CP Bologna 2026 - 2 Memorial Paolo Di Giusto

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44 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Bologna, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Alessandro Rubini (🇮🇹 ITA, 2078).

Alessandro Rubini (🇮🇹 ITA, 2078) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Filippo Scudellari (4.0) and Rocco Di Michele (3.5). Rubini won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Sebastian Cretu (1624) beat Alberto Muraro (1902), a +278-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Bologna, Italy

Dates

30 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Alessandro Rubini2078

Avg top 10

1,952

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×44

Top 3

🥇
Alessandro Rubini
🇮🇹ITA·2078
5.0pts·2653perf+45.2
🥈
Filippo Scudellari
🇮🇹ITA·1783
4.0pts·1960perf+21.2
🥉
Rocco Di Michele
🇮🇹ITA·1867
3.5pts·2007perf+15.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Alessandro Rubini led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Rubini5Scudellari4Demeio3.5Pelle3.5Cretu3.5Giordani3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Alessandro Rubini never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Alessandro Rubini 5 wins (R1–R5)Filippo Scudellari 3 wins (R3–R5)Lorenzo Demeio 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alessandro Rubini	*	—	1	—
2Filippo Scudellari	—	*	—	—
3Lorenzo Demeio	0	—	*	½
4Giuseppe Pantelis Pelle	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rubini, Alessandro	2078	ITA	+20N	+11B	+10N	+4B	+3N	5.0	13.0	15.0	15.00	2653	+45.2
2	Scudellari, Filippo	1783	ITA	+14N	−16B	+28N	+13B	+12N	4.0	12.0	14.0	11.00	1960	+21.2
3	Di Michele, Rocco	1867	ITA	+22N	=12B	+5N	+10B	−1B	3.5	14.5	16.5	10.00	2007	+15.0
4	Demeio, Lorenzo	1940	ITA	+42N	+6B	+23N	−1N	=9B	3.5	14.0	14.0	7.25	1919	-0.2
5	Stirpe, Claudio	1999	ITA	=8B	+35N	−3B	+26N	+11N	3.5	12.0	13.5	8.25	1898	-9.6
6	Carlino, Alessandro	1752	ITA	+39B	−4N	+31N	+20B	=7N	3.5	11.0	12.0	6.75	1862	+28.8
7	Giordani, Roberto	1882	ITA	+29B	−23N	+21B	+15N	=6B	3.5	10.5	12.5	8.75	1805	-8.2
8	Cretu, Sebastian	1624	ITA	=5N	+41B	−17N	+35N	+18B	3.5	10.5	11.0	6.25	1971	+82.4
9	Pelle, Giuseppe Pantelis	1764	ITA	F	+30B	+24N	+23B	=4N	3.5	9.5	9.5	7.75	2008	+41.2
10	Franco, Alessandro P.	1911	ITA	+37B	+15N	−1B	−3N	+22B	3.0	13.5	14.5	6.00	1800	-10.2
11	Loberti, Tommaso	1867	ITA	+19B	−1N	+27B	+25N	−5B	3.0	13.0	15.0	6.50	1827	-4.0
12	Boschiero, Andrea	1661	ITA	+25B	=3N	+26B	=18N	−2B	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.00	1826	+21.8
13	Terrone, Damiano	1693	ITA	+33B	−18N	+22B	−2N	+25B	3.0	10.5	12.5	6.00	1681	-1.2
14	Mei, Francesco	1558	ITA	−2B	−21N	+37B	+27N	+28B	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.00	1724	+22.0
15	Torricelli, Lorenzo	1657	ITA	+36N	−10B	+38N	−7B	+31N	3.0	10.0	11.0	4.50	1732	+9.6
16	Tondi, Aurelio	2062	ITA	+21B	+2N	+18B	F	F	3.0	8.5	8.5	8.50	2582	+10.6
17	Brini, Dario	2011	ITA	+27N	F	+8B	F	+24N	3.0	7.5	7.5	7.50	2422	+10.4
18	Muraro, Alberto	1902	ITA	+24N	+13B	−16N	=12B	−8N	2.5	12.5	14.5	6.50	1725	-21.2
19	Affinito, Giacomo	1563	ITA	−11N	−20B	+44B	=21N	+36B	2.5	8.5	8.5	2.50	1569	-1.2
20	Montorsi, Giacomo	1632	ITA	−1B	+19N	+36B	−6N	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1711	+12.0
21	Gaiba, Roberto	1628	ITA	−16N	+14B	−7N	=19B	=30N	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.25	1639	-4.0
22	Mei, Nicola	0	ITA	−3B	+40N	−13N	+32B	−10N	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.00	1698	+28.8
23	Cavallo, Christian	1647	ITA	+38N	+7B	−4B	−9N	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	4.50	1755	+21.6
24	Tringale, Giacomo	1591	ITA	−18B	+34N	−9B	+39N	−17B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.00	1662	+13.6
25	Bonucchi, Samuele	1515	ITA	−12N	+42B	+32N	−11B	−13N	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1623	+24.8
26	Marroni, Valerio	1701	ITA	=41N	+32B	−12N	−5B	=29N	2.0	10.5	11.0	3.25	1611	-13.6
27	Garzia, Tommaso	1627	ITA	−17B	+39N	−11N	−14B	+38N	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	1608	-10.4
28	Canossa, Elena	1624	ITA	F	+33N	−2B	+38B	−14N	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1575	-10.4
29	De Simone Sorrentino, Fabio	1588	ITA	−7N	−38B	+34B	=36N	=26B	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.75	1528	-9.2
30	Porisini, Gabriele	1523	ITA	=35B	−9N	−40B	+41N	=21B	2.0	8.0	8.5	2.25	1592	+16.0
31	Chiarelli, Massimo	1584	ITA	F	+44N	−6B	+40N	−15B	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	1589	+0.6
32	Ercolessi, Sofia	1651	ITA	+43B	−26N	−25B	−22N	+37B	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	1560	-18.8
33	Berlato, Alberto	1525	ITA	−13N	−28B	F	+43N	+35B	2.0	6.5	6.5	1.50	1606	+8.6
34	Salvage, Frederick Raphael	1492	ITA	F	−24B	−29N	+42B	+43B	2.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1550	+12.8
35	Sinigaglia, Lorenzo	1679	ITA	=30N	−5B	+43N	−8B	−33N	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.00	1472	-57.2
36	Niola, Riccardo	1500	ITA	−15B	+37N	−20N	=29B	−19N	1.5	9.5	10.5	2.00	1457	-9.2
37	Alberghini, Marco	1595	ITA	−10N	−36B	−14N	+44B	−32N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	854	-70.0
38	Ghidotti Piovan, Francesco	1429	ITA	−23B	+29N	−15B	−28N	−27B	1.0	9.0	11.0	2.00	1388	0.0
39	Alessio, Anna	1530	ITA	−6N	−27B	+42N	−24B	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1450	-8.2
40	Niccoli, Paolo	1727	ITA	F	−22B	+30N	−31B	F	1.0	6.0	6.0	2.00	1553	-9.2
41	Savini, Michelangelo	1526	ITA	=26B	−8N	F	−30B	F	0.5	7.5	7.5	1.00	1345	-24.0
42	Cusumano, Francesco	1598	ITA	−4B	−25N	−39B	−34N	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	819	-80.0
43	Contri, Veronica	1432	ITA	−32N	F	−35B	−33B	−34N	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	787	0.0
44	Lorenzini, Barbara	0	ITA	F	−31B	−19N	−37N	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	779	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Cretu, SebastianITA
+82.4
3.5 pts · #5
2Rubini, AlessandroITA
+45.2
5.0 pts · #1
3Pelle, Giuseppe PantelisITA
+41.2
3.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Cusumano, FrancescoITA
-80.0
0.0 pts · #41
2Alberghini, MarcoITA
-70.0
1.0 pts · #43
3Sinigaglia, LorenzoITA
-57.2
1.5 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R5+278 Elo gap
Cretu, Sebastian1624 beat Muraro, Alberto1902
R2+235 Elo gap
Cavallo, Christian1647 beat Giordani, Roberto1882
R2+159 Elo gap
Ghidotti Piovan, Francesco1429 beat De Simone Sorrentino, Fabio1588