WE 8 Savoia - B
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Trieste, Italy. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1724, and top seed was Filippo Abisso (🇮🇹 ITA, 1792).
Marino Stefan (🇭🇷 CRO, 1769) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Massimo Podgornik (4.0) and Noris Roiatti (4.0). Stefan won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Adriano Bellotto (1478) beat Diego Poli (1697), a +219-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Trieste, Italy
Dates
04 Jan 2026 → 06 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇹Italy×28
🇭🇷Croatia×3
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMarino Stefan led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Marino Stefan held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Marino Stefan drew with Massimo Podgornik (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Marino Stefan 4 wins (R1–R4)Massimo Podgornik 3 wins (R2–R4)Noris Roiatti 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marino Stefan | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Massimo Podgornik | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Noris Roiatti | — | — | * | — |
| 4Gianni Fabio Delise | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan, Marino | 1769 | CRO | +23B | +27N | +10B | +5N | =2B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 1996 | +44.8 |
| 2 | Podgornik, Massimo | 1758 | ITA | =25N | +8B | +7N | +11B | =1N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 13.25 | 1901 | +18.2 |
| 3 | Roiatti, Noris | 1699 | ITA | +26N | −5B | +18N | +24B | +12N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1782 | +8.2 |
| 4 | Delise, Gianni Fabio | 1668 | ITA | +34N | +15B | −5N | +23B | +14N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 1770 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Fabjan, Boris | 1663 | ITA | +29B | +3N | +4B | −1B | =6N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 11.25 | 1807 | +15.4 |
| 6 | Trentin, Stefano | 1710 | ITA | +31B | =12N | =25B | +10N | =5B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.25 | 1677 | -6.8 |
| 7 | Egger, Jakob | 1674 | ITA | +32B | =11N | −2B | +26N | +20B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1577 | -4.8 |
| 8 | Poniz, Alessandro | 1611 | ITA | +28B | −2N | +31B | =20N | +15N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1775 | +17.6 |
| 9 | Denizman, Daniel | 1688 | ITA | +33N | =16B | =24N | =17B | +19N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 1571 | -9.6 |
| 10 | Palladino, Luca | 1585 | ITA | +22N | +13B | −1N | −6B | +23N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1664 | +16.8 |
| 11 | Grudina, Marco | 1783 | ITA | +18N | =7B | =16N | −2N | +24B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1697 | -10.4 |
| 12 | Zaccheddu, Niccolo` | 1613 | ITA | +35N | =6B | =15N | +25B | −3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1668 | +11.6 |
| 13 | Poli, Diego | 1697 | ITA | +14B | −10N | −23B | +29N | +17N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1405 | -23.2 |
| 14 | Blasco, Lorenzo | 0 | ITA | −13N | +35B | +?N | +16B | −4B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1640 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Abisso, Filippo | 1792 | ITA | +17B | −4N | =12B | +21N | −8B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1589 | -26.0 |
| 16 | Zenini, Simone | 1617 | ITA | +36B | =9N | =11B | −14N | =18B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1659 | +3.4 |
| 17 | Bliznakoff, Yuri | 1523 | ITA | −15N | +19B | +22N | =9N | −13B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1454 | -8.8 |
| 18 | Vilone, Gennaro | 1504 | ITA | −11B | +29N | −3B | +31N | =16N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1427 | -5.2 |
| 19 | Vergallo, Michele | 0 | ITA | =21B | −17N | +28B | +27N | −9B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Tevarotto, Carlo Alberto | 0 | ITA | =24N | =?B | +33N | =8B | −7N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Rivera, Maurizio | 1529 | ITA | =19N | −24B | +34N | −15B | +28N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 884 | -12.4 |
| 22 | Skrlec Benko, Filip | 0 | CRO | −10B | +32N | −17B | =?N | +26B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1289 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Bellotto, Adriano | 1478 | ITA | −1N | +34B | +13N | −4N | −10B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 24 | De Renzi, Giuseppe | 1575 | ITA | =20B | +21N | =9B | −3N | −11N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1588 | +0.8 |
| 25 | Kamensek, Tristan | 1463 | SLO | =2B | F | =6N | −12N | +27B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1686 | +43.6 |
| 26 | Ionata, Lorenzo | 0 | ITA | −3B | +36N | =27B | −7B | −22N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.75 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Legovic, Daniel | 1663 | CRO | +30N | −1B | =26N | −19B | −25N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 818 | -44.4 |
| 28 | Scapin, Valeria | 0 | ITA | −8N | =33B | −19N | +36B | −21B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 79338496 | 0 | — | −5N | −18B | +35N | −13B | =34B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 552014835 | 0 | — | −27B | −31N | =32B | +35N | −?B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Pezzoni, Anna | 1406 | ITA | −6N | +30B | −8N | −18B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 529008859 | 0 | — | −7N | −22B | =30N | =33B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Brykailo, Mykhailo | 0 | ITA | −9B | =28N | −20B | =32N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 889 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Cicciarella, Mathias | 0 | ITA | −4B | −23N | −21B | F | =29N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 28555589 | 0 | — | −12B | −14N | −29B | −30B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Pezzoni, Alexander | 0 | ITA | −16N | −26B | F | −28N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stefan, MarinoCRO+44.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Kamensek, TristanSLO+43.62.0 pts · #9
- 3Podgornik, MassimoITA+18.24.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Legovic, DanielCRO-44.41.5 pts · #30
- 2Abisso, FilippoITA-26.02.5 pts · #6
- 3Poli, DiegoITA-23.23.0 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R3+219 Elo gap
- R5+200 Elo gap
- R5+181 Elo gap