WE Latina chess party - B
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Latina, Italy. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1571, and top seed was Andrei V. Ionescu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1677).
Carlo Maselli (🇮🇹 ITA, 1603) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Lorenzo Barbieri (4.0) and Sebastian Niculae (4.0). Maselli clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇮🇹Latina, Italy
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇹Italy×15
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCarlo Maselli led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Apr
Carlo Maselli takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Sebastian Niculae won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carlo Maselli | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2FIDE 552042618 | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Sebastian Niculae | — | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Lorenzo Barbieri | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maselli, Carlo | 1603 | ITA | +9N | +6B | =5N | +12B | +2B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 1972 | +33.6 |
| 2 | Barbieri, Lorenzo | 1640 | ITA | +7N | +13B | +8N | +3B | −1N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.00 | 1608 | -3.6 |
| 3 | Niculae, Sebastian | 1612 | ITA | +18B | +20N | +4B | −2N | +6B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1659 | +5.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 552042618 | 0 | — | +19N | +10B | −3N | +13B | +14B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Constantin, Nicola Gabriele | 1669 | ITA | +15B | +11N | =1B | −6N | +10B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 1671 | +0.4 |
| 6 | Ionescu, Andrei V. | 1677 | ROU | +16B | −1N | +7B | +5B | −3N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1586 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Cassandra, Maurizio | 0 | ITA | −2B | +17N | −6N | +16B | +12N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Frosi, Oreste | 0 | ITA | +12N | +19B | −2B | −14N | +15B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1672 | -2.0 |
| 9 | De Rocchis, Daniele | 0 | ITA | −1B | +16N | −12N | +19B | +17N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Maciariello, Lorenzo | 1507 | ITA | +14B | −4N | +20B | =11N | −5N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1401 | -10.8 |
| 11 | Martorana, Achille | 1518 | ITA | +21N | −5B | −14N | =10B | +13N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1395 | -12.8 |
| 12 | Ichim, William | 1558 | ITA | −8B | +18N | +9B | −1N | −7B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 803 | -17.6 |
| 13 | FIDE 23409193 | 0 | — | +17B | −2N | +15B | −4N | −11B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mion, Matteo | 0 | ITA | −10N | F | +11B | +8B | −4N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Balazs, Judit Szilvia | 0 | HUN | −5N | +21B | −13N | +20B | −8N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 869 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Martorana, Silvano | 1461 | ITA | −6N | −9B | +21N | −7N | −18B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 877 | -8.8 |
| 17 | Carascone, Domenico | 1469 | ITA | −13N | −7B | +19N | F | −9B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 2244 | +18.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 373096770 | 0 | — | −3N | −12B | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Casagrande, Corrado | 1444 | ITA | −4B | −8N | −17B | −9N | =20N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 0.25 | 669 | -9.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 552042626 | 0 | — | F | −3B | −10N | −15N | =19B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.25 | 1248 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mencarelli, Federico | 0 | ITA | −11B | −15N | −16B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maselli, CarloITA+33.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Carascone, DomenicoITA+18.81.0 pts · #12
- 3Niculae, SebastianITA+5.24.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Ichim, WilliamITA-17.62.0 pts · #21
- 2Martorana, AchilleITA-12.82.5 pts · #15
- 3Maciariello, LorenzoITA-10.82.5 pts · #14