Campionato Italiano Assoluto 2025
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 08 Dec 2025 in Spilimbergo, Italy. 12 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2441, and top seed was Luca Jr Moroni (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2546).
Luca Jr Moroni (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2546) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Sabino Brunello (7.0) and Francesco Bettalli (6.0). Moroni took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Carlos Horacio Garcia Palermo (GM, 2395) beat Luca Jr Moroni (GM, 2546), a +151-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsGM Luca Jr Moroni led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Francesco Bettalli takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
GM Luca Jr Moroni opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Sabino Brunello); the title is out of reach before R11.
GM Luca Jr Moroni drew with GM Sabino Brunello (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇹GMMoroni, Luca Jr | 2546 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 34.50 | 47.5 | +9.4 | 2614 |
| 2 | 🇮🇹GMBrunello, Sabino | 2490 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.0 | 31.25 | 49.0 | +8.8 | 2554 |
| 3 | 🇮🇹IMBettalli, Francesco | 2388 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 6.0 | 27.00 | 50.0 | +13.9 | 2487 |
| 4 | 🇮🇹IMBarp, Alberto | 2429 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | — | 5.5 | 27.25 | 50.5 | +2.7 | 2447 |
| 6 | 🇮🇹IMCarnicelli, Valerio | 2451 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5.5 | 22.50 | 50.5 | -0.7 | 2445 |
| 5 | 🇮🇹IMLumachi, Gabriele | 2422 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5.5 | 22.25 | 50.5 | +3.6 | 2448 |
| 7 | 🇮🇹IMFavaloro, Andrea | 2406 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 5.0 | 22.25 | 51.0 | +1.0 | 2413 |
| 8 | 🇮🇹IMDi Benedetto, Edoardo | 2447 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 5.0 | 21.25 | 51.0 | -4.9 | 2409 |
| 9 | 🇮🇹GMGarcia Palermo, Carlos Horacio | 2395 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | — | 4.0 | 21.50 | 52.0 | -7.2 | 2343 |
| 11 | 🇮🇹FMCina`, Vittorio | 2323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | — | 2.0 | 9.75 | 54.0 | -33.8 | 2182 |
| 10 | 🇮🇹FMPaduano, Claudio | 2243 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | — | 2.0 | 7.00 | 54.0 | -12.2 | 2190 |
| 12 | 🇮🇹GMGodena, Michele | 2440 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.5 | -3.6 | 1746 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bettalli, FrancescoIMITA+13.96.0 pts · #3
- 2Moroni, Luca JrGMITA+9.48.5 pts · #1
- 3Brunello, SabinoGMITA+8.87.0 pts · #2
- 1Cina`, VittorioFMITA-33.82.0 pts · #11
- 2Paduano, ClaudioFMITA-12.22.0 pts · #10
- 3Garcia Palermo, Carlos HoracioGMITA-7.24.0 pts · #9
- R5+151 Elo gap