OP Collaterale CP Asti e Alessandria 2026 - OP 2 Ast(r)i nascenti

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21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Asti, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 798, and top seed was Andrea Pagnanini (🇮🇹 ITA, 1755).

Alessandro Ma (🇮🇹 ITA, 1555) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Andrea Pagnanini (6.0) and Niccolo` Capucchio (5.5). Ma won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Niccolo` Capucchio (1627) beat Andrea Pagnanini (1755), a +128-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Asti, Italy

Dates

21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Andrea Pagnanini1755

Avg top 10

798

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×16

Top 3

🥇
Alessandro Ma
🇮🇹ITA·1555
6.0pts·1793perf+49.2
🥈
Andrea Pagnanini
🇮🇹ITA·1755
6.0pts·1743perf-0.6
🥉
Niccolo` Capucchio
🇮🇹ITA·1627
5.5pts·1678perf+10.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Pagnanini6Ma6Capucchio5.5Gerace5Celea4.54.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Ma takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Andrea Pagnanini beat Alessandro Ma (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Andrea Pagnanini 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Alessandro Ma 4 wins (R4–R7)Niccolo` Capucchio 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Andrea Pagnanini	*	1	0	—
2Alessandro Ma	0	*	1	1
3Niccolo` Capucchio	1	0	*	1
4Emanuele Gerace	—	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ma, Alessandro	1555	ITA	+13N	+4B	−2N	+5B	+8N	+6B	+3B	6.0	29.5	32.5	26.50	1793	+49.2
2	Pagnanini, Andrea	1755	ITA	+9B	+7N	+1B	−3N	+10B	+5N	+8B	6.0	28.5	32.5	27.00	1743	-0.6
3	Capucchio, Niccolo`	1627	ITA	+6N	+17B	+8N	+2B	=5N	+4B	−1N	5.5	30.0	32.0	23.75	1678	+10.4
4	Gerace, Emanuele	0	ITA	+?B	−1N	+7B	+9N	+12B	−3N	+10B	5.0	27.0	27.0	15.50	1428	0.0
5	De Maria, Simone	1570	ITA	+10B	+16N	+12B	−1N	=3B	−2B	+11N	4.5	28.0	30.5	15.75	1372	-25.2
6	Celea, Matteo	0	ITA	−3B	+19N	+18B	+16N	+?B	−1N	=7B	4.5	22.5	22.5	8.75	1428	0.0
7	FIDE 23455241	0	—	+14N	−2B	−4N	+?B	+17N	+?B	=6N	4.5	20.5	20.5	7.25	1621	0.0
8	Incardona, Maurizio	1469	ITA	+15B	+18N	−3B	+11N	−1B	+12N	−2N	4.0	27.0	29.0	11.50	845	-16.6
9	Berzano, Leonardo	0	ITA	−2N	−?B	+14N	−4B	+19N	+?N	+12B	4.0	19.0	19.0	8.00	1617	0.0
10	Cerrato, Beatrice	0	ITA	−5N	+?B	+?N	+?B	−2N	+18B	−4N	4.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	1472	0.0
11	Cocito, Edoardo	0	ITA	−?N	+21B	+17N	−8B	=18N	+13B	−5B	3.5	15.5	15.5	6.00	702	0.0
12	FIDE 23497998	0	—	+?N	+?B	−5N	+13B	−4N	−8B	−9N	3.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	1377	0.0
13	FIDE 23472448	0	—	−1B	+15N	+?B	−12N	F	−11N	+?B	3.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	1517	0.0
14	Piglione, Andrea	0	ITA	−7B	−?N	−9B	+21B	−?N	+19B	+17N	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	678	0.0
15	Mainero, Gaia	0	ITA	−8N	−13B	+21N	−18B	+20N	+17B	−?N	3.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	678	0.0
16	Arndt, Nikita	0	ITA	+?N	−5B	+20N	−6B	−?N	−?B	=18N	2.5	12.0	12.0	2.00	718	0.0
17	Beganovic, Emily	0	ITA	+20B	−3N	−11B	+19N	−7B	−15N	−14B	2.0	21.5	22.5	3.00	826	0.0
18	Zhou, Federico	0	ITA	F	−8B	−6N	+15N	=11B	−10N	=16B	2.0	21.5	21.5	6.00	670	0.0
19	FIDE 23463244	0	—	+21N	−6B	−?N	−17B	−9B	−14N	+20N	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	686	0.0
20	Rosso, Paolo	0	ITA	−17N	F	−16B	−?N	−15B	+21N	−19B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	678	0.0
21	FIDE 23452137	0	—	−19B	−11N	−15B	−14N	F	−20B	−?N	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	678	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ma, AlessandroITA
+49.2
6.0 pts · #2
2Capucchio, Niccolo`ITA
+10.4
5.5 pts · #3
3Cerrato, BeatriceITA
0.0
4.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1De Maria, SimoneITA
-25.2
4.5 pts · #11
2Incardona, MaurizioITA
-16.6
4.0 pts · #13
3Pagnanini, AndreaITA
-0.6
6.0 pts · #1

Biggest upsets

R4+128 Elo gap
Capucchio, Niccolo`1627 beat Pagnanini, Andrea1755