WE Sicily chess - C

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40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Palermo, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1509, and top seed was Olga Picarella (🇮🇹 ITA, 1565).

Carmelo Massimo Messana (🇮🇹 ITA, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Francesco Bruno (4.5) and Giorgio Emanuele Pisciotta (4.0). Messana took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Francesco Bruno (1426) beat Olga Picarella (1565), a +139-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

Top seed

🇮🇹Olga Picarella1565

Avg top 10

1,509

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×33

Top 3

🥇
Carmelo Massimo Messana
🇮🇹ITA
5.0pts·1588perf0.0
🥈
Francesco Bruno
🇮🇹ITA·1426
4.5pts·1864perf+80.8
🥉
Giorgio Emanuele Pisciotta
🇮🇹ITA·1469
4.0pts·2366perf+25.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Carmelo Massimo Messana led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Messana5Bruno4.5Castelli4Pisciotta4Sarrica4Barone3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Carmelo Massimo Messana held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Carmelo Massimo Messana 5 wins (R1–R5)Francesco Bruno 3 wins (R1–R3)Christian Castelli 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Carmelo Massimo Messana	*	—	—	1
2Francesco Bruno	—	*	½	—
3Christian Castelli	—	½	*	—
4Giorgio Emanuele Pisciotta	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Messana, Carmelo Massimo	0	ITA	+9B	+3N	+12B	+8N	+7B	5.0	14.5	17.5	17.50	1588	0.0
2	Bruno, Francesco	1426	ITA	+34N	+13B	+14N	=4B	+6N	4.5	13.5	14.5	12.50	1864	+80.8
3	Pisciotta, Giorgio Emanuele	1469	ITA	+24N	−1B	+23N	+15B	+13N	4.0	13.0	15.0	10.00	2366	+25.2
4	Castelli, Christian	1489	ITA	+22B	+35N	+30B	=2N	=8B	4.0	12.0	13.0	9.00	1626	+21.6
5	Sarrica, Irene	1412	ITA	+26N	−6B	+35N	+17B	+18N	4.0	10.5	11.5	8.00	1494	+8.8
6	Barone, Simone	1554	ITA	+29B	+5N	=7B	+12N	−2B	3.5	15.0	17.0	10.75	1548	-2.8
7	Giaccone, Emanuele Matteo	1449	ITA	+40N	+10B	=6N	+14B	−1N	3.5	15.0	15.0	8.25	1721	+28.8
8	Di Liberto, Gabriel	1515	ITA	+33N	+36B	+11N	−1B	=4N	3.5	14.5	15.5	8.50	1664	+15.6
9	Piazza, Claudio	1491	ITA	−1N	+24B	+19N	+16B	=11N	3.5	14.0	16.0	9.25	1630	+13.6
10	Trapani, Gabriele	0	ITA	+15N	−7N	+27B	=18B	+19N	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.75	1434	0.0
11	Galioto, Michele	1452	ITA	+38B	+37N	−8B	+22N	=9B	3.5	10.0	11.0	5.75	1310	-14.4
12	Mancino, Glenda	1499	ITA	+17N	+16B	−1N	−6B	+23N	3.0	14.0	16.0	7.50	756	-17.6
13	Picarella, Olga	1565	ITA	+27B	−2N	+25B	+20N	−3B	3.0	13.0	15.0	6.50	1309	-41.2
14	Parisi, Riccardo	1499	ITA	+32B	+21N	−2B	−7N	+22B	3.0	12.5	14.5	6.50	641	-46.4
15	Bosco, Francesco	0	ITA	−10B	+40N	+37B	−3N	+25B	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	669	0.0
16	Adamo, Renato	0	ITA	+39B	−12N	+?B	−9N	+31B	3.0	9.5	9.5	3.00	704	0.0
17	Librizzi, Beatrice	0	ITA	−12B	+39N	+21B	−5N	=20B	2.5	12.0	13.0	4.75	1171	0.0
18	Neri, Ranieri	1433	ITA	+31B	−30N	+29B	=10N	−5B	2.5	11.5	13.5	5.75	686	-34.4
19	Pace, Giosue`	1421	ITA	=25B	+28N	−9B	+36N	−10B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.00	692	-16.0
20	Finocchio, Andrea	1401	ITA	−37B	+38N	+32B	−13B	=17N	2.5	8.5	9.5	4.25	766	-11.2
21	Arnetta, Sofia	0	ITA	+?N	−14B	−17N	+35B	=28N	2.5	8.5	8.5	2.00	699	0.0
22	Monte, Sveva	0	ITA	−4N	+?B	+36N	−11B	−14N	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	680	0.0
23	Costantino, Gabriele	0	ITA	−30B	+31N	−3B	+?N	−12B	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	714	0.0
24	Morello, Andrea	0	ITA	−3B	−9N	−28B	+39N	+36B	2.0	10.5	11.5	2.00	681	0.0
25	Pirrone, Christian	0	ITA	=19N	+?B	−13N	=28B	−15N	2.0	10.5	10.5	2.25	1499	0.0
26	Rizzotto, Cristian	0	ITA	−5B	−29N	+40B	+27N	−33B	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	614	0.0
27	FIDE 23474661	0	—	−13N	+34B	−10N	−26B	+38N	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.00	766	0.0
28	FIDE 23442883	0	—	F	−19B	+24N	=25N	=21B	2.0	9.0	9.0	4.25	621	0.0
29	FIDE 28594517	0	—	−6N	+26B	−18N	+34B	−?N	2.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	699	0.0
30	Catania, Dario	1557	ITA	+23N	+18B	−4N	F	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	4.50	1461	-5.2
31	Pellegrino, Nicolo`	0	ITA	−18N	−23B	+?N	+?B	−16N	2.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	632	0.0
32	Martini, Ignazio	0	ITA	−14N	+?B	−20N	−?B	+34N	2.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	670	0.0
33	Di Chiara, Giuseppe	0	ITA	−8B	−?N	F	+40B	+26N	2.0	5.5	5.5	2.00	713	0.0
34	FIDE 23450495	0	—	−2B	−27N	+38B	−29N	−32B	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.00	633	0.0
35	Genualdi, Giuseppe	0	ITA	+?N	−4B	−5B	−21N	−?B	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1346	0.0
36	FIDE 23497246	0	—	+?N	−8N	−22B	−19B	−24N	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	667	0.0
37	Schicchi, Irene	0	ITA	+20N	−11B	−15N	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	2.50	1427	0.0
38	FIDE 23419091	0	—	−11N	−20B	−34N	+?N	−27B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	627	0.0
39	Sciortino, Salvatore	0	ITA	−16N	−17B	−?N	−24B	+40N	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	710	0.0
40	FIDE 23449462	0	—	−7B	−15B	−26N	−33N	−39B	0.0	10.5	11.5	0.00	649	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bruno, FrancescoITA
+80.8
4.5 pts · #2
2Giaccone, Emanuele MatteoITA
+28.8
3.5 pts · #7
3Pisciotta, Giorgio EmanueleITA
+25.2
4.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Parisi, RiccardoITA
-46.4
3.0 pts · #21
2Picarella, OlgaITA
-41.2
3.0 pts · #13
3Neri, RanieriITA
-34.4
2.5 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R2+139 Elo gap
Bruno, Francesco1426 beat Picarella, Olga1565
R5+128 Elo gap
Bruno, Francesco1426 beat Barone, Simone1554