OP 9 Del Mediterraneo
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Monreale, Italy. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1780, and top seed was Elio Ganci (🇮🇹 ITA, 2154).
Elio Ganci (🇮🇹 ITA, 2154) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Enrica Zito (4.0) and Pietro Mattarella (3.0). Ganci won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇮🇹Monreale, Italy
Dates
04 Jan 2026 → 06 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsElio Ganci led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Elio Ganci never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Elio Ganci beat WFM Enrica Zito (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Elio Ganci won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elio Ganci | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2WFMEnrica Zito | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Francesco Miosi | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Salvatore Russo | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganci, Elio | 2154 | ITA | +8B | +5N | +2B | +3N | +4B | 5.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 2628 | +13.0 |
| 2 | Zito, EnricaWFM | 1883 | ITA | +11N | +4B | −1N | +6B | +3B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2048 | +20.2 |
| 3 | Mattarella, Pietro | 1875 | ITA | +7B | +14N | +5B | −1B | −2N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1857 | +1.0 |
| 4 | Polito, Luca | 1700 | ITA | +12B | −2N | +14B | +7N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1765 | +7.4 |
| 5 | Miosi, Francesco | 1873 | ITA | +10N | −1B | −3N | +13B | +9N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1846 | -0.2 |
| 6 | Russo, Salvatore | 1691 | ITA | +13N | −9B | +12N | −2N | +8B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1743 | +7.4 |
| 7 | Vallone, Giorgio | 1530 | ITA | −3N | +13B | +10N | −4B | +11B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1714 | +44.4 |
| 8 | Grasso, Giuseppe | 1647 | ITA | −1N | +10B | =9N | +12B | −6N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1722 | +7.0 |
| 9 | Di Fede, Umberto | 1827 | ITA | F | +6N | =8B | +14N | −5B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1757 | -10.8 |
| 10 | Mancino, Glenda | 1519 | ITA | −5B | −8N | −7B | =11N | +13B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1485 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Ritondo, Marcello | 1619 | ITA | −2B | F | =13N | =10B | −7N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1417 | -21.8 |
| 12 | Camarda, Giuseppe | 1509 | ITA | −4N | F | −6B | −8N | +14B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1425 | -8.6 |
| 13 | Zito, Pietro | 1485 | ITA | −6B | −7N | =11B | −5N | −10N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 1285 | -19.8 |
| 14 | Daidone, Davide | 1429 | ITA | F | −3B | −4N | −9B | −12N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 917 | -28.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vallone, GiorgioITA+44.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Zito, EnricaWFMITA+20.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Ganci, ElioITA+13.05.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Daidone, DavideITA-28.80.0 pts · #14
- 2Ritondo, MarcelloITA-21.81.0 pts · #11
- 3Zito, PietroITA-19.80.5 pts · #13