 | ITA | +25N | −2B | +28N | +26B | +17N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1874 | +21.0 |
| 4 | La Vecchia, Luca | 1731 | ITA | +14B | +16N | +26B | =1B | −2N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1806 | +20.4 |
| 5 | Grasso, Giuseppe | 1657 | ITA | +28B | +13N | =2N | +15B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 1868 | +28.2 |
| 6 | Furnari, Francesco | 1736 | ITA | =11N | +30B | +9N | =2B | =7N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 1861 | +16.6 |
| 7 | Picone Chiodo, Luigi | 1694 | ITA | F | +14N | +16B | +13N | =6B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.25 | 2015 | +57.2 |
| 8 | Meli, Marco | 1576 | ITA | +23B | +12N | −1N | −9B | +19N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1767 | +52.0 |
| 9 | Patatu, Giovanni | 1703 | ITA | +27B | =15N | −6B | +8N | =12B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1755 | +7.4 |
| 10 | Scolaro, Antonio | 1644 | ITA | +30N | −1B | +21N | =17B | =11N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1789 | +20.0 |
| 11 | Franceschino, Luca | 1633 | ITA | =6B | +31N | =15B | =12N | =10B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1792 | +21.4 |
| 12 | Motta, Mattia Stefano | 1731 | ITA | +20N | −8B | +19N | =11B | =9N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1708 | -6.4 |
| 13 | D`angelo, Giovanni | 1747 | ITA | +19N | −5B | +25N | −7B | +20N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1714 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Iudica, Antonio | 1629 | ITA | −4N | −7B | +31B | +25N | +27B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1737 | +30.4 |
| 15 | Catalano, Vincenzo | 1771 | ITA | +22N | =9B | =11N | −5N | =16B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1649 | -16.2 |
| 16 | Palermo, Augusto | 1604 | ITA | +31B | −4B | −7N | +21B | =15N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1727 | +16.6 |
| 17 | Bonaccorso, Andrea Francesco | 1696 | ITA | F | +18N | +29B | =10N | −3B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1742 | +9.2 |
| 18 | Ferrarello, Francesco | 1633 | ITA | −1N | −17B | =30N | +31B | +26N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1696 | +8.6 |
| 19 | Ciraulo, Silvia | 1638 | ITA | −13B | +27N | −12B | +29N | −8B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1581 | -16.8 |
| 20 | Pappalardo, Santo | 1626 | ITA | −12B | =23N | =24B | +28N | −13B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1598 | -4.0 |
| 21 | Chindemi, Giuseppe | 1730 | ITA | +29B | −26N | −10B | −16N | +23B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1541 | -51.6 |
| 22 | Chindemi, Vincenzo | 1641 | ITA | −15B | −29N | +23B | −27N | +25B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1573 | -19.2 |
| 23 | Giuffrida, Francesco | 1654 | ITA | −8N | =20B | −22N | +24B | −21N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1494 | -21.6 |
| 24 | Battaglia, Giuseppe | 1640 | ITA | −2N | −25B | =20N | −23N | +29B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1498 | -19.0 |
| 25 | Di Gaetano, Manfredi | 1584 | ITA | −3B | +24N | −13B | −14B | −22N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1431 | -38.0 |
| 26 | Giudice, Antonino | 1551 | ITA | F | +21B | −4N | −3N | −18B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1506 | -4.6 |
| 27 | Tirenna, Francesco | 1599 | ITA | −9N | −19B | F | +22B | −14N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1461 | -14.0 |
| 28 | Virgillito, Carmelo | 1579 | ITA | −5N | F | −3B | −20B | +31N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1482 | -18.8 |
| 29 | Palermo, Gregorio | 1612 | ITA | −21N | +22B | −17N | −19B | −24N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1430 | -44.0 |
| 30 | Gresta, Stefano | 1776 | ITA | −10B | −6N | =18B | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1398 | -28.4 |
| 31 | Rapicavoli, Francesco | 1713 | ITA | −16N | −11B | −14N | −18N | −28B | 0.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 816 | -126.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Picone Chiodo, LuigiITA+57.23.5 pts · #6
- 2Ginebri, AldoITA+54.04.5 pts · #1
- 3Meli, MarcoITA+52.03.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Rapicavoli, FrancescoITA-126.80.0 pts · #31
- 2Chindemi, GiuseppeITA-51.62.0 pts · #22
- 3Palermo, GregorioITA-44.01.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R2+179 Elo gap
- R2+155 Elo gap
- R5+134 Elo gap