CP Salerno 2026

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23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Battipaglia, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1759, and top seed was Raffaele De Simone (🇮🇹 ITA, 1822).

Alberto Zacchia (🇮🇹 ITA, 1805) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Domenico Napoli (4.0) and Giuseppe Della Rocca (3.5). Zacchia took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Domenico Napoli (1591) beat Marco Modesto Panaro (1757), a +166-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Battipaglia, Italy

Dates

01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Raffaele De Simone1822

Avg top 10

1,759

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×19

Top 3

🥇
Alberto Zacchia
🇮🇹ITA·1805
4.0pts·1962perf+24.0
🥈
Domenico Napoli
🇮🇹ITA·1591
4.0pts·1858perf+42.0
🥉
Giuseppe Della Rocca
🇮🇹ITA·1813
3.5pts·1918perf+14.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Zacchia4Napoli4Della Rocca3.5De Simone3.5Tramontano3Panaro3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Alberto Zacchia held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Zacchia takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).

R2–R5 · WIN STREAK

Domenico Napoli won 4 in a row (R2–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alberto Zacchia	*	—	½	½
2Domenico Napoli	—	*	0	—
3Giuseppe Della Rocca	½	1	*	½
4Raffaele De Simone	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zacchia, Alberto	1805	ITA	+10B	+8N	=4B	+5N	=3B	4.0	13.0	15.5	12.00	1962	+24.0
2	Napoli, Domenico	1591	ITA	−3N	+21B	+13N	+18B	+6N	4.0	10.0	11.0	7.50	1858	+42.0
3	Della Rocca, Giuseppe	1813	ITA	+2B	+9N	=5B	=4N	=1N	3.5	14.5	17.5	12.25	1918	+14.4
4	De Simone, Raffaele	1822	ITA	+7N	+6B	=1N	=3B	=5N	3.5	13.5	16.5	11.25	1920	+27.2
5	Tramontano, Stefano	1807	ITA	+14N	+13B	=3N	−1B	=4B	3.0	13.0	15.0	7.50	1798	+0.6
6	Panaro, Marco Modesto	1757	ITA	+20B	−4N	+11B	+15N	−2B	3.0	12.0	13.5	6.00	1727	-2.6
7	Magliacano, Antonio	1608	ITA	−4B	+10N	+9B	=11N	=12B	3.0	11.5	14.0	8.00	1791	+48.4
8	Lamberti, Valerio	1677	ITA	+21N	−1B	−17N	+16B	+13N	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.00	1750	+3.6
9	Iandolo, Giovanni	1753	ITA	+18B	−3B	−7N	+22N	+15B	3.0	10.0	11.0	4.50	1635	-12.0
10	Marandino, Leopoldo	1490	ITA	−1N	−7B	=14N	+19B	+18N	2.5	10.5	12.0	4.00	1529	+1.6
11	Salerno, Alessandro	1776	ITA	+19N	+16B	−6N	=7B	F	2.5	9.5	9.5	5.00	1618	-23.6
12	Cataldo, Antonio	1753	ITA	−16N	+17B	F	+14B	=7N	2.5	9.0	9.0	5.50	1745	-0.2
13	Contaldi, Camillo	1628	ITA	+23B	−5N	−2B	+20N	−8B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1442	-19.4
14	Natale, Mario	1495	ITA	−5B	=18N	=10B	−12N	+21B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	1410	-13.2
15	Carpentieri, Alessandro	1625	ITA	−17N	+19B	+22N	−6B	−9N	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.50	1623	-0.4
16	FIDE 552044130	0	—	+12B	−11N	−18B	−8N	+23N	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	1610	0.0
17	Ricca, Pietro	0	ITA	+15B	−12N	+8B	F	F	2.0	7.5	7.5	5.00	1705	0.0
18	FIDE 552040496	0	—	−9N	=14B	+16N	−2N	−10B	1.5	11.5	13.5	3.00	1260	0.0
19	Palo, Alessandro	1488	ITA	−11B	−15N	+21B	−10N	=20B	1.5	8.5	9.5	1.75	1267	-40.4
20	Vitola, Nicola Maria	1463	ITA	−6N	F	+23B	−13B	=19N	1.5	6.5	6.5	0.75	1351	-16.0
21	FIDE 867519	0	—	−8B	−2N	−19N	+23B	−14N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	763	0.0
22	Ficuciello, Vincenzo	1494	ITA	F	+23N	−15B	−9B	F	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	889	-10.0
23	FIDE 552044149	0	—	−13N	−22B	−20N	−21N	−16B	0.0	6.5	7.5	0.00	728	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Magliacano, AntonioITA
+48.4
3.0 pts · #6
2Napoli, DomenicoITA
+42.0
4.0 pts · #7
3De Simone, RaffaeleITA
+27.2
3.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Palo, AlessandroITA
-40.4
1.5 pts · #17
2Salerno, AlessandroITA
-23.6
2.5 pts · #12
3Contaldi, CamilloITA
-19.4
2.0 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R5+166 Elo gap
Napoli, Domenico1591 beat Panaro, Marco Modesto1757
R3+145 Elo gap
Magliacano, Antonio1608 beat Iandolo, Giovanni1753