CP Modena 2026 - Memorial Mario Viola
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Modena, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1867, and top seed was Marco Vincenzi (🇮🇹 ITA, 2017).
Christian Sommariva (🇮🇹 ITA, 1862) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Walter Paoli (4.0) and Marco Vincenzi (4.0). Sommariva broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Christian Sommariva (1862) beat Marco Vincenzi (2017), a +155-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsChristian Sommariva led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Christian Sommariva held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Christian Sommariva drew with Walter Paoli (White).
Christian Sommariva won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1Christian Sommariva | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Walter Paoli | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Marco Vincenzi | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Alessandro Siega Battel | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sommariva, Christian | 1862 | ITA | +23N | +17B | +3N | =2B | +6N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 2178 | +35.4 |
| 2 | Paoli, Walter | 1909 | ITA | +15B | =5N | +19B | =1N | +11B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2016 | +12.4 |
| 3 | Vincenzi, Marco | 2017 | ITA | +11B | +18N | −1B | +10N | +4B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.50 | 2048 | +3.8 |
| 4 | Di Pasquale, Karol | 1904 | ITA | +12N | +14B | +9N | =6B | −3N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 1966 | +17.6 |
| 5 | Esposito, Marco | 1773 | ITA | +21N | =2B | =10N | +12B | =7B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.25 | 1909 | +14.2 |
| 6 | Gucciardo, Salvatore Fabio | 1880 | ITA | +30B | +20N | +7B | =4N | −1B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1947 | +10.2 |
| 7 | Bianco, Paolo | 1926 | ITA | +28N | +19B | −6N | +9B | =5N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1934 | +3.2 |
| 8 | Siega Battel, Alessandro | 1722 | ITA | F | +25N | +18B | +17B | =13N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 2028 | +27.4 |
| 9 | Vaccari, Marco | 1742 | ITA | +27B | +13N | −4B | −7N | +19B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1851 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Togni, Alessandro | 1753 | ITA | =16B | +24N | =5B | −3B | +17N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1851 | +14.4 |
| 11 | Tabanelli, Giovanni | 1725 | ITA | −3N | +26B | +23N | +14B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1793 | +20.4 |
| 12 | Cavazzuti, Tommaso | 1668 | ITA | −4B | +22N | +20B | −5N | +18B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1809 | +29.6 |
| 13 | Ansaloni, Luca | 1748 | ITA | =24N | −9B | +16N | +29B | =8B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1540 | -10.8 |
| 14 | Verrelli, Adriano | 1779 | ITA | +31B | −4N | +28B | −11N | +20B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1774 | -0.6 |
| 15 | Giuliano, Emanuele | 1691 | ITA | −2N | +21B | −17N | +24B | +27N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1036 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Scacchetti, Massimiliano | 0 | ITA | =10N | F | −13B | +30B | +29N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Garofalo, Sergio | 1763 | ITA | +22B | −1N | +15B | −8N | −10B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1565 | -20.6 |
| 18 | Boasso, Andrea | 1797 | ITA | +26N | −3B | −8N | +21B | −12N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1511 | -28.0 |
| 19 | Pagano, Sergio | 1827 | ITA | +25B | −7N | −2N | +23B | −9N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1634 | -23.0 |
| 20 | Contra, Gianpaolo | 1762 | ITA | +32N | −6B | −12N | +22B | −14N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 976 | -58.0 |
| 21 | Cavazzuti, Giacomo | 0 | ITA | −5B | −15N | +25B | −18N | +26N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Chiosa, Marco Stefan | 0 | ITA | −17N | −12B | +31B | −20N | +32B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 931 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Pelloni, Lorenzo | 1494 | ITA | −1B | +27N | −11B | −19N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1005 | -17.2 |
| 24 | Stetka, Zeno | 0 | ITA | =13B | −10B | =30N | −15N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Pellacani, Giacomo | 1461 | ITA | −19N | −8B | −21N | −26B | +31N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 853 | -34.0 |
| 26 | Dusini, Michela | 1407 | ITA | −18B | −11N | F | +25N | −21B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1536 | +14.0 |
| 27 | Vergara Meersohn, Elia Aneley | 0 | ITA | −9N | −23B | F | +32N | −15B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Maran, Walter | 1704 | ITA | −7B | +31N | −14N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1053 | -12.4 |
| 29 | FIDE 2870911 | 0 | — | F | F | +32B | −13N | −16B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 948 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Verrelli, Antonio | 1534 | ITA | −6N | F | =24B | −16N | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1080 | -4.4 |
| 31 | FIDE 23483385 | 0 | — | −14N | −28B | −22N | F | −25B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Federzoni, Stefano | 0 | ITA | −20B | F | −29N | −27B | −22N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 962 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sommariva, ChristianITA+35.44.5 pts · #1
- 2Cavazzuti, TommasoITA+29.63.0 pts · #11
- 3Siega Battel, AlessandroITA+27.43.5 pts · #4
- 1Contra, GianpaoloITA-58.02.0 pts · #30
- 2Pellacani, GiacomoITA-34.01.0 pts · #29
- 3Boasso, AndreaITA-28.02.0 pts · #19
- R3+155 Elo gap
- R5+129 Elo gap