WE 28 Amatori - C
Open SwissStandard
17 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 1337, and top seed was Ernesto Leone (🇮🇹 ITA, 1555).
Rosario Alberio (🇮🇹 ITA, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ernesto Leone (4.0) and Alessandra Nicosia (4.0). Alberio won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇮🇹Gravina di Catania, Italy
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRosario Alberio led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
5
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Rosario Alberio held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rosario Alberio drew with Ernesto Leone (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Rosario Alberio 4 wins (R1–R4)Alessandra Nicosia 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rosario Alberio | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Ernesto Leone | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Alessandra Nicosia | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Nicolo` D`ignoti | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberio, Rosario | 0 | ITA | +14B | +9N | +6B | +3B | =2N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Leone, Ernesto | 1555 | ITA | +9B | +4N | =5B | +7N | =1B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 1795 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Nicosia, Alessandra | 1477 | ITA | +10B | +7N | +14B | −1N | +8N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 2300 | +64.0 |
| 4 | D`ignoti, Nicolo` | 1468 | ITA | +16N | −2B | +13N | +12B | +6N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 755 | -15.2 |
| 5 | Guarnaccia, Marco | 1411 | ITA | +17N | +8B | =2N | −6B | +9N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1838 | +79.2 |
| 6 | Asta, Sebastiano | 0 | ITA | +15N | +13B | −1N | +5N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Guarnaccia, Salvatore | 1501 | ITA | +11N | −3B | +12N | −2B | +10N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 716 | -38.8 |
| 8 | Cadelo, Marcello | 1496 | ITA | +12B | −5N | +16B | +10N | −3B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 645 | -22.6 |
| 9 | Pampanini, Giovanni | 1450 | ITA | −2N | −1B | +11N | +13B | −5B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 684 | -18.2 |
| 10 | Di Natale, Giuseppe | 0 | ITA | −3N | +11B | +17N | −8B | −7B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Palermo, Giovanni | 0 | ITA | −7B | −10N | −9B | =15N | +12B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Carnabuci, Teoman | 0 | ITA | −8N | +17B | −7B | −4N | −11N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Meli, Alessandro | 0 | ITA | F | −6N | −4B | −9N | +15B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 14 | De Vita, Bruno | 1505 | ITA | −1N | +15B | −3N | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 677 | -10.8 |
| 15 | Di Gaetano, Francesco Ruben | 0 | ITA | −6B | −14N | F | =11B | −13N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 552025896 | 0 | — | −4B | F | −8N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Picarella, Olga | 1503 | ITA | −5B | −12N | −10B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 612 | -25.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Guarnaccia, MarcoITA+79.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Nicosia, AlessandraITA+64.04.0 pts · #4
- 3Leone, ErnestoITA+39.24.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Guarnaccia, SalvatoreITA-38.83.0 pts · #13
- 2Picarella, OlgaITA-25.20.0 pts · #16
- 3Cadelo, MarcelloITA-22.63.0 pts · #10