WE 4 D'inverno a Bologna - A
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Bologna, Italy. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1943, and top seed was Boris Begelman (🇮🇹 ITA, 2263).
Boris Begelman (🇮🇹 ITA, 2263) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Stefano Zanirato (4.0) and Filippo Scudellari (4.0). Begelman won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mihir Jain (1632) beat Vincenzo Scollo (2062), a +430-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Bologna, Italy
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇮🇹Italy×31
🇮🇳India×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBoris Begelman led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
16
7
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Boris Begelman never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Boris Begelman won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boris Begelman | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Filippo De Martino | — | * | — | — |
| 3Stefano Zanirato | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Filippo Scudellari | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Begelman, Boris | 2263 | ITA | +19B | +3N | +2B | +7N | +6B | 5.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 2691 | +9.8 |
| 2 | Zanirato, Stefano | 1862 | ITA | +30B | +13N | −1N | +9B | +12B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2027 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Scudellari, Filippo | 1783 | ITA | +24N | −1B | +16N | +14B | +8B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2001 | +25.8 |
| 4 | Sirghi, Timotei | 1858 | ROU | +34N | +9B | −6N | +15B | +10B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 1886 | +3.8 |
| 5 | De Martino, Filippo | 1837 | ITA | +27B | +20N | −8B | +13N | +7B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 1952 | +32.0 |
| 6 | Paoli, Walter | 1927 | ITA | +22B | +17N | +4B | =8N | −1N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 2024 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Demeio, Lorenzo | 1940 | ITA | +26N | +11B | +15N | −1B | −5N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1897 | -4.4 |
| 8 | Merusi, Luigi | 1892 | ITA | +14N | =18B | +5N | =6B | −3N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1837 | -5.8 |
| 9 | Torricelli, Lorenzo | 1657 | ITA | +31B | −4N | +20B | −2N | +22B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1709 | +5.2 |
| 10 | Noferini, Nicola | 0 | ITA | =28B | =21N | +19B | +11B | −4N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1819 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Pelle, Giuseppe Pantelis | 1764 | ITA | +23B | −7N | +22B | −10N | +19B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1876 | +22.8 |
| 12 | Ciubotariu, Cosmin Lucian | 1741 | ITA | −20B | +27N | +30B | +25B | −2N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1765 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Korecki, Pietro | 1703 | ITA | +33N | −2B | +23N | −5B | =16N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1628 | -17.6 |
| 14 | Tringale, Giacomo | 1591 | ITA | −8B | +29N | +17B | −3N | =21B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1762 | +30.0 |
| 15 | Mihir Jain | 1632 | IND | +21B | +28N | −7B | −4N | =17B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1847 | +50.4 |
| 16 | Montorsi, Giacomo | 1632 | ITA | −25N | +24B | −3B | +20N | =13B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1702 | +14.8 |
| 17 | Biagiotti, Tomas | 1742 | ITA | +32N | −6B | −14N | +30B | =15N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1645 | -12.8 |
| 18 | Piccagli, Lorenzo | 1698 | ITA | +29B | =8N | F | +21N | −25B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1988 | +40.4 |
| 19 | Cavallo, Christian | 1647 | ITA | −1N | +34B | −10N | +23B | −11N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1725 | +12.0 |
| 20 | Pelloni, Lorenzo | 1506 | ITA | +12N | −5B | −9N | −16B | +30N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1616 | +26.8 |
| 21 | Scollo, Vincenzo | 2062 | ITA | −15N | =10B | +28N | −18B | =14N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1584 | -86.4 |
| 22 | Cavinato, Ermes | 1621 | ITA | −6N | +33B | −11N | +32B | −9N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1523 | -10.6 |
| 23 | Bertelli, Sofia | 1516 | ITA | −11N | +26B | −13B | −19N | +31B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1493 | -6.8 |
| 24 | Savini, Michelangelo | 1526 | ITA | −3B | −16N | =29B | =31N | +33B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 908 | -20.8 |
| 25 | Imburgia, Giuseppe | 2010 | ITA | +16B | F | F | −12N | +18N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1815 | -12.0 |
| 26 | Giraudo, Fernando | 1628 | SUI | −7B | −23N | −32B | +34N | +27N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1542 | -13.6 |
| 27 | Scovazzi, Tullio | 1527 | ITA | −5N | −12B | =31N | +33N | −26B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 936 | -14.6 |
| 28 | Boschiero, Andrea | 1661 | ITA | =10N | −15B | −21B | +29N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1046 | -12.4 |
| 29 | Basilica, Matteo | 0 | ITA | −18N | −14B | =24N | −28B | +32N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Bezercu, Mattia | 1572 | ITA | −2N | +31B | −12N | −17N | −20B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 911 | -52.0 |
| 31 | Panconi, Giuseppe | 0 | ITA | −9N | −30N | =27B | =24B | −23N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1320 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Bonucchi, Samuele | 1515 | ITA | −17B | F | +26N | −22N | −29B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1538 | +3.6 |
| 33 | Avolio, Matteo | 0 | ITA | −13B | −22N | +34N | −27B | −24N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1344 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Affinito, Giacomo | 1563 | ITA | −4B | −19N | −33B | −26B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 911 | -37.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mihir JainIND+50.42.5 pts · #14
- 2Piccagli, LorenzoITA+40.42.5 pts · #22
- 3De Martino, FilippoITA+32.04.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Scollo, VincenzoITA-86.42.0 pts · #20
- 2Bezercu, MattiaITA-52.01.0 pts · #30
- 3Affinito, GiacomoITA-37.20.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R1+430 Elo gap
- R4+364 Elo gap
- R4+269 Elo gap