OP 3 Under 1800 a Bologna
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50 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 24 May 2026 in Bologna, Italy. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1721, and top seed was Alessandro Togni (🇮🇹 ITA, 1777).
Mattia Cartolano (🇮🇹 ITA, 1687) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Vittoria Spada (4.0) and Giuseppe Zagari (4.0). Cartolano won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Lorenzo Nunzio Di Bartolo (1414) beat Giuseppe Di Fonzo (1599), a +185-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Bologna, Italy
Dates
24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇮🇹Italy×44
🇨🇭Switzerland×2
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇧🇾Belarus×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMattia Cartolano led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
22
8
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Mattia Cartolano never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mattia Cartolano 5 wins (R1–R5)Henry Monaco 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mattia Cartolano | * | — | — | — |
| 2Giuseppe Zagari | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Henry Monaco | — | — | * | — |
| 4Vittoria Spada | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cartolano, Mattia | 1687 | ITA | +49B | +25N | +13B | +15B | +5N | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2425 | +41.6 |
| 2 | Spada, Vittoria | 1648 | ITA | +50N | =10B | +6N | =3B | +16N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.25 | 1818 | +35.6 |
| 3 | Zagari, Giuseppe | 1705 | ITA | +36B | +7N | =21B | =2N | +13B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.75 | 1864 | +19.0 |
| 4 | Monaco, Henry | 1635 | ITA | −31B | +29N | +35B | +27N | +14B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 2402 | +36.4 |
| 5 | Frangella, Nicolo` | 1608 | ITA | +48B | +9N | +27B | =14N | −1B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1801 | +41.6 |
| 6 | Strelnikov, Aleksei | 0 | RUS | +18B | =22N | −2B | +28N | +21B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ostello, Francesco | 1629 | ITA | +33N | −3B | +31N | =11B | +22N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1714 | +13.6 |
| 8 | Pelle, Giuseppe Pantelis | 1717 | ITA | +12N | −13B | =24N | +38B | +25N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.75 | 1724 | +2.4 |
| 9 | Gheorghiu, Harry | 1701 | SUI | +17N | −5B | +39N | =23B | +24N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 1748 | +6.0 |
| 10 | Mei, Nicola | 1753 | ITA | +39B | =2N | +22B | +21N | F | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 1971 | +34.8 |
| 11 | Togni, Alessandro | 1777 | ITA | +45N | −21B | +40B | =7N | +23N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1779 | +0.8 |
| 12 | Bakanau, Aliaksandr | 1582 | BLR | −8B | =47N | +43B | +40N | +26B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 1793 | +34.0 |
| 13 | Belloni, Umberto | 1620 | ITA | +47B | +8N | −1N | +19B | −3N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1695 | +8.2 |
| 14 | Grudina, Marco | 1762 | ITA | +28N | =23B | +38N | =5B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1663 | -12.0 |
| 15 | Ugolini, Andrea | 1765 | ITA | +24B | +26N | +32B | −1N | F | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1843 | +7.4 |
| 16 | Pelloni, Lorenzo | 1620 | ITA | −34N | +37B | +33N | +32N | −2B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1741 | +19.6 |
| 17 | Tabellini, Maria Chiara | 1570 | ITA | −9B | +48N | −26B | +33N | +34B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 875 | -28.4 |
| 18 | Pasquali, Lorenzo | 1596 | ITA | −6N | +41B | +46N | −22B | +31N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1555 | -2.2 |
| 19 | Minei, Giovanni | 1670 | ITA | =38N | +42B | =23N | −13N | +35B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1589 | -9.4 |
| 20 | Arduini, Matteo | 0 | ITA | −26B | −24N | +49B | +45N | +32B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Santoro, Jacopo | 1649 | ITA | +35B | +11N | =3N | −10B | −6N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1765 | +25.2 |
| 22 | Galigani, Francesco | 1660 | ITA | +41B | =6B | −10N | +18N | −7B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1607 | -10.8 |
| 23 | Zerba, Fabio | 1641 | ITA | +30B | =14N | =19B | =9N | −11B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1665 | +3.4 |
| 24 | Galano, Saverio | 1592 | ITA | −15N | +20B | =8B | +30N | −9B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1562 | -3.6 |
| 25 | Gheorghiu, Alexandru | 1602 | SUI | +46N | −1B | +34N | =26N | −8B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1411 | -26.0 |
| 26 | Riva, Carlo | 1649 | ITA | +20N | −15B | +17N | =25B | −12N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1543 | -12.2 |
| 27 | Montorsi, Giacomo | 1673 | ITA | +37N | +34B | −5N | −4B | =29N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1487 | -41.2 |
| 28 | Paglialonga, Valentina | 1592 | ITA | −14B | =30N | +47B | −6B | +44N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Cusumano, Francesco | 1525 | ITA | −32N | −4B | +50N | +46B | =27B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1514 | -3.6 |
| 30 | Di Bartolo, Lorenzo Nunzio | 1414 | ITA | −23N | =28B | +44N | −24B | +42N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1565 | +38.8 |
| 31 | Arena, Luca | 0 | ITA | +4N | −32B | −7B | +36N | −18B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Porisini, Gabriele | 1672 | ITA | +29B | +31N | −15N | −16B | −20N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1512 | -25.6 |
| 33 | Bonfanti Amadori, Edoardo | 0 | ITA | −7B | +36N | −16B | −17B | +48N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Coruzzi, Lorenzo | 0 | ITA | +16B | −27N | −25B | +37B | −17N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Labanti, Daniele | 1446 | ITA | −21N | +45B | −4N | +39B | −19N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1554 | +26.8 |
| 36 | Bozzarelli, Flavio | 1576 | ITA | −3N | −33B | +41N | −31B | +38N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1669 | +14.8 |
| 37 | Lin, Xinxian | 1529 | ITA | −27B | −16N | +48B | −34N | +45B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1503 | -4.0 |
| 38 | Turrini, Giovanni | 1478 | ITA | =19B | +43N | −14B | −8N | −36B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1359 | -19.2 |
| 39 | Giordani, Alessandro | 1583 | ITA | −10N | +50B | −9B | −35N | =41B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1405 | -47.6 |
| 40 | Ferrazza, Chiara | 1638 | ITA | =42N | +44B | −11N | −12B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1503 | -14.8 |
| 41 | Curella, Paolo | 1450 | ITA | −22N | −18N | −36B | +50B | =39N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1418 | -8.8 |
| 42 | Garoia, Adam | 1402 | ITA | =40B | −19N | −45B | +43N | −30B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1257 | -24.0 |
| 43 | Palmieri, David | 0 | ITA | =44N | −38B | −12N | −42B | +50N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1348 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Di Fonzo, Giuseppe | 1599 | ITA | =43B | −40N | −30B | +49N | −28B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1351 | -52.0 |
| 45 | Ercolessi, Sofia | 1592 | ITA | −11B | −35N | +42N | −20B | −37N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1346 | -52.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 552037720 | 0 | — | −25B | +49N | −18B | −29N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 552046125 | 0 | — | −13N | =12B | −28N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1325 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Ghidotti Piovan, Francesco | 0 | ITA | −5N | −17B | −37N | F | −33B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Arena, Paolo | 1530 | ITA | −1N | −46B | −20N | −44B | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 843 | -27.6 |
| 50 | Alberghini, Marco | 1422 | ITA | −2B | −39N | −29B | −41N | −43B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 752 | -52.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cartolano, MattiaITA+41.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Frangella, Nicolo`ITA+41.63.5 pts · #16
- 3Di Bartolo, Lorenzo NunzioITA+38.82.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Alberghini, MarcoITA-52.80.0 pts · #50
- 2Di Fonzo, GiuseppeITA-52.01.5 pts · #38
- 3Ercolessi, SofiaITA-52.01.0 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R3+185 Elo gap
- R2+146 Elo gap
- R4+137 Elo gap