CIG 2026 - Chess mania U12-14
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 873, and top seed was Jacopo Valentini (🇮🇹 ITA, 1637).
Jacopo Valentini (🇮🇹 ITA, 1637) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Giada Maria De Vitis (2.5) and Luca Baldassarre (2.5). Valentini won solo starting round 2.
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 roundsJacopo Valentini led from R2; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Jacopo Valentini never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jacopo Valentini beat Giada Maria De Vitis (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Jacopo Valentini won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacopo Valentini | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Giada Maria De Vitis | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Luca Baldassarre | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Carlo Tommaso Muciaccia | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentini, Jacopo | 1637 | ITA | +4N | +5B | +2N | +6B | +3N | 5.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2297 | +24.8 |
| 2 | De Vitis, Giada Maria | 1523 | ITA | =3B | +7N | −1B | F | +4B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1654 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Baldassarre, Luca | 0 | ITA | =2N | +6B | −5N | +7B | −1B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Muciaccia, Carlo Tommaso | 1468 | ITA | −1B | F | +6N | +5B | −2N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 782 | -28.0 |
| 5 | De Gaetani, Alessandro | 0 | ITA | F | −1N | +3B | −4N | −7B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 6 | D`erchie, Luciano | 0 | ITA | +7B | −3N | −4B | −1N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Pezzarossa, Giuseppe | 1480 | ITA | −6N | −2B | F | −3N | +5N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 724 | -17.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Valentini, JacopoITA+24.85.0 pts · #2
- 2De Vitis, Giada MariaITA+20.82.5 pts · #1
- 3Baldassarre, LucaITA0.02.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Muciaccia, Carlo TommasoITA-28.02.0 pts · #5
- 2Pezzarossa, GiuseppeITA-17.61.0 pts · #7
- 3Baldassarre, LucaITA0.02.5 pts · #3