OP 18 Settimanale Giochi e ritorni Rounds 4-5-6
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15 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 30 Oct 2025 to 13 Nov 2025 in Modena, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1754, and top seed was Moreno Merciari (🇮🇹 ITA, 1892).
Moreno Merciari (🇮🇹 ITA, 1892) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Salvatore Fabio Gucciardo (2.5) and Marco Vaccari (2.0). Merciari won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Emanuele Giuliano (1662) beat Jeremy Dillon Perera (1784), a +122-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Modena, Italy
Dates
30 Oct 2025 → 13 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/3. Merciari takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Salvatore Fabio Gucciardo drew with Moreno Merciari (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Salvatore Fabio Gucciardo | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Moreno Merciari | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Marco Vaccari | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Matteo Biancolini | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merciari, Moreno | 1892 | ITA | =2N | +10B | +7N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2005 | +7.6 |
| 2 | Gucciardo, Salvatore Fabio | 1844 | ITA | =1B | +14N | +6B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 2077 | +16.8 |
| 3 | Vaccari, Marco | 1746 | ITA | +13N | −6B | +4N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1744 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Biancolini, Matteo | 1502 | ITA | +12B | +8N | −3B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1617 | +11.2 |
| 5 | Bruni, Alessandro | 1503 | ITA | −7N | +12N | +13B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1613 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Verrelli, Adriano | 1779 | ITA | =10B | +3N | −2N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1764 | -1.4 |
| 7 | Niro, Michele | 1650 | ITA | +5B | =11N | −1B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1712 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Verrelli, Antonio | 1487 | ITA | F | −4B | +12N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 702 | -19.2 |
| 9 | Giuliano, Emanuele | 1662 | ITA | F | +15B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2592 | +13.6 |
| 10 | Maran, Walter | 1702 | ITA | =6N | −1N | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1643 | -2.8 |
| 11 | Tabanelli, Giovanni | 1739 | ITA | F | =7B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1650 | -4.8 |
| 12 | De Luca, Roberto | 0 | ITA | −4N | −5B | −8B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Vaccari, Luigi | 1573 | ITA | −3B | F | −5N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 825 | -17.4 |
| 14 | Togni, Alessandro | 1741 | ITA | F | −2B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1044 | -14.4 |
| 15 | Perera, Jeremy Dillon | 1784 | ITA | F | −9N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 862 | -27.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gucciardo, Salvatore FabioITA+16.82.5 pts · #1
- 2Giuliano, EmanueleITA+13.61.0 pts · #7
- 3Biancolini, MatteoITA+11.22.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Perera, Jeremy DillonITA-27.20.0 pts · #15
- 2Verrelli, AntonioITA-19.21.0 pts · #14
- 3Vaccari, LuigiITA-17.40.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R2+122 Elo gap