OP Palermo Scacchi torneo standard
Open SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Palermo, Italy. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2024, and top seed was Federico Noto (🇮🇹 ITA, 2225).
Manfredi La Barbera (🇮🇹 ITA, 2195) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Federico Noto (5.5) and Alberto Ganci (5.0). La Barbera won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Gianluca Stella (1758) beat Girolamo Valguarnera (1968), a +210-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Palermo, Italy
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×43
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsManfredi La Barbera led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Manfredi La Barbera never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Manfredi La Barbera beat Federico Noto (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Manfredi La Barbera 5 wins (R1–R5)Federico Noto 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Manfredi La Barbera | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Federico Noto | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Alberto Ganci | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4WFMEnrica Zito | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Barbera, Manfredi | 2195 | ITA | +24N | +18B | +14N | +2B | +16N | =3B | +6N | 6.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 26.50 | 2344 | +34.8 |
| 2 | Noto, Federico | 2225 | ITA | +17B | +20N | +4B | −1N | +5B | +8N | =3B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 23.50 | 2205 | -1.6 |
| 3 | Ganci, Alberto | 2014 | ITA | +41B | +12N | −7B | +15N | +4B | =1N | =2N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 20.00 | 2075 | +30.4 |
| 4 | Zito, EnricaWFM | 1967 | ITA | +36B | +19N | −2N | +11B | −3N | +13N | +5B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 18.50 | 2017 | +13.4 |
| 5 | Palazzotto, Roberto | 2045 | ITA | +23N | =9B | +8N | +6B | −2N | +10B | −4N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 18.75 | 2023 | 0.0 |
| 6 | La Bruzzo, Giammarco Pio | 1814 | ITA | +39N | =10B | +9N | −5N | +19B | +16N | −1B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 15.25 | 1998 | +66.4 |
| 7 | Blanda, Daniele | 1932 | ITA | +31N | +13B | +3N | −16B | −8N | +14B | =18N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 17.25 | 1910 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Buffa, Elena | 1917 | ITA | +29B | +42N | −5B | +25N | +7B | −2B | =9N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1932 | +6.0 |
| 9 | Mauro, Gabriele | 1758 | ITA | +38B | =5N | −6B | +29N | =13B | +12N | =8B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 1845 | +33.4 |
| 10 | Miosi, Marco | 2118 | ITA | +21B | =6N | −16B | +27N | +12B | −5N | +17B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 16.25 | 1922 | -26.2 |
| 11 | Giaconia, Giorgio | 1748 | ITA | +37B | =16N | =20B | −4N | =17B | +21N | +19B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 14.25 | 1853 | +21.4 |
| 12 | Stella, Gianluca | 1758 | ITA | +33N | −3B | +23N | +14B | −10N | −9B | +16B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 13.00 | 1854 | +16.8 |
| 13 | Calcara, Giuseppe | 1700 | ITA | +34B | −7N | +21B | =18N | =9N | −4B | +23N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.00 | 1792 | +13.6 |
| 14 | Vesco, Tommaso | 1686 | ITA | +43B | +40N | −1B | −12N | +20B | −7N | +27B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1787 | +22.4 |
| 15 | Ginebri, Aldo | 1725 | ITA | F | +31B | +30N | −3B | −24N | +29B | +25N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1776 | +15.6 |
| 16 | Valguarnera, Girolamo | 1968 | ITA | +30N | =11B | +10N | +7N | −1B | −6B | −12N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 13.75 | 1876 | -14.6 |
| 17 | Grasso, Giuseppe | 1672 | ITA | −2N | =26B | +43N | =28B | =11N | +22B | −10N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 1795 | +8.0 |
| 18 | Dominici, Matteo | 1846 | ITA | +32B | −1N | =22N | =13B | +30N | F | =7B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1809 | -7.2 |
| 19 | Picone Chiodo, Luigi | 1719 | ITA | +35N | −4B | =28N | +22B | −6N | +32B | −11N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1683 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Terzo, Andrea | 1862 | ITA | +26N | −2B | =11N | =24B | −14N | =30B | +31N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1674 | -29.8 |
| 21 | Bosco, Giovanni | 1632 | ITA | −10N | +33B | −13N | =31B | +26N | −11B | +32N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1600 | -17.2 |
| 22 | D`angelo, Giovanni | 1640 | ITA | F | +38N | =18B | −19N | +25B | −17N | +30B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1707 | +23.2 |
| 23 | Zito, Alessandro | 1618 | ITA | −5B | +37N | −12B | −38B | +35N | +28N | −13B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1510 | -38.0 |
| 24 | Di Paola, Angelo | 1670 | ITA | −1B | =29N | +32B | =20N | +15B | F | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1802 | +32.0 |
| 25 | Scolaro, Antonio | 1646 | ITA | F | +39B | +35N | −8B | −22N | +34N | −15B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1567 | -11.2 |
| 26 | Fraccone, Francesca | 1490 | ITA | −20B | =17N | −29B | +40N | −21B | +39N | =33N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Muscarella, Salvatore | 1663 | ITA | F | =32N | +40B | −10B | =29N | +33B | −14N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1570 | -14.8 |
| 28 | Gaetani, Federico | 0 | ITA | −42B | +36N | =19B | =17N | F | −23B | +35N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Cadelo, Marcello | 1503 | ITA | −8N | =24B | +26N | −9B | =27B | −15N | =34B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 7.25 | 1505 | -1.8 |
| 30 | Vallone, Giorgio | 1553 | ITA | −16B | +34N | −15B | +33N | −18B | =20N | −22N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 6.75 | 1558 | -8.4 |
| 31 | Fraccone, Roberto | 1505 | ITA | −7B | −15N | +37B | =21N | −32B | +40N | −20B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 1482 | -14.4 |
| 32 | Zito, Pietro | 1485 | ITA | −18N | =27B | −24N | +35B | +31N | −19N | −21B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1537 | +6.6 |
| 33 | Castelli, Christian | 1473 | ITA | −12B | −21N | +36B | −30B | +43N | −27N | =26B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1391 | -18.8 |
| 34 | Compagno, Giorgio | 0 | ITA | −13N | −30B | =39N | =43B | +36N | −25B | =29N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 4.25 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 35 | La Monaca, Giovanni | 1427 | ITA | −19B | +41N | −25B | −32N | −23B | +36N | −28B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1475 | +8.8 |
| 36 | Trovato, Gabriele | 1538 | ITA | −4N | −28B | −33N | +41N | −34B | −35B | +39N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1512 | -12.0 |
| 37 | Siracusa, Giuseppe | 1441 | ITA | −11N | −23B | −31N | F | −39B | +43B | +40N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 785 | -50.8 |
| 38 | Giaccone, Emanuele Matteo | 1474 | ITA | −9N | −22B | +41B | +23N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1653 | +40.0 |
| 39 | Bongiovanni, Riccardo | 1474 | ITA | −6B | −25N | =34B | F | +37N | −26B | −36B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1416 | -7.0 |
| 40 | Sciortino, Salvatore | 0 | ITA | F | −14B | −27N | −26B | +41N | −31B | −37B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Guaia, Chiara | 1601 | ITA | −3N | −35B | −38N | −36B | −40B | F | +43N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.50 | 808 | -82.8 |
| 42 | Collesano, Giorgio | 1687 | ITA | +28N | −8B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1117 | -4.2 |
| 43 | Sciortino, Marta | 0 | ITA | −14N | F | −17B | =34N | −33B | −37N | −41B | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 772 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1La Bruzzo, Giammarco PioITA+66.44.5 pts · #5
- 2Giaccone, Emanuele MatteoITA+40.02.0 pts · #28
- 3La Barbera, ManfrediITA+34.86.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Guaia, ChiaraITA-82.81.0 pts · #42
- 2Siracusa, GiuseppeITA-50.82.0 pts · #40
- 3Zito, AlessandroITA-38.03.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R7+210 Elo gap
- R5+176 Elo gap
- R2+174 Elo gap