WE 18 Citta' di Livorno - 5 Memorial Carlo Falciani - C

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57 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Livorno, Italy. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1642, and top seed was Mario Cappellari (🇮🇹 ITA, 1689).

Jia Yao (🇨🇳 CHN, 1621) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Alessandro Franco (4.5) and Ruben La Delfa (4.0). Yao broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Fabrizio Cecconi (1417) beat Lucas Mocciola (1605), a +188-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Livorno, Italy

Dates

03 Oct 2025 → 05 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Mario Cappellari1689

Avg top 10

1,642

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇮🇹Italy×51

🇨🇳China×1

Top 3

🥇
Jia Yao
🇨🇳CHN·1621
5.0pts·2348perf+63.6
🥈
Alessandro Franco
🇮🇹ITA·1674
4.5pts·1933perf+21.8
🥉
Ruben La Delfa
🇮🇹ITA
4.0pts·1674perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Jia Yao led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Yao5Franco4.5Borelli4Buonagurio4La Delfa4Gatti4

R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Jia Yao held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Jia Yao 5 wins (R1–R5)Alessandro Franco 3 wins (R3–R5)Emma Borelli 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jia Yao	*	—	1	—
2Alessandro Franco	—	*	—	—
3Emma Borelli	0	—	*	—
4Filippo Buonagurio	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Yao, Jia	1621	CHN	+40B	+28N	+10B	+4N	+3B	5.0	14.0	16.0	16.00	2348	+63.6
2	Franco, Alessandro	1674	ITA	+9B	=14N	+17B	+12N	+13B	4.5	12.5	15.5	14.00	1933	+21.8
3	La Delfa, Ruben	0	ITA	+30B	+7N	+5B	+8N	−1N	4.0	16.5	19.0	14.00	1674	0.0
4	Borelli, Emma	1611	ITA	+31N	+29B	+16N	−1B	+14N	4.0	13.5	15.5	10.50	1777	+39.6
5	Buonagurio, Filippo	1623	ITA	+42N	+43B	−3N	+27B	+23N	4.0	11.5	13.5	9.50	2352	+64.4
6	Ruggiero, Benedetta	1596	ITA	+45N	+48B	=12B	=13N	+15B	4.0	11.0	12.0	9.00	1748	+24.4
7	Gatti, Marco	1590	ITA	+50N	−3B	+32N	+36B	+22N	4.0	11.0	12.0	8.00	2314	+47.2
8	Lomtadze, Giorgi	1673	ITA	+32N	+26B	+20N	−3B	=10N	3.5	13.5	15.5	9.75	1901	+32.0
9	Mazzini, Simone	1510	ITA	−2N	+55B	=11N	+38B	+27N	3.5	12.5	12.5	6.25	1634	+10.2
10	Turini, Lorenzo	1581	ITA	+55N	+51B	−1N	+34B	=8B	3.5	11.5	11.5	4.75	1604	+4.0
11	Pinori, Massimo	1595	ITA	−48B	+31N	=9B	+19N	+28B	3.5	11.0	12.0	9.25	1764	+10.2
12	Fioretti, Samuele	1634	ITA	+25N	+18B	=6N	−2B	=21N	3.0	14.5	17.5	9.50	1623	-2.4
13	Cappellari, Mario	1689	ITA	+22N	+37B	=27N	=6B	−2N	3.0	14.0	16.0	8.25	1665	-3.0
14	Soriani, Samuele	1553	ITA	+57N	=2B	=33N	+17B	−4B	3.0	13.5	13.5	6.25	1499	-8.8
15	Delogu, Remigio Fausto	1546	ITA	+54N	−16B	+24N	+20B	−6N	3.0	13.0	13.0	6.00	1579	+7.6
16	Politi, Ennio	1653	ITA	+35B	+15N	−4B	=28N	=18B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.75	1617	-4.6
17	Esposito, Ferdinando	0	ITA	+47N	+23B	−2N	−14N	+36B	3.0	12.5	14.0	6.50	1596	0.0
18	Salandin, Martina	1542	ITA	+19B	−12N	=21B	+29N	=16N	3.0	12.0	14.5	8.50	1537	-2.0
19	Grandone, Stefano	0	ITA	−18N	+25B	+43N	−11B	+32N	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.00	1556	0.0
20	Pascali, Samuel	1614	ITA	+21B	+34N	−8B	−15N	+35B	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.00	1607	-1.6
21	Melani, Francesco Maria	1444	ITA	−20N	+54B	=18N	+30N	=12B	3.0	11.5	11.5	5.50	1583	+29.2
22	Micheli, Dario	1513	ITA	−13B	+49N	+39N	+33B	−7B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.00	1617	+11.2
23	Agostinelli, Massimo	1578	ITA	+49B	−17N	+35B	+40N	−5B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.00	1656	+6.2
24	Perini Tavaroni, Alessandro	1451	ITA	−27B	+52N	−15B	+41N	+37B	3.0	9.5	10.5	5.00	1589	+29.6
25	Leoni, Samio	1492	ITA	−12B	−19N	+49B	+51N	+33N	3.0	9.0	10.0	4.00	1610	+12.4
26	Silluzio, Vincenzo	1563	ITA	+53B	−8N	−42B	+48N	+31B	3.0	8.5	9.5	4.00	1414	-12.0
27	Pierro, Vincenzo	1616	ITA	+24N	+36B	=13B	−5N	−9B	2.5	13.5	15.5	6.50	1560	-15.2
28	Bufano, Pasquale	1524	ITA	+56N	−1B	+51N	=16B	−11N	2.5	12.5	12.5	2.50	1357	-22.8
29	Cecconi, Fabrizio	1417	ITA	+39N	−4N	=30B	−18B	+47N	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.75	1569	+20.6
30	Barbieri, Massimo	1536	ITA	−3N	+50B	=29N	−21B	+34N	2.5	11.5	12.5	4.25	1451	-13.6
31	Doronzo, Luca	1441	ITA	−4B	−11B	+57N	+39B	−26N	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	1406	-6.0
32	Ranaldi, Marco	1500	ITA	−8B	+53N	−7B	+52N	−19B	2.0	11.5	12.5	2.00	843	-12.6
33	Zinno, Domenico	1584	ITA	=38B	+41N	=14B	−22N	−25B	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.50	1460	-14.0
34	Panciatici, Dario	1492	ITA	+41N	−20B	+37N	−10N	−30B	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.00	1514	+5.2
35	Caniglia, Davide	1496	ITA	−16N	+46B	−23N	+50B	−20N	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.00	816	-40.8
36	Licheri, Cristina	1524	ITA	+52B	−27N	+56B	−7N	−17N	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	803	-31.6
37	Fontana, Matteo	1568	ITA	+46N	−13N	−34B	+45B	−24N	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.00	745	-31.8
38	Broccardi Schelmi, Alessia	0	ITA	=33N	−39B	+48N	−9N	=44B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	1292	0.0
39	Mocciola, Lucas	1605	ITA	−29B	+38N	−22B	−31N	+53B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	656	-83.6
40	Celati, Arturo	1474	ITA	−1N	+57B	+47N	−23B	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.50	1458	-1.2
41	Creatini, Matteo	1627	ITA	−34B	−33B	+46N	−24B	+49N	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.00	709	-78.8
42	Ghidotti Piovan, Francesco	1481	ITA	−5B	+44N	+26N	F	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	5.00	1594	+12.0
43	Giovine, Massimiliano	1530	ITA	+44B	−5N	−19B	+56N	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	823	-14.8
44	Lo Iacono, Elio	0	ITA	−43N	−42B	+55N	=47B	=38N	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.75	1246	0.0
45	Baldi, Massimo	0	ITA	−6B	−47B	+54N	−37N	+56B	2.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	770	0.0
46	Calistri, Margherita	0	ITA	−37B	−35N	−41B	+54N	+48B	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	764	0.0
47	Amadei, Alessandro	1546	ITA	−17B	+45N	−40B	=44N	−29B	1.5	9.5	11.5	3.00	645	-25.6
48	Banawa, Charles Ciprian	0	ITA	+11N	−6N	−38B	−26B	−46N	1.0	12.5	14.5	3.50	1466	0.0
49	Calistri, Dalila	0	ITA	−23N	−22B	−25N	+57B	−41B	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	754	0.0
50	FIDE 552014380	0	—	−7B	−30N	+53B	−35N	−52B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.00	741	0.0
51	FIDE 552010295	0	—	F	−10N	−28B	−25B	+57N	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	732	0.0
52	Rossi, Ludovica	0	ITA	−36N	−24B	F	−32B	+50N	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	693	0.0
53	Calistri, Orlando	0	ITA	−26N	−32B	−50N	+55B	−39N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	756	0.0
54	FIDE 552015327	0	—	−15B	−21N	−45B	−46B	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	695	0.0
55	FIDE 23443359	0	—	−10B	−9N	−44B	−53N	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	744	0.0
56	Petruzziello, Federico	0	ITA	−28B	F	−36N	−43B	−45N	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	727	0.0
57	FIDE 552014401	0	—	−14B	−40N	−31B	−49N	−51B	0.0	8.0	9.0	0.00	689	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Buonagurio, FilippoITA
+64.4
4.0 pts · #3
2Yao, JiaCHN
+63.6
5.0 pts · #1
3Gatti, MarcoITA
+47.2
4.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Mocciola, LucasITA
-83.6
2.0 pts · #42
2Creatini, MatteoITA
-78.8
2.0 pts · #56
3Caniglia, DavideITA
-40.8
2.0 pts · #50

Biggest upsets

R1+188 Elo gap
Cecconi, Fabrizio1417 beat Mocciola, Lucas1605
R4+176 Elo gap
Perini Tavaroni, Alessandro1451 beat Creatini, Matteo1627
R4+164 Elo gap
Doronzo, Luca1441 beat Mocciola, Lucas1605