CP Foggia 2026
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Foggia, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1851, and top seed was Luigi Ciavarra (🇮🇹 ITA, 1995).
Rocco Di Gianni (🇮🇹 ITA, 1980) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Luigi Ciavarra (4.0) and Luca Del Tito (4.0). Di Gianni won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Francesco Fatibene (1561) beat Nunzio Carretta (1786), a +225-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
5 players finish on 4.0/5. Di Gianni takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
Rocco Di Gianni drew with Luigi Ciavarra (White).
Rocco Di Gianni went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rocco Di Gianni | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Luigi Ciavarra | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Marco Antonio Santoro | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Luca Del Tito | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Di Gianni, Rocco | 1980 | ITA | +14N | =4B | +7N | =2B | +8N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 2057 | +10.6 |
| 2 | Ciavarra, Luigi | 1995 | ITA | +11B | =16N | +20B | =1N | +3N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 12.00 | 2021 | +5.4 |
| 3 | Del Tito, Luca | 1890 | ITA | +18B | +17N | +12B | +6N | −2B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1961 | +18.8 |
| 4 | Santoro, Marco Antonio | 1810 | ITA | +23B | =1N | =16B | +19N | +6B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 1997 | +38.8 |
| 5 | Setteducati, Alessandro | 0 | ITA | +19B | +25N | −6B | +16N | +12B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 1764 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Chieppa, Giuseppe | 1883 | ITA | +26N | +10B | +5N | −3B | −4N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1737 | -13.4 |
| 7 | Altieri, Danilo Mario | 1879 | ITA | +28B | =13N | −1B | =12N | +17B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1843 | -1.8 |
| 8 | Salvemini, Fabio | 1819 | ITA | +29N | −12B | +13B | +17N | −1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1843 | +1.0 |
| 9 | Russo, Gianluca | 1665 | ITA | −12N | +21B | F | +13N | +20B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 2452 | +19.2 |
| 10 | Grimaldi, Pasquale | 1763 | ITA | +22B | −6N | −17B | +23N | +18B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1566 | -30.0 |
| 11 | Fatibene, Francesco | 1561 | ITA | −2N | F | +29B | +24N | +16B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1874 | +28.0 |
| 12 | Mastrogiacomo, Ettore | 0 | ITA | +9B | +8N | −3N | =7B | −5N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1833 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Marchesino, Giuseppe | 0 | ITA | +15N | =7B | −8N | −9B | +26B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Pascarella, Piergiuseppe | 1545 | ITA | −1B | =23N | +25B | −20N | +22B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 999 | -8.8 |
| 15 | Palmieri, Luigi Giovanni | 1702 | ITA | −13B | =18N | −19B | +29N | +24B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1333 | -19.0 |
| 16 | Carretta, Nunzio | 1786 | ITA | +21N | =2B | =4N | −5B | −11N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1664 | -9.4 |
| 17 | Vece, Luigi | 1704 | ITA | +27N | −3B | +10N | −8B | −7N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1645 | -5.8 |
| 18 | Santoro, Giacomo | 1486 | ITA | −3N | =15B | =22N | +21B | −10N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1511 | +0.4 |
| 19 | Salvatore, Mauro | 0 | ITA | −5N | +27B | +15N | −4B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1757 | +19.6 |
| 20 | Totta, Michele Mario | 1652 | ITA | +24B | F | −2N | +14B | −9N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1610 | -4.8 |
| 21 | De Bonis, Pasquale | 0 | ITA | −16B | −9N | +27B | −18N | +23B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Disanto, Maria Carla | 0 | ITA | −10N | F | =18B | +28B | −14N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1326 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Cannito, Nicola | 0 | ITA | −4N | =14B | =28N | −10B | −21N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Postiglione, Giovanni | 0 | ITA | −20N | F | +26B | −11B | −15N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 23490055 | 0 | — | F | −5B | −14N | −26N | +28B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Russo, Pasquale | 1401 | ITA | −6B | F | −24N | +25B | −13N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1001 | -3.2 |
| 27 | Maggiolino, Charly Luciano | 0 | ITA | −17B | −19N | −21N | F | +29B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Berardi, Sofia | 0 | ITA | −7N | F | =23B | −22N | −25N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1079 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 23490179 | 0 | — | −8B | F | −11N | −15B | −27N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 894 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Santoro, Marco AntonioITA+38.84.0 pts · #3
- 2Fatibene, FrancescoITA+28.03.0 pts · #18
- 3Salvatore, MauroITA+19.62.0 pts · #9
- 1Grimaldi, PasqualeITA-30.03.0 pts · #14
- 2Palmieri, Luigi GiovanniITA-19.02.5 pts · #22
- 3Chieppa, GiuseppeITA-13.43.0 pts · #8
- R5+225 Elo gap