CP Biella e Vercelli 2026
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Biella, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1869, and top seed was Marco Ubezio (🇮🇹 ITA, 2105).
Mattia Mancuso (🇮🇹 ITA, 1849) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Davide Loggia (4.0) and Pietro Cernusco (4.0). Mancuso shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Andrea Platinetti (1477) beat Gianmario Avetta (1820), a +343-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Biella, Italy
Dates
27 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
15
6
5
3
4
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 4.0/5. Mancuso takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Adrian Mikail Di Bartolomeo won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adrian Mikail Di Bartolomeo | * | — | — | — |
| 2Davide Loggia | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Mattia Mancuso | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Pietro Cernusco | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mancuso, Mattia | 1849 | ITA | +17B | +10N | =2B | +6N | =3B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 1987 | +32.8 |
| 2 | Loggia, Davide | 1782 | ITA | +29B | +19N | =1N | +13B | =5N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.75 | 1969 | +23.8 |
| 3 | Cernusco, Pietro | 1746 | ITA | +33N | =5B | +15N | +21B | =1N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 1977 | +24.0 |
| 4 | Di Bartolomeo, Adrian Mikail | 2089 | ITA | F | +18B | +19N | +16B | +9N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2515 | +15.6 |
| 5 | Zanello, Gabriel | 1835 | ITA | +31B | =3N | =9B | +10N | =2B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 1868 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Squara, Marco | 1773 | ITA | +22B | +14N | =13N | −1B | +15N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 1893 | +17.0 |
| 7 | Albertazzi, Giulio | 1675 | ITA | +34B | −9N | =8B | +30N | +14B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1882 | +40.4 |
| 8 | Ubezio, Marco | 2105 | ITA | F | +20B | =7N | +29B | +13N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2011 | -3.8 |
| 9 | Dambrain, Matthieu | 1789 | ITA | =20N | +7B | =5N | +27B | −4B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 1877 | +8.6 |
| 10 | Scarrone, Alberto | 1765 | ITA | +11N | −1B | +31N | −5B | +21N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1744 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Tosetto, Mirco | 1470 | ITA | −10B | −17N | +26B | +33N | +25B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 916 | -16.0 |
| 12 | Angelin Duclos, Paolo | 1678 | ITA | +32N | −13B | =29N | +20B | =16N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1523 | -24.4 |
| 13 | Caldi, Mario | 1803 | ITA | +24B | +12N | =6B | −2N | −8B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1768 | -5.0 |
| 14 | Greco, Filippo | 1838 | ITA | +16N | −6B | +17N | =15B | −7N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1704 | -18.0 |
| 15 | Moratto, Davide | 1754 | ITA | +30B | +23N | −3B | =14N | −6B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1724 | -2.6 |
| 16 | Tiritan, Emiliano | 1653 | ITA | −14B | +22N | +23B | −4N | =12B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1773 | +13.6 |
| 17 | Piai, Gianluca | 1667 | ITA | −1N | +11B | −14B | =22N | +30B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1615 | -12.4 |
| 18 | Platinetti, Andrea | 1477 | ITA | −28B | −4N | +33B | +23N | =19B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1701 | +18.0 |
| 19 | Zannoni, Gianni | 1673 | ITA | +26N | −2B | −4B | =24N | =18N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1516 | -18.2 |
| 20 | Wanderlei Vezzu, Pedro | 0 | ITA | =9B | −8N | +25B | −12N | =24B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Rossi, Emanuele | 1699 | ITA | +25B | −28N | +24B | −3N | −10B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1505 | -19.6 |
| 22 | Lesca, Bruno | 1475 | ITA | −6N | −16B | +32N | =17B | =27N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1462 | -2.0 |
| 23 | Avetta, Gianmario | 1820 | ITA | +35N | −15B | −16N | −18B | +29N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1501 | -38.8 |
| 24 | Debernardi, Leonardo | 1503 | ITA | −13N | +32B | −21N | =19B | =20N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1452 | -6.4 |
| 25 | Martinelli, Stefano | 0 | ITA | −21N | +35B | −20N | +31B | −11N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Scaglione, Cosimo | 0 | ITA | −19B | −29N | −11N | +32B | +31N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Castaldo, Antonio | 1529 | ITA | F | =30N | +35B | −9N | =22B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1551 | +1.8 |
| 28 | Rinaldi, Alessandro | 1780 | ITA | +18N | +21B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2388 | +21.6 |
| 29 | Mancuso, Monica | 1495 | ITA | −2N | +26B | =12B | −8N | −23B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1470 | -4.0 |
| 30 | Genco, Ginevra | 1444 | ITA | −15N | =27B | +34N | −7B | −17N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1334 | -18.4 |
| 31 | Mancuso, Salvatore | 1512 | ITA | −5N | +33B | −10B | −25N | −26B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1000 | -12.8 |
| 32 | FIDE 552018415 | 0 | — | −12B | −24N | −22B | −26N | +34B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Curcio, Francesco | 0 | ITA | −3B | −31N | −18N | −11B | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Pozzo, Varniero | 0 | ITA | −7N | F | −30B | F | −32N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Mazzucchelli, Riccardo | 1508 | ITA | −23B | −25N | −27N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 874 | -11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Albertazzi, GiulioITA+40.43.5 pts · #13
- 2Mancuso, MattiaITA+32.84.0 pts · #3
- 3Cernusco, PietroITA+24.04.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Avetta, GianmarioITA-38.82.0 pts · #19
- 2Angelin Duclos, PaoloITA-24.43.0 pts · #21
- 3Rossi, EmanueleITA-19.62.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R4+343 Elo gap
- R3+167 Elo gap
- R5+163 Elo gap