OP 7 Settimanale Citta' di Amelia Rounds 1-2-3
38 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026 in Amelia, Italy. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1880, and top seed was Dirk Maxion (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2061).
Francesco Cruciani (🇮🇹 ITA, 1839) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Silvio Urzi` (3.0) and Riccardo Mesca (3.0). Cruciani won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Arturo Fanelli Rizzo (1626) beat Pier Luigi Pantini (1818), a +192-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
3 players finish on 3.0/3. Cruciani takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
Francesco Cruciani 3 wins (R1–R3)Silvio Urzi` 3 wins (R1–R3)Riccardo Mesca 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruciani, Francesco | 1839 | ITA | +19N | +14B | +7N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2517 | +43.2 |
| 2 | Urzi`, Silvio | 1721 | ITA | +18N | +20B | +6N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2511 | +19.4 |
| 3 | Mesca, Riccardo | 1855 | ITA | +17B | +26N | +8B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2563 | +32.0 |
| 4 | Maxion, DirkFM | 2061 | GER | +10N | +11B | =5N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 2034 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Rocchetti, Sergio | 1907 | ITA | +28N | +9B | =4B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2028 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Giuliani, Sante | 1910 | ITA | +13B | +12N | −2B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1785 | -8.2 |
| 7 | Pastore, Cosmas | 1985 | ITA | +29B | +16N | −1B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1835 | -9.2 |
| 8 | Giorni, Moreno | 1984 | ITA | +21N | +22B | −3N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1836 | -8.8 |
| 9 | Rinaldi, Roberto | 1640 | ITA | +24N | −5N | +17B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1725 | +3.6 |
| 10 | Fanelli Rizzo, Arturo | 1626 | ITA | −4B | +35N | +25B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1873 | +35.6 |
| 11 | Civilotti, Roberto | 1716 | ITA | +34B | −4N | +21B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1847 | +9.2 |
| 12 | Vannelli, Vittorio | 1665 | ITA | +27N | −6B | +23N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1110 | -4.0 |
| 13 | Gismondi, Gherardo Maria | 1592 | ITA | −6N | +32B | +22N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1816 | +17.0 |
| 14 | Rompietti, Riccardo | 1638 | ITA | +33B | −1N | +38B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1039 | -9.6 |
| 15 | Capossela, Fabio | 1693 | ITA | F | +18B | +19N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2320 | +10.8 |
| 16 | Pergalani, Maurizio | 1678 | ITA | +32N | −7B | +33N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1740 | +4.8 |
| 17 | Lombardi, Maurizio | 1541 | ITA | −3N | +27B | −9N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 950 | -9.8 |
| 18 | Ronchetti, Piero | 1511 | ITA | −2B | −15N | +37B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 908 | -19.6 |
| 19 | Poggiani, Massimo | 1529 | ITA | −1B | +37N | −15B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 966 | -16.8 |
| 20 | Perotti, Roberto | 0 | ITA | F | −2N | +30B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mitola, Giuseppe | 1606 | ITA | −8B | +36N | −11N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1050 | -8.8 |
| 22 | Bascherini, Roberto | 1668 | ITA | +36B | −8N | −13B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 988 | -30.0 |
| 23 | Paoletti, Fabio | 0 | ITA | +30N | F | −12B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Fanelli, Federico | 0 | ITA | −9B | +31N | −?B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Pantini, Pier Luigi | 1818 | ITA | +31B | F | −10N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1570 | -24.4 |
| 26 | Dubois, Oliver Marcel | 0 | ITA | +?N | −3B | −?N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Diana, Mario | 0 | ITA | −12B | −17N | +34B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Salvagni, Gianfranco | 1562 | ITA | −5B | F | +32N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1701 | +6.0 |
| 29 | Moscato, Michele | 1612 | ITA | −7N | F | +35B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1693 | +2.6 |
| 30 | Cudritchii, Daniele | 1628 | ITA | −23B | +34N | −20N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2298 | +13.2 |
| 31 | Tomassini, Sofia | 1515 | ITA | −25N | −24B | +36N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1018 | -5.6 |
| 32 | Perla, Adriano | 1495 | ITA | −16B | −13N | −28B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 811 | -20.8 |
| 33 | Grifoni, Lorenzo | 0 | ITA | −14N | F | −16B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Rossi, Mario | 1498 | ITA | −11N | −30B | −27N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 871 | -22.0 |
| 35 | Caiazza, Cesare Fernando | 1427 | ITA | F | −10B | −29N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 819 | -18.0 |
| 36 | Campagna, Fabio | 0 | ITA | −22N | −21B | −31B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 552011518 | 0 | — | F | −19B | −18N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Guazzo, Lucien | 0 | FRA | −?B | F | −14N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 834 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cruciani, FrancescoITA+43.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Fanelli Rizzo, ArturoITA+35.62.0 pts · #8
- 3Mesca, RiccardoITA+32.03.0 pts · #12
- 1Bascherini, RobertoITA-30.01.0 pts · #38
- 2Pantini, Pier LuigiITA-24.41.0 pts · #17
- 3Rossi, MarioITA-22.00.0 pts · #25
- R3+192 Elo gap
- R3+189 Elo gap
- R3+146 Elo gap