WE Sicily chess - A
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Palermo, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1895, and top seed was Federico Montalbano (🇮🇹 ITA, 2169).
Marco Miosi (🇮🇹 ITA, 2092) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Federico Montalbano (4.0) and Francesco Miosi (3.5). Miosi took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Matteo Dominici (1833) beat Marco Bianchi (2010), a +177-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Palermo, Italy
Dates
17 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMarco Miosi led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE19 Oct
Marco Miosi takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Marco Miosi beat Federico Montalbano (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Marco Miosi 3 wins (R3–R5)Federico Montalbano 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marco Miosi | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Federico Montalbano | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Francesco Miosi | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Marco Bianchi | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miosi, Marco | 2092 | ITA | +6N | =5B | +11N | +2B | +4N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 11.75 | 2281 | +19.2 |
| 2 | Montalbano, Federico | 2169 | ITA | +10B | +4N | +3B | −1N | +5B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2155 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Miosi, Francesco | 1847 | ITA | +9B | +7N | −2N | =4B | +8N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 2026 | +22.6 |
| 4 | Dominici, Matteo | 1833 | ITA | +12N | −2B | +5N | =3N | −1B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1955 | +28.8 |
| 5 | Bianchi, Marco | 2010 | ITA | +8B | =1N | −4B | +11N | −2N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1929 | -10.0 |
| 6 | Lorito, Francesco | 1790 | ITA | −1B | −9N | +10B | +12N | =7B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1828 | +3.8 |
| 7 | Mauro, Gabriele | 1864 | ITA | =11N | −3B | +12N | =8B | =6N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1770 | -25.2 |
| 8 | Serio, Vittorio | 1781 | ITA | −5N | =12B | +9B | =7N | −3B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1751 | -9.6 |
| 9 | Calcara, Giuseppe | 1736 | ITA | −3N | +6B | −8N | −10B | +11B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1724 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Picone Chiodo, Luigi | 1791 | ITA | −2N | −11B | −6N | +9N | +12B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1753 | -15.2 |
| 11 | Genualdi, Loreto | 1772 | ITA | =7B | +10N | −1B | −5B | −9N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1750 | -8.8 |
| 12 | Vesco, Tommaso | 1656 | ITA | −4B | =8N | −7B | −6B | −10N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1446 | -38.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dominici, MatteoITA+28.82.5 pts · #5
- 2Miosi, FrancescoITA+22.63.5 pts · #3
- 3Miosi, MarcoITA+19.24.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Vesco, TommasoITA-38.80.5 pts · #12
- 2Mauro, GabrieleITA-25.22.5 pts · #7
- 3Picone Chiodo, LuigiITA-15.22.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R3+177 Elo gap