WE 8 Scacchi sotto la torre - B

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45 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Pisa, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1752, and top seed was Alessandro Balducci (🇮🇹 ITA, 1800).

Martina Salandin (🇮🇹 ITA, 1614) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Leonardo Bettollini (4.0) and Leonardo Paolinelli (4.0). Salandin won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Andrea De Federicis (1581) beat Edoardo Falciani (1767), a +186-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Pisa, Italy

Dates

22 Nov 2025 → 23 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Alessandro Balducci1800

Avg top 10

1,752

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×45

Top 3

🥇
Martina Salandin
🇮🇹ITA·1614
4.5pts·2101perf+112.4
🥈
Leonardo Bettollini
🇮🇹ITA·1676
4.0pts·1987perf+80.0
🥉
Leonardo Paolinelli
🇮🇹ITA·1740
4.0pts·1909perf+40.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Martina Salandin led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Salandin4.5Orsi4Paolinelli4Bettollini4Vocali3.5Balducci3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Martina Salandin held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Martina Salandin 4 wins (R1–R4)Leonardo Paolinelli 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Martina Salandin	*	—	1	—
2Andrea Orsi	—	*	—	—
3Leonardo Paolinelli	0	—	*	—
4Leonardo Bettollini	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Salandin, Martina	1614	ITA	+41B	+23N	+9B	+3N	=5B	4.5	13.5	14.5	12.75	2101	+112.4
2	Bettollini, Leonardo	1676	ITA	+8N	+20B	−7N	+15B	+14B	4.0	13.0	15.5	12.00	1987	+80.0
3	Paolinelli, Leonardo	1740	ITA	+22N	+19B	+13N	−1B	+11B	4.0	13.0	15.5	11.00	1909	+40.4
4	Orsi, Andrea	1736	ITA	=29B	+32N	+17B	=18N	+12B	4.0	10.0	12.0	9.75	1889	+36.8
5	Tacconi, Antonio	1773	ITA	+39N	=6B	=28N	+13B	=1N	3.5	13.0	14.0	9.00	1826	+7.2
6	Francesconi, Maria Iolanda	1700	ITA	+21B	=5N	+10B	−14N	+25B	3.5	12.5	15.0	10.25	1863	+44.0
7	Vocali, Francesco	1754	ITA	+24B	=17N	+2B	=11N	=18B	3.5	12.0	14.5	10.50	1839	+11.4
8	Balducci, Alessandro	1800	ITA	−2B	+31N	+30B	=9N	+17B	3.5	12.0	14.0	8.25	1827	+3.6
9	Lomtadze, Giorgi	1718	ITA	+38N	+35B	−1N	=8B	+21N	3.5	12.0	13.0	6.75	1794	+17.6
10	Corti, Mauro	1755	ITA	+36N	=28B	−6N	+22B	+24N	3.5	10.5	12.0	7.50	1821	+9.4
11	Franchi, Pietro	1728	ITA	+40B	+12N	=18B	=7B	−3N	3.0	13.0	14.0	7.00	1771	+5.8
12	Buonagurio, Filippo	1687	ITA	+45N	−11B	+19N	+20B	−4N	3.0	12.0	12.5	5.50	1741	+15.6
13	Donzellini, Tommaso	1712	ITA	+43B	+33N	−3B	−5N	+31B	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.00	1735	+3.4
14	Cellucci, Marco	1733	ITA	−19N	+40B	+39N	+6B	−2N	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.50	1732	0.0
15	Totino, Giuseppe	1733	ITA	+31B	−18N	+29B	−2N	+30B	3.0	10.5	12.5	6.00	1734	+0.4
16	Affinito, Giacomo	1567	ITA	−17B	=41N	=23B	+29N	+28N	3.0	9.0	10.0	5.75	1766	+53.2
17	Cecchinelli, Paolo	1696	ITA	+16N	=7B	−4N	+35B	−8N	2.5	14.0	15.5	6.25	1697	+0.2
18	Cappellari, Mario	1693	ITA	F	+15B	=11N	=4B	=7N	2.5	13.5	13.5	8.25	1832	+14.8
19	Belcore, Manuel	1636	ITA	+14B	−3N	−12B	+43N	=20N	2.5	12.5	13.5	5.25	1697	+16.4
20	Ascani, Tancredi	1718	ITA	+27B	−2N	+33B	−12N	=19B	2.5	12.0	14.0	5.75	1635	-11.2
21	De Federicis, Andrea	1581	ITA	−6N	=36B	+34N	+26B	−9B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.25	1710	+34.8
22	Borelli, Emma	1653	ITA	−3B	+42N	=25B	−10N	+37B	2.5	11.5	12.5	3.75	1671	+4.8
23	Ceccotti, Matteo	1709	ITA	=37N	−1B	=16N	+38B	=32N	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	1581	-35.2
24	Marchini, Emilio Giuseppe	1655	ITA	−7N	+45B	=26N	+37B	−10B	2.5	11.0	11.5	3.25	1680	+3.2
25	Proface, Giulio	1731	ITA	−35N	+38B	=22N	+28B	−6N	2.5	9.5	10.5	4.25	1654	-10.6
26	Falciani, Edoardo	1767	ITA	=30B	=29N	=24B	−21N	+35B	2.5	9.0	10.5	4.75	1634	-17.6
27	Pascali, Samuel	1612	ITA	−20N	=34B	−37N	+42B	+36N	2.5	7.5	8.5	3.50	1642	+7.6
28	Esposito, Ferdinando	1690	ITA	+42B	=10N	=5B	−25N	−16B	2.0	12.5	13.5	4.50	1600	-24.8
29	Politi, Ennio	1648	ITA	=4N	=26B	−15N	−16B	+38N	2.0	12.5	13.5	4.25	1609	-5.6
30	Cardelli, Enrico	1661	ITA	=26N	+37B	−8N	=32B	−15N	2.0	11.0	12.5	3.75	1612	-7.0
31	Sinigaglia, Lorenzo	1631	ITA	−15N	−8B	+45N	+39B	−13N	2.0	10.5	11.0	1.50	1616	-4.8
32	Amadei, Alessandro	1520	ITA	F	−4B	+36N	=30N	=23B	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.75	1693	+18.0
33	Soriani, Samuele	1561	ITA	+34N	−13B	−20N	−36B	+39N	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.00	1619	+15.2
34	Franco, Alessandro	1696	ITA	−33B	=27N	−21B	=44N	+40B	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.75	1529	-22.8
35	Toucro, Nicolo`	1626	ITA	+25B	−9N	=41B	−17N	−26N	1.5	11.0	12.0	3.00	1580	-6.0
36	Grandone, Stefano	1659	ITA	−10B	=21N	−32B	+33N	−27B	1.5	10.5	12.5	3.25	1456	-55.6
37	Fioretti, Samuele	1599	ITA	=23B	−30N	+27B	−24N	−22N	1.5	10.0	12.0	3.75	1511	-22.8
38	Pierro, Vincenzo	1601	ITA	−9B	−25N	+44B	−23N	−29B	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.00	1450	-35.6
39	Evangelista, Fabrizio	1668	ITA	−5B	+43N	−14B	−31N	−33B	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.00	1421	-62.0
40	Gai, Leonardo	1620	ITA	−11N	−14N	−43B	+45B	−34N	1.0	9.0	9.5	0.50	1419	-24.8
41	Martinez, Daniele	1722	ITA	−1N	=16B	=35N	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	2.25	1479	-39.2
42	Francesconi, Chiara	1534	ITA	−28N	−22B	F	−27N	+43B	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	1449	-16.8
43	Morotti, Federico	1600	ITA	−13N	−39B	+40N	−19B	−42N	1.0	7.5	8.5	1.00	1394	-52.8
44	Spada, Vittoria	1632	ITA	F	F	−38N	=34B	=45N	1.0	3.5	3.5	1.25	1484	-23.6
45	Perini Tavaroni, Alessandro	1528	ITA	−12B	−24N	−31B	−40N	=44B	0.5	8.5	9.5	0.50	1279	-48.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Salandin, MartinaITA
+112.4
4.5 pts · #1
2Bettollini, LeonardoITA
+80.0
4.0 pts · #4
3Affinito, GiacomoITA
+53.2
3.0 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Evangelista, FabrizioITA
-62.0
1.0 pts · #41
2Grandone, StefanoITA
-55.6
1.5 pts · #35
3Morotti, FedericoITA
-52.8
1.0 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R4+186 Elo gap
De Federicis, Andrea1581 beat Falciani, Edoardo1767
R3+139 Elo gap
Amadei, Alessandro1520 beat Grandone, Stefano1659
R1+135 Elo gap
Soriani, Samuele1561 beat Franco, Alessandro1696