CP Cagliari 2026
49 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Sinnai, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1848, and top seed was Leonardo Bonali (🇮🇹 ITA, 1996).
Filippo Cugia (🇮🇹 ITA, 1975) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Massimo Toniolo (4.5) and Edoardo Antonio D`andria (4.5). Cugia broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Roberto Lussu (1596) beat Daniel Michele Pitzeri (1832), a +236-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFilippo Cugia led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Filippo Cugia held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
Filippo Cugia 3 wins (R1–R3)Davide Nessi 3 wins (R3–R5)
Roberto Lussu was #13 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Filippo Cugia | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Davide Nessi | — | * | — | — |
| 3Roberto Lussu | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Ruben Federico Cabras Sanna | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cugia, Filippo | 1975 | ITA | +5B | +19N | +23B | =7N | =2B | +9N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 19.25 | 2037 | +18.4 |
| 2 | Toniolo, Massimo | 1828 | ITA | +16N | +20B | +32N | =3B | =1N | =6B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 15.50 | 1894 | +9.0 |
| 3 | D`andria, Edoardo Antonio | 1713 | ITA | +37B | +9N | =21B | =2N | +14B | =4N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 15.50 | 1995 | +71.6 |
| 4 | Nessi, Davide | 1766 | ITA | =33N | =31B | +25N | +11B | +10N | =3B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 15.25 | 1782 | +3.0 |
| 5 | Lussu, Roberto | 1596 | ITA | −1N | +35B | +22N | =17B | +29N | +15B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 12.75 | 1949 | +105.2 |
| 6 | Cabras Sanna, Ruben Federico | 1752 | ITA | +36B | −32N | +45B | +23N | +8B | =2N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 12.25 | 1842 | +28.8 |
| 7 | Bonali, Leonardo | 1996 | ITA | +18N | +8B | +17N | =1B | F | =12N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.50 | 1971 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Moretti, Lorenzo | 1751 | ITA | +11N | −7N | +26B | +18B | −6N | +35B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 1767 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Depau, Alessandro | 1920 | ITA | +34N | −3B | +16N | +32B | +20N | −1B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.50 | 1786 | -14.4 |
| 10 | Dessy, Eugenio | 1615 | ITA | +42B | =14N | +12B | =21N | −4B | +24N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 1778 | +17.0 |
| 11 | Pitzalis, Luigi | 1501 | ITA | −8B | +42N | +19B | −4N | +31N | +20B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 1706 | +41.2 |
| 12 | Secchi, Antonio | 1665 | ITA | +41N | =15B | −10N | +43B | +17N | =7B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 10.25 | 1805 | +21.0 |
| 13 | Orru`, Andrea | 1630 | ITA | +44B | F | +41N | −20B | +28N | +21N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 1556 | -8.0 |
| 14 | Nadal Masala, Jacopo Lluc | 1802 | ITA | +25N | =10B | +15N | =29B | −3N | =18B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 1742 | -16.0 |
| 15 | Pitzeri, Daniel Michele | 1832 | ITA | +27B | =12N | −14B | +30N | +21B | −5N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 10.50 | 1676 | -39.6 |
| 16 | Moi, Federico | 0 | ITA | −2B | +28N | −9B | +33N | +22N | =19B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 17 | D`andria, Camilla | 1656 | ITA | +47N | +22B | −7B | =5N | −12B | +29N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1774 | +28.8 |
| 18 | Carta, Emanuele | 1603 | ITA | −7B | +40N | +24B | −8N | +37B | =14N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1718 | +33.2 |
| 19 | Trincas, Claudio | 0 | ITA | +35N | −1B | −11N | +41B | +39N | =16N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Pisu, Andrea | 1660 | ITA | +48B | −2N | +36B | +13N | −9B | −11N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1605 | -8.4 |
| 21 | Pascale, Mauro | 0 | ITA | +31N | +33B | =3N | =10B | −15N | −13B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ardu, Luigi | 1809 | ITA | +45B | −17N | −5B | +26N | −16B | +40N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1632 | -20.4 |
| 23 | Murrau, Raffaele | 1636 | ITA | +38N | +29B | −1N | −6B | F | +39B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1742 | +19.2 |
| 24 | Marcia, Michele Antonio | 1494 | ITA | −30N | +49B | −18N | +25B | +32N | −10B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1555 | +14.4 |
| 25 | Tiepido, Matteo | 1534 | ITA | −14B | +48N | −4B | −24N | +44B | +42N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 888 | -38.8 |
| 26 | Vallascas, Gabriel | 1532 | ITA | −29N | +47B | −8N | −22B | +41N | +31B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1619 | +18.0 |
| 27 | Loi, Francesco | 1562 | ITA | −15N | −41B | +46N | −39B | +43N | +38B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1370 | -20.6 |
| 28 | Atzeri, Federico | 0 | ITA | F | −16B | +49N | +45N | −13B | +34B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Sorcinelli, Andrea | 1801 | ITA | +26B | −23N | +34B | =14N | −5B | −17B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1582 | -34.8 |
| 30 | Stilli, Gabriele | 1749 | ITA | +24B | F | =43N | −15B | −34N | +45B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1600 | -18.8 |
| 31 | Manca, Giuseppe | 1641 | ITA | −21B | =4N | =33B | +36N | −11B | −26N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1492 | -20.8 |
| 32 | Puddu, Benvenuto | 1618 | ITA | +49N | +6B | −2B | −9N | −24B | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1556 | -15.6 |
| 33 | Onnis, Dafne Sofia | 1513 | ITA | =4B | −21N | =31N | −16B | −38N | +43B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 1772 | +40.4 |
| 34 | Sanna, Giacomo | 1595 | ITA | −9B | +37N | −29N | −35B | +30B | −28N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1606 | -1.6 |
| 35 | Caredda, Giuseppe | 1462 | ITA | −19B | −5N | +48B | +34N | F | −8N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1523 | +4.0 |
| 36 | Pagano, Sante | 1501 | ITA | −6N | +38B | −20N | −31B | −42N | +46B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 885 | -31.6 |
| 37 | Sabiu, Sebastiano Augusto | 1457 | ITA | −3N | −34B | +38N | +47B | −18N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 838 | -31.6 |
| 38 | Piga, Giovanni | 0 | ITA | −23B | −36N | −37B | +48N | +33B | −27N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1296 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Spiga, Enrico | 1437 | ITA | F | F | +44B | +27N | −19B | −23N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1603 | +17.2 |
| 40 | Manca, Francesco | 1459 | ITA | F | −18B | =47N | =42B | +45N | −22B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1528 | +7.6 |
| 41 | Sardu, Elias | 1453 | ITA | −12B | +27N | −13B | −19N | −26B | =44N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 3.75 | 1406 | -8.4 |
| 42 | Viola, Augusto | 0 | ITA | −10N | −11B | F | =40N | +36B | −25B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Scano, Alessandro | 1527 | ITA | F | +44N | =30B | −12N | −27B | −33N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1301 | -40.8 |
| 44 | FIDE 552025802 | 0 | — | −13N | −43B | −39N | +46B | −25N | =41B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1152 | 0.0 |
| 45 | La Gaetana, Giacomo | 1544 | ITA | −22N | +46B | −6N | −28B | −40B | −30N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 893 | -25.4 |
| 46 | FIDE 552020932 | 0 | — | F | −45N | −27B | −44N | +49B | −36N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 552025799 | 0 | — | −17B | −26N | =40B | −37N | F | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1206 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Floris, Christian | 0 | ITA | −20N | −25B | −35N | −38B | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 23447877 | 0 | — | −32B | −24N | −28B | F | −46N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lussu, RobertoITA+105.24.5 pts · #2
- 2D`andria, Edoardo AntonioITA+71.64.5 pts · #8
- 3Pitzalis, LuigiITA+41.24.0 pts · #27
- 1Scano, AlessandroITA-40.81.5 pts · #42
- 2Pitzeri, Daniel MicheleITA-39.63.5 pts · #19
- 3Tiepido, MatteoITA-38.83.0 pts · #49
- R6+236 Elo gap
- R3+213 Elo gap
- R2+207 Elo gap