WE 2 Gran prix dell'Umbria - Citta' di Spoleto - A

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42 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Oct 2025 to 07 Oct 2025 in Spoleto, Italy. 9 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2245, and top seed was Francesco Bettalli (🇮🇹 ITA, IM, 2408).

Neven Hercegovac (🇮🇹 ITA, FM, 2287) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Virgilio Vuelban (4.0) and Francesco Bettalli (4.0). Hercegovac shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Alessandro Rubini (2056) beat Francesco Bettalli (IM, 2408), a +352-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Spoleto, Italy

Dates

05 Oct 2025 → 07 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹IMFrancesco Bettalli2408

Avg top 10

2,245

Participants

Titled players · 9

IM×2

FM×5

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇮🇹Italy×40

🇵🇭Philippines×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
FMNeven Hercegovac
🇮🇹ITA·2287
4.0pts·2285perf+1.2
🥈
IMVirgilio Vuelban
🇵🇭PHI·2194
4.0pts·2271perf+5.3
🥉
IMFrancesco Bettalli
🇮🇹ITA·2408
4.0pts·2287perf-4.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Bettalli4Vuelban4D`antonio4Hercegovac4Beliman3.5Faraoni3.5— ex-leaders:Rubiniled R3, #10

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 4.0/5. Hercegovac takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

IM Francesco Bettalli won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMFrancesco Bettalli	*	—	—	—
2IMVirgilio Vuelban	—	*	—	—
3Neri D`antonio	—	—	*	½
4FMNeven Hercegovac	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hercegovac, NevenFM	2287	ITA	+26B	=11N	+6B	+10B	=4N	4.0	13.5	15.5	12.00	2285	+1.2
2	Vuelban, VirgilioIM	2194	PHI	=16N	+22B	+8N	=12B	+10N	4.0	12.0	14.5	11.75	2271	+5.3
3	Bettalli, FrancescoIM	2408	ITA	+24B	−10N	+19B	+13N	+11B	4.0	11.5	14.0	11.00	2287	-4.6
4	D`antonio, Neri	2220	ITA	+41B	=19N	+34B	+32N	=1B	4.0	9.5	10.0	6.75	2247	+4.8
5	Petcu, GabrielFM	2296	ITA	+21N	+7B	−10N	=15B	+16N	3.5	12.0	14.5	10.00	2160	-25.6
6	Rubinshtein, KamillaWFM	2033	ITA	=22N	+16B	−1N	+33B	+12N	3.5	12.0	13.5	8.25	2177	+19.0
7	Faraoni, Enrico	2030	ITA	+29B	−5N	=18B	+23N	+17B	3.5	11.0	13.0	8.25	2103	+9.4
8	Sorbera, Giovanni	2133	ITA	+39B	=31N	−2B	+26N	+20B	3.5	10.0	11.5	6.75	2092	-2.2
9	Beliman, AlexandroFM	2251	ITA	+40B	=34N	=11B	=20N	+32B	3.5	8.5	9.5	6.00	2115	-13.6
10	Rubini, Alessandro	2056	ITA	+28N	+3B	+5B	−1N	−2B	3.0	15.5	17.5	9.50	2282	+56.8
11	Nardoni, Matteo	2007	ITA	+36N	=1B	=9N	+14B	−3N	3.0	14.5	16.0	8.25	2278	+65.6
12	Della Corte, AlessandroCM	2231	ITA	+33N	+17B	=32B	=2N	−6B	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.75	2059	-18.4
13	Giordani, Luca	2154	ITA	−17N	+28B	+21N	−3B	+31N	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.00	2035	-11.8
14	Paduano, ClaudioFM	2253	ITA	+23N	F	+24B	−11N	+30B	3.0	10.0	10.0	7.00	2115	-9.8
15	Calavalle, Giulio MicheleFM	2154	ITA	=18B	+27N	+31B	=5N	F	3.0	9.5	9.5	6.50	2132	+1.2
16	Bianco, Paolo	1888	ITA	=2B	−6N	+38B	+34N	−5B	2.5	12.5	14.0	5.00	2059	+38.8
17	Nicolini, Filippo	1869	ITA	+13B	−12N	=25N	+35B	−7N	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.75	2091	+27.0
18	Gazzato, Nicolo`	1874	ITA	=15N	=35B	=7N	=21B	=25N	2.5	11.5	13.0	6.50	2029	+40.4
19	D Andrea, Stefano	1953	ITA	+37N	=4B	−3N	−31B	+28N	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.50	1996	+3.2
20	Wollenweber, Carsten	2018	GER	F	+30N	+27B	=9B	−8N	2.5	11.0	11.0	5.75	2110	+9.6
21	Pastore, Cosmas	1922	ITA	−5B	+39N	−13B	=18N	+38B	2.5	10.5	12.0	4.25	2003	+8.4
22	Marta, Daniele	1845	ITA	=6B	−2N	−33N	+42B	+35N	2.5	10.5	11.0	3.75	1999	+18.6
23	D Andrea, Carlo	1896	ITA	−14B	+29N	=35N	−7B	+37N	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.25	1998	+12.0
24	Rovedi, Mauro	1932	ITA	−3N	+36B	−14N	=37B	+33N	2.5	10.0	11.5	3.75	2025	+8.8
25	Di Pasquale, Karol	1988	ITA	−27B	+41N	=17B	=30N	=18B	2.5	9.0	9.5	4.00	1862	-34.4
26	Bonghi, Alessandro	1908	ITA	−1N	=42B	+37N	−8B	=29N	2.0	11.0	11.5	2.75	1909	-2.8
27	Mesca, Riccardo	1826	ITA	+25N	−15B	−20N	=29B	=36B	2.0	10.0	11.5	4.25	1894	+13.2
28	Valli, Marco	1863	ITA	−10B	−13N	+40B	+36N	−19B	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.50	1906	+4.6
29	Richichi, Valerio	1837	ITA	−7N	−23B	+41B	=27N	=26B	2.0	10.0	10.5	2.50	1839	-0.4
30	Gargiulo, Tristano	1847	ITA	=35N	−20B	+42N	=25B	−14N	2.0	9.5	10.0	2.50	1954	+11.4
31	Turin, Lorenzo	1724	ITA	F	=8B	−15N	+19N	−13B	1.5	12.0	12.0	4.25	1994	+42.0
32	Menichelli, Alessandro	1953	ITA	+38B	F	=12N	−4B	−9N	1.5	12.0	12.0	3.00	2045	+6.6
33	Marchenkov, Lorenzo	1888	ITA	−12B	=38N	+22B	−6N	−24B	1.5	11.5	13.0	3.25	1824	-20.8
34	Pin, Orlando	1955	ITA	+42N	=9B	−4N	−16B	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	2.25	1960	-3.6
35	Calandri, Fausto	2050	ITA	=30B	=18N	=23B	−17N	−22B	1.5	10.0	12.0	3.50	1717	-44.0
36	Scatolini, Lorenzo	1832	ITA	−11B	−24N	+39B	−28B	=27N	1.5	9.5	11.0	2.50	1750	-22.0
37	Dell`aquila, Marco	1820	ITA	−19B	+40N	−26B	=24N	−23B	1.5	9.5	10.5	2.25	1768	-14.0
38	Manni, Cristian	1825	ITA	−32N	=33B	−16N	+40B	−21N	1.5	8.0	9.0	1.75	1760	-16.8
39	Fileri, Francesco	1864	ITA	−8N	−21B	−36N	=41N	+42B	1.5	8.0	8.5	0.75	1772	-13.0
40	Fronzi, Ettore	1896	ITA	−9N	−37B	−28N	−38N	+41B	1.0	8.5	9.0	0.50	1690	-27.4
41	Marino, Giovanni	1889	ITA	−4N	−25B	−29N	=39B	−40N	0.5	10.0	11.0	0.75	1595	-31.4
42	Avetisjan, Arman	1829	ITA	−34B	=26N	−30B	−22N	−39N	0.5	8.0	9.5	1.00	1518	-64.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nardoni, MatteoITA
+65.6
3.0 pts · #13
2Rubini, AlessandroITA
+56.8
3.0 pts · #10
3Turin, LorenzoITA
+42.0
1.5 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Avetisjan, ArmanITA
-64.8
0.5 pts · #41
2Calandri, FaustoITA
-44.0
1.5 pts · #36
3Di Pasquale, KarolITA
-34.4
2.5 pts · #21

Biggest upsets

R2+352 Elo gap
Rubini, Alessandro2056 beat IMBettalli, Francesco2408
R1+285 Elo gap
Nicolini, Filippo1869 beat Giordani, Luca2154
R4+246 Elo gap
Nardoni, Matteo2007 beat FMPaduano, Claudio2253