FE 3 Sardinia world chess - C
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52 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Orosei, Italy. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1677, and top seed was Roberto Forno (🇮🇹 ITA, 1698).
Belhadj Ilias (🇩🇿 ALG, 1627) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Luka Natsauri (7.5) and Emanuele Carta (6.5). Ilias clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Amir Mar Chekanov (1423) beat Luca Puettmann (1693), a +270-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Orosei, Italy
Dates
03 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇹Italy×18
🇵🇱Poland×6
🇹🇷Turkiye×4
🇧🇪Belgium×3
🇫🇷France×3
🇬🇪Georgia×2
🇳🇱Netherlands×2
🇦🇹Austria×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsBelhadj Ilias led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE10 May
Belhadj Ilias takes the sole lead (8.0/9).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Belhadj Ilias lost to Luka Natsauri (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Belhadj Ilias 7 wins (R3–R9)Luka Natsauri 6 wins (R1–R6)Pepijn Van Hees 4 wins (R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Belhadj Ilias | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Luka Natsauri | 1 | * | — | 0 |
| 3Pepijn Van Hees | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Reddy Sushrutha | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilias, Belhadj | 1627 | ALG | +33B | −2N | +29B | +37N | +5B | +4N | +6B | +3B | +7N | 8.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 42.50 | 1950 | +57.4 |
| 2 | Natsauri, Luka | 1663 | GEO | +12N | +1B | +23N | +7B | +6N | +9B | =3N | +10N | −4B | 7.5 | 49.5 | 54.0 | 44.25 | 1876 | +41.6 |
| 3 | Carta, Emanuele | 1648 | ITA | +11N | +41B | −6N | +25B | +8N | +14B | =2B | −1N | +10B | 6.5 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 33.75 | 1784 | +40.8 |
| 4 | Sushrutha, Reddy | 1658 | IND | +27N | =16B | =25N | +30B | +23N | −1B | =14N | +15B | +2N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 32.75 | 1765 | +20.2 |
| 5 | Van Hees, Pepijn | 1657 | NED | +47B | +17N | =15B | −14N | −1N | +36B | +16N | +11B | +9B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 29.50 | 1815 | +44.0 |
| 6 | Albrecht, Damian | 0 | POL | +44B | +29N | +3B | =9N | −2B | +24N | −1N | =14B | +40N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 26.75 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Porisini, Gabriele | 1672 | ITA | +46B | =14N | +19B | −2N | =34B | +29N | +32N | +22B | −1B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 24.25 | 1718 | +20.4 |
| 8 | Nurzynska, Hanna | 0 | POL | +26B | −9N | +44B | +33N | −3B | +34N | =15B | =18N | +14B | 6.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 24.50 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sinitsyna, Julia | 1624 | FIN | +48N | +8B | +21N | =6B | +24N | −2N | −10B | +23B | −5N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 25.50 | 1613 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Saba, Andrea | 1571 | ITA | +38B | =18N | −32B | +22N | +17B | +15N | +9N | −2B | −3N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 26.00 | 1664 | +42.8 |
| 11 | Mancuso, Monica | 1518 | ITA | −3B | +38N | −26B | +46N | +37B | +20N | =18B | −5N | +22N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 22.00 | 1718 | +98.4 |
| 12 | Pajak, Radoslaw | 1550 | POL | −2B | −33N | +39B | +43N | =35B | −22N | +37B | +28B | +23N | 5.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 20.75 | 1609 | +11.0 |
| 13 | Puettmann, Luca | 1693 | GER | F | −19N | +35B | =20N | =47B | =17N | +29B | +32N | +18B | 5.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 22.25 | 1671 | -3.2 |
| 14 | Pau, Giovanni | 0 | ITA | +49N | =7B | +28N | +5B | =15B | −3N | =4B | =6N | −8N | 5.0 | 47.0 | 48.5 | 24.25 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tuszynski, Szymon | 0 | POL | +36N | +28B | =5N | +16B | =14N | −10B | =8N | −4N | =24B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 24.00 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Gunes, Poyraz | 1606 | TUR | +39B | =4N | +22B | −15N | −32B | +47N | −5B | +17B | =21N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 21.25 | 1617 | +4.4 |
| 17 | Stanowska, Julia | 1401 | POL | +30N | −5B | +41N | =18B | −10N | =13B | +34B | −16N | +32B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 19.75 | 1657 | +116.8 |
| 18 | El Gazzar, Ahmed | 1636 | MAR | +52N | =10B | −24B | =17N | +45B | +40N | =11N | =8B | −13N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 17.50 | 1583 | -7.2 |
| 19 | Chekanov, Amir Mar | 1423 | FID | =20N | +13B | −7N | =42B | +25N | =23B | −22B | +26N | =38B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 22.75 | 1687 | +120.0 |
| 20 | Guido, Pierpaolo | 1619 | ITA | =19B | −24N | +50N | =13B | +27N | −11B | F | +43N | +29B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 17.25 | 1601 | -2.0 |
| 21 | Benouaret, Karim | 1676 | FRA | +51B | =32N | −9B | −34N | −22B | +43N | +39B | +35N | =16B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 14.75 | 1534 | -26.8 |
| 22 | Squillaci, Andrea Salvatore | 1695 | ITA | =25N | +34B | −16N | −10B | +21N | +12B | +19N | −7N | −11B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 21.25 | 1573 | -28.8 |
| 23 | Geussens, Patrick | 1647 | BEL | +45B | +43N | −2B | +26N | −4B | =19N | +24B | −9N | −12B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 17.50 | 1468 | -34.0 |
| 24 | Cadinu, Luca | 0 | ITA | F | +20B | +18N | +32N | −9B | −6B | −23N | +25B | =15N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 20.50 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Warin, Anouk | 1577 | FRA | =22B | +40N | =4B | −3N | −19B | +45N | =35B | −24N | +36B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 17.25 | 1544 | -6.0 |
| 26 | Stanojevic, Milan | 1574 | AUT | −8N | +48B | +11N | −23B | −40N | =27B | +36N | −19B | +45N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 16.75 | 1609 | +7.2 |
| 27 | Rocchi, Renato | 1532 | ITA | −4B | +39N | −37B | +38N | −20B | =26N | +47B | −29N | +33B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 15.25 | 1491 | -8.6 |
| 28 | Forno, Roberto | 1698 | ITA | +31B | −15N | −14B | −47N | +44B | =35N | +48B | −12N | +30N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 15.25 | 1719 | +3.4 |
| 29 | Gunes, Ahmet Aytug | 1477 | TUR | +42N | −6B | −1N | +31B | +30N | −7B | −13N | +27B | −20N | 4.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 16.00 | 1620 | +61.2 |
| 30 | Di Pinto, Vincenzo | 1594 | ITA | −17B | +45N | +43B | −4N | −29B | −33N | +46B | +34N | −28B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 12.50 | 1453 | -31.8 |
| 31 | Deiana, Giacomo | 1592 | ITA | −28N | =36B | F | −29N | −43B | +50N | +44B | =33N | +35B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1512 | -13.2 |
| 32 | Battasi, Antonio Domenico | 1615 | ITA | +35N | =21B | +10N | −24B | +16N | F | −7B | −13B | −17N | 3.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 16.50 | 1577 | -6.4 |
| 33 | Usai, Gisella Giovanna | 1468 | ITA | −1N | +12B | +42N | −8B | −36N | +30B | −38N | =31B | −27N | 3.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 15.00 | 1543 | +30.4 |
| 34 | Kardenakhishvili, Mikheil | 1565 | GEO | +37B | −22N | F | +21B | =7N | −8B | −17N | −30B | +47N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 1561 | -2.0 |
| 35 | Emin, Arya | 1419 | TUR | −32B | +46N | −13N | +51B | =12N | =28B | =25N | −21B | −31N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 10.75 | 1533 | +49.6 |
| 36 | Passuello, Olivia Ginevra | 1473 | ITA | −15B | =31N | −38B | +50N | +33B | −5N | −26B | +37N | −25N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 9.50 | 1502 | +8.0 |
| 37 | De Meyere, Dirk | 1672 | BEL | −34N | +52B | +27N | −1B | −11N | =48B | −12N | −36B | +49B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 7.25 | 1433 | -57.6 |
| 38 | Omer, Hogr | 1686 | AUT | −10N | −11B | +36N | −27B | F | +46N | +33B | −40B | =19N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 12.50 | 1506 | -32.6 |
| 39 | Tulenbayeva, Aliiya | 0 | KAZ | −16N | −27B | −12N | +52B | =41N | +42B | −21N | +47N | −43B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 7.75 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Wasserman, Shoshana | 0 | CAN | F | −25B | =51N | +44N | +26B | −18B | F | +38N | −6B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 11.25 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Agostinelli, Massimo | 1592 | ITA | +50B | −3N | −17B | −45N | =39B | −44N | −43B | +46N | +48B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 7.75 | 1391 | -32.2 |
| 42 | Boudry, Rik | 1633 | BEL | −29B | +47N | −33B | =19N | −46B | −39N | F | +49B | +44N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 1421 | -34.4 |
| 43 | Gunes, Sarp | 0 | TUR | F | −23B | −30N | −12B | +31N | −21B | +41N | −20B | +39N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.00 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Krotikov, Borys | 1537 | ITA | −6N | +49B | −8N | −40B | −28N | +41B | −31N | +50B | −42B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 5.50 | 1513 | -6.8 |
| 45 | Jongejan, Evienne | 1495 | NED | −23N | −30B | +49N | +41B | −18N | −25B | F | +48N | −26B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.50 | 1474 | -11.6 |
| 46 | Di Dario, Dario | 1554 | ITA | −7N | −35B | +52N | −11B | +42N | −38B | −30N | −41B | +50N | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 4.00 | 1381 | -35.4 |
| 47 | Fuessler, Hermann | 0 | GER | −5N | −42B | +48N | +28B | =13N | −16B | −27N | −39B | −34B | 2.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 9.75 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Skytte, Amanda | 1461 | DEN | −9B | −26N | −47B | +49N | +50B | =37N | −28N | −45B | −41N | 2.5 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 3.75 | 1351 | -36.0 |
| 49 | Smolen, Jakub | 1410 | POL | −14B | −44N | −45B | −48B | +52N | F | =50B | −42N | −37N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.25 | 1273 | -37.6 |
| 50 | FIDE 545080003 | 0 | — | −41N | F | −20B | −36B | −48N | −31B | =49N | −44N | −46B | 0.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.75 | 1086 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Hoesli, Miriam | 1566 | SUI | −21N | F | =40B | −35N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 748 | -21.0 |
| 52 | Eden, Agnes | 1479 | FRA | −18B | −37N | −46B | −39N | −49B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 768 | -61.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chekanov, Amir MarFID+120.05.0 pts · #5
- 2Stanowska, JuliaPOL+116.85.0 pts · #8
- 3Mancuso, MonicaITA+98.45.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Eden, AgnesFRA-61.60.0 pts · #51
- 2De Meyere, DirkBEL-57.63.5 pts · #22
- 3Smolen, JakubPOL-37.61.5 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R2+270 Elo gap
- R9+214 Elo gap
- R8+199 Elo gap