CP Benevento e Avellino 2026

Open SwissStandard

34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Pietrelcina, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1825, and top seed was Piero Serpini (🇮🇹 ITA, 1979).

Paolo Varricchio (🇮🇹 ITA, 1806) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Piero Caputo (4.5) and Michele Nazzareno Perrone (4.0). Varricchio won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Michele Nazzareno Perrone (1641) beat Domenico Caruso (1914), a +273-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Pietrelcina, Italy

Dates

28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Piero Serpini1979

Avg top 10

1,825

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×32

Top 3

🥇
Paolo Varricchio
🇮🇹ITA·1806
4.5pts·1829perf0.0
🥈
Piero Caputo
🇮🇹ITA·1922
4.5pts·2570perf+49.6
🥉
Michele Nazzareno Perrone
🇮🇹ITA·1641
4.0pts·2605perf+84.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Varricchio4.5Caputo4.5Di Muccio4Perrone4Serpini3.5Crafa3.5— ex-leaders:Perroneled R4, #7

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Varricchio takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Paolo Varricchio drew with Piero Caputo (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Paolo Varricchio 3 wins (R1–R3)Piero Caputo 3 wins (R1–R3)Lindoro Di Muccio 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Paolo Varricchio	*	½	—	1
2Piero Caputo	½	*	—	—
3Lindoro Di Muccio	—	—	*	0
4Michele Nazzareno Perrone	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Varricchio, Paolo	1806	ITA	+13N	+30B	+5N	=2N	+3B	4.5	14.5	15.5	13.25	1829	0.0
2	Caputo, Piero	1922	ITA	+20N	+9B	+8N	=1B	+7N	4.5	13.5	15.5	13.25	2570	+49.6
3	Perrone, Michele Nazzareno	1641	ITA	+33B	+4N	+7N	+22B	−1N	4.0	13.5	13.5	9.00	2605	+84.8
4	Di Muccio, Lindoro	1819	ITA	+16N	−3B	+21N	+14B	+8N	4.0	12.0	14.0	10.00	1911	+10.8
5	Serpini, Piero	1979	ITA	+10B	+6N	−1B	=11N	+22N	3.5	14.0	16.0	10.00	2054	+5.0
6	Crafa, Carmine	1756	ITA	+31N	−5B	+30N	+20B	=11B	3.5	9.5	10.5	5.50	1869	+14.8
7	Caruso, Domenico	1914	ITA	+24B	+17N	−3B	+9N	−2B	3.0	14.0	16.0	7.50	1732	-17.8
8	Cardone, Andrea	1795	ITA	+19B	+15N	−2B	+17N	−4B	3.0	13.5	16.0	7.50	1643	-11.8
9	Iandolo, Giovanni	1753	ITA	+26B	−2N	+15B	−7B	+20N	3.0	12.0	14.0	6.50	1750	-0.2
10	Porcaro, Domenico	1617	ITA	−5N	+13B	−14N	+16B	+23N	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.00	1712	+16.4
11	Zimbardi, Alessandro	1816	ITA	+32B	+21N	F	=5B	=6N	3.0	10.0	10.0	6.50	1929	+12.0
12	De Ieso, Gianmarco	0	ITA	=18N	+27B	−22N	=23B	+21N	3.0	8.5	10.0	5.75	1659	0.0
13	Carbone, Giuseppe	1577	ITA	−1B	−10N	+26B	+25N	=17B	2.5	12.0	14.0	5.25	1735	+25.6
14	Tangredi, Francesco	1691	ITA	−15B	+26N	+10B	−4N	=24B	2.5	11.5	13.5	6.00	1744	+10.8
15	Cardone, Antonio Pio	0	ITA	+14N	−8B	−9N	+30B	=18N	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.75	1706	0.0
16	Della Porta, Ciro	1597	ITA	−4B	=28N	+19B	−10N	+32B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	1644	+9.2
17	Monaco, Pietro	0	ITA	+29N	−7B	+27N	−8B	=13N	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.25	1600	0.0
18	Luongo, Antonio	1667	ITA	=12B	−25N	+28B	=24N	=15B	2.5	9.5	11.0	5.25	1445	-11.6
19	Cesare, Roberto	1563	ITA	−8N	=23B	−16N	+31B	+27N	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.50	1527	-6.4
20	Suppa, Paolo	1617	ITA	−2B	+33N	+25B	−6N	−9B	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	1581	-8.0
21	De Ieso, Marco	1625	ITA	+23N	−11B	−4B	+29N	−12B	2.0	12.0	13.5	3.50	1574	-9.2
22	Izzo, Mario	1683	ITA	+34N	F	+12B	−3N	−5B	2.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	1010	-28.4
23	Pagliarulo, Filippo	0	ITA	−21B	=19N	+34B	=12N	−10B	2.0	10.5	10.5	2.75	1330	0.0
24	Petruzziello, Michele	1611	ITA	−7N	+31B	F	=18B	=14N	2.0	9.0	9.0	3.50	1708	+19.2
25	Decurione, Alessio	1665	ITA	−27N	+18B	−20N	−13B	+28B	2.0	8.5	10.0	4.00	1495	-27.6
26	Fuccio, Andrea	1547	ITA	−9N	−14B	−13N	+33B	+34N	2.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	874	-40.4
27	Iarriccio, Mirko	0	ITA	+25B	−12N	−17B	=32N	−19B	1.5	10.0	11.0	2.50	1602	0.0
28	FIDE 552029034	0	—	−30N	=16B	−18N	+34B	−25N	1.5	8.0	8.0	1.25	1317	0.0
29	Petruzzo, Cristiano	1462	ITA	−17B	=32N	F	−21B	+31N	1.5	6.5	6.5	1.50	1590	+20.8
30	Varricchio, Duilio	1625	ITA	+28B	−1N	−6B	−15N	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.50	956	-12.8
31	De Guglielmo, Pasquale	1562	ITA	−6B	−24N	+33B	−19N	−29B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	798	-36.4
32	Petruzzo, Giordana	1579	ITA	−11N	=29B	F	=27B	−16N	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	1353	-33.2
33	FIDE 552029018	0	—	−3N	−20B	−31N	−26N	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	792	0.0
34	De Ieso, Alessia	0	ITA	−22B	F	−23N	−28N	−26B	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	816	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Perrone, Michele NazzarenoITA
+84.8
4.0 pts · #7
2Caputo, PieroITA
+49.6
4.5 pts · #2
3Carbone, GiuseppeITA
+25.6
2.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Fuccio, AndreaITA
-40.4
2.0 pts · #34
2De Guglielmo, PasqualeITA
-36.4
1.0 pts · #29
3Petruzzo, GiordanaITA
-33.2
1.0 pts · #28

Biggest upsets

R3+273 Elo gap
Perrone, Michele Nazzareno1641 beat Caruso, Domenico1914
R2+178 Elo gap
Perrone, Michele Nazzareno1641 beat Di Muccio, Lindoro1819
R3+173 Elo gap
Varricchio, Paolo1806 beat Serpini, Piero1979