CIG 2026 - Chess mania U16-18
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in San Donaci, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 881, and top seed was Angelo Montinaro (🇮🇹 ITA, 1585).
Angelo Montinaro (🇮🇹 ITA, 1585) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Andrea Baldassarre (3.5) and Alessandro Lopalco (2.0). Montinaro won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇮🇹San Donaci, Italy
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAngelo Montinaro led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Angelo Montinaro never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Angelo Montinaro drew with Andrea Baldassarre (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Angelo Montinaro 4 wins (R1–R4)Andrea Baldassarre 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Angelo Montinaro | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Andrea Baldassarre | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Alessandro Lopalco | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Nunzio Valente | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montinaro, Angelo | 1585 | ITA | +7N | +4B | +3N | +5B | =2N | 4.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 7.25 | 1804 | +31.2 |
| 2 | Baldassarre, Andrea | 1565 | ITA | −4N | +7B | +6N | +3B | =1B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1810 | +35.6 |
| 3 | Lopalco, Alessandro | 1568 | ITA | +6B | +5N | −1B | −2N | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 775 | -40.4 |
| 4 | Valente, Nunzio | 0 | ITA | +2B | −1N | −5B | F | =6N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Zuccaro, Andrea | 0 | ITA | F | −3B | +4N | −1N | =7B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1264 | 0.0 |
| 6 | De Maio, Vittorio | 0 | ITA | −3N | F | −2B | +7N | =4B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Cioffi, Renato | 1449 | ITA | −1B | −2N | F | −6B | =5N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 775 | -26.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Baldassarre, AndreaITA+35.63.5 pts · #1
- 2Montinaro, AngeloITA+31.24.5 pts · #2
- 3De Maio, VittorioITA0.01.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Lopalco, AlessandroITA-40.42.0 pts · #6
- 2Cioffi, RenatoITA-26.40.5 pts · #7
- 3De Maio, VittorioITA0.01.5 pts · #4