WE 8 Vesuvio chess festival - C
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Boscotrecase, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1169, and top seed was Andrea Telesca (🇮🇹 ITA, 1498).
Andrea Bianchi (🇮🇹 ITA, 1442) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Alessandro Esposito (3.5) and Fausto Gallo (3.5). Bianchi broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇮🇹Boscotrecase, Italy
Dates
07 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAndrea Bianchi 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
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE09 Nov
Andrea Bianchi takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Andrea Bianchi drew with Alessandro Esposito (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Andrea Bianchi went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrea Bianchi | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Alessandro Esposito | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Fausto Gallo | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Francesco Asante | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bianchi, Andrea | 1442 | ITA | +8N | =5N | +14B | =2N | +4B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 1746 | +33.6 |
| 2 | Esposito, Alessandro | 0 | ITA | +3N | +9B | =4N | =1B | =7N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Gallo, Fausto | 1471 | ITA | −2B | +13N | +10B | =6N | +8B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1635 | +8.2 |
| 4 | Asante, Francesco | 1474 | ITA | +10N | =6B | =2B | +5N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.25 | 1558 | +17.6 |
| 5 | Vitola, Nicola Maria | 1462 | ITA | +7N | =1B | =6N | −4B | +12N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1354 | -16.8 |
| 6 | Piccolo, Andrea | 1452 | ITA | +11N | =4N | =5B | =3B | =9N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1462 | +2.4 |
| 7 | Giuliano, Domenico | 0 | ITA | −5B | =8N | +13B | +10N | =2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Pescatore, Michele | 0 | ITA | −1B | =7B | +9N | +11B | −3N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1350 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Melisi, Lorenzo | 1456 | ITA | +12B | −2N | −8B | +14N | =6B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1661 | +22.8 |
| 10 | Simeoli, Giulio | 1431 | ITA | −4B | +12N | −3N | −7B | +11N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 673 | -35.2 |
| 11 | Perrella, Ciro | 0 | ITA | −6B | −14N | +12B | −8N | −10B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mele, Leonardo | 0 | ITA | −9N | −10B | −11N | +13B | −5B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 552017842 | 0 | — | F | −3B | −7N | −12N | +14B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Telesca, Andrea | 1498 | ITA | F | +11B | −1N | −9B | −13N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 677 | -40.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bianchi, AndreaITA+33.64.0 pts · #3
- 2Melisi, LorenzoITA+22.82.5 pts · #6
- 3Asante, FrancescoITA+17.63.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Telesca, AndreaITA-40.81.0 pts · #12
- 2Simeoli, GiulioITA-35.22.0 pts · #13
- 3Vitola, Nicola MariaITA-16.83.0 pts · #10