OP Ficomics chess
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Ginosa, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1669, and top seed was Antonio Pinto (🇮🇹 ITA, 1794).
Francesco Dibenedetto (🇮🇹 ITA, 1595) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Giuseppe Campanella (4.0) and Pietro Plasmati (3.5). Dibenedetto won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Francesco Dibenedetto (1595) beat Cosimo Berardi (1724), a +129-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Dibenedetto takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
Francesco Dibenedetto beat Giuseppe Campanella (Black).
Giuseppe Campanella won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Francesco Dibenedetto | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Giuseppe Campanella | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Angelo Francesco Delogu | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Pietro Plasmati | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dibenedetto, Francesco | 1595 | ITA | +6B | +5N | =3B | =8N | +2N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 14.00 | 1857 | +54.8 |
| 2 | Campanella, Giuseppe | 1666 | ITA | +15B | +11N | +8B | +4N | −1B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1899 | +48.0 |
| 3 | Plasmati, Pietro | 1591 | ITA | +17N | =4B | =1N | +12B | =6N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1752 | +26.0 |
| 4 | Delogu, Angelo Francesco | 1761 | ITA | +12B | =3N | +11B | −2B | +9N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1774 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Berardi, Cosimo | 1724 | ITA | +10N | −1B | +13N | =9B | +8N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1605 | -19.6 |
| 6 | Panico, Gianfranco Giorgio | 0 | ITA | −1N | +18B | +14N | +10B | =3B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Vitulano, Giulio | 1634 | ITA | −13N | +16B | −10N | +15B | +14N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 2501 | +23.6 |
| 8 | Andrenucci, Marcello | 1669 | ITA | +18N | +13B | −2N | =1B | −5B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1391 | -40.8 |
| 9 | Galeone, Antonio Bonaventura | 1550 | ITA | −11B | +14N | +12B | =5N | −4B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1615 | +5.2 |
| 10 | De Cristofaro, Andrea | 0 | ITA | −5B | +15N | +7B | −6N | −12N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Pinto, Antonio | 1794 | ITA | +9N | −2B | −4N | +13B | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1535 | -20.2 |
| 12 | Cardinale, Gianfranco | 1523 | ITA | −4N | +17B | −9N | −3N | +10B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 835 | -42.8 |
| 13 | Melchiorre, Giuseppe | 0 | ITA | +7B | −8N | −5B | −11N | +15N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Feola, Cosimo | 0 | ITA | =16N | −9B | −6B | +17N | −7B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 1355 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 552017664 | 0 | — | −2N | −10B | +17N | −7N | −13B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Troso, Luigi | 1701 | ITA | =14B | −7N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 834 | -11.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 552017680 | 0 | — | −3B | −12N | −15B | −14B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Magri`, Antonio | 0 | ITA | −8B | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 869 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dibenedetto, FrancescoITA+54.84.0 pts · #2
- 2Campanella, GiuseppeITA+48.04.0 pts · #3
- 3Plasmati, PietroITA+26.03.5 pts · #4
- 1Cardinale, GianfrancoITA-42.82.0 pts · #16
- 2Andrenucci, MarcelloITA-40.82.5 pts · #11
- 3Pinto, AntonioITA-20.22.0 pts · #9
- R2+129 Elo gap
- R2+128 Elo gap