CR Sicilia 2026

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76 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 02 Jun 2026 in Giardini Naxos, Italy. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2123, and top seed was Vittorio Fargetta (🇮🇹 ITA, 2274).

Davide Pulvirenti (🇮🇹 ITA, 2218) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Diego Christian Alfo` (6.0) and Vittorio Fargetta (5.5). Pulvirenti broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Loreto Genualdi (1735) beat Alessandro Santagati (FM, 2223), a +488-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Giardini Naxos, Italy

Dates

30 May 2026 → 02 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Vittorio Fargetta2274

Avg top 10

2,123

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×73

Top 3

🥇
Davide Pulvirenti
🇮🇹ITA·2218
6.5pts·2417perf+47.2
🥈
Diego Christian Alfo`
🇮🇹ITA·2072
6.0pts·2341perf+89.2
🥉
Vittorio Fargetta
🇮🇹ITA·2274
5.5pts·2242perf-4.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Davide Pulvirenti led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Pulvirenti6.5Alfo`6Santagati5.5Verga5.5Fargetta5.5Merlino5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Davide Pulvirenti held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Davide Pulvirenti drew with Diego Christian Alfo` (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Davide Pulvirenti 5 wins (R1–R5)Diego Christian Alfo` 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Alessandro Santagati 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Davide Pulvirenti	*	½	—	—
2Diego Christian Alfo`	½	*	—	—
3FMAlessandro Santagati	—	—	*	½
4Francesco Verga	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pulvirenti, Davide	2218	ITA	+10B	+6N	+31B	+13N	+14B	=2N	+3N	6.5	30.5	34.0	31.00	2417	+47.2
2	Alfo`, Diego Christian	2072	ITA	+40B	+12N	+21B	+16N	=3N	=1B	+8B	6.0	30.5	34.0	28.00	2341	+89.2
3	Fargetta, Vittorio	2274	ITA	+35B	+9N	+22B	+4N	=2B	+7N	−1B	5.5	32.0	35.5	26.00	2242	-4.4
4	Verga, Francesco	2125	ITA	+38B	+24N	+15B	−3B	+26N	=5N	+14B	5.5	28.0	31.5	23.25	2218	+17.6
5	Santagati, AlessandroFM	2223	ITA	−20N	+66B	+47N	+28B	+15N	=4B	+13N	5.5	25.5	27.5	20.75	2147	-7.6
6	Merlino, Raffaele	1837	ITA	+45N	−1B	+23N	+19N	=13B	+17B	=15N	5.0	28.5	31.5	20.50	2050	+78.4
7	Blanda, Daniele	1980	ITA	+54N	−33B	+10N	+9B	+24N	−3B	+25N	5.0	27.0	30.0	21.00	2004	+11.6
8	Noto, Federico	2199	ITA	−44N	+67B	+35N	+21B	+17N	+11B	−2N	5.0	26.0	28.0	19.00	2025	-42.0
9	Dominici, Matteo	1847	ITA	+68B	−3B	+30N	−7N	+41B	+23B	+20N	5.0	26.0	28.0	17.50	1948	+36.8
10	Motta, Mattia Stefano	1718	ITA	−1N	+45B	−7B	+66N	+52B	+48N	+24B	5.0	24.5	26.5	15.00	1948	+80.8
11	Napoli Costa, Antonello	1796	ITA	+70N	−22B	+64N	+39B	+31N	−8N	+21B	5.0	22.5	24.5	15.50	2007	+39.0
12	Serio, Vittorio	1823	ITA	+58N	−2B	=57N	+32B	+63N	=37B	+27B	5.0	22.0	24.5	15.50	1940	+46.8
13	Barna, Marco	2019	ITA	+34N	+27B	+33N	−1B	=6N	+18B	−5B	4.5	29.0	32.5	18.00	2015	+4.0
14	Montalto, Davide	2007	ITA	+30B	+29N	=20B	+18N	−1N	+36B	−4N	4.5	28.5	32.0	18.00	2007	+5.6
15	Gangemi, Salvatore	1935	ITA	+56B	+43N	−4N	+25B	−5B	+46N	=6B	4.5	26.5	29.5	16.00	1988	+11.0
16	Genovese, MaurizioFM	2111	ITA	+69N	+25B	=17N	−2B	−18N	+35B	+36N	4.5	26.0	28.0	15.25	1959	-21.4
17	Cammalleri, Elena	1912	ITA	+67B	+44N	=16B	+20N	−8B	−6N	+34B	4.5	25.0	27.0	14.75	1939	+14.4
18	Salafia, Dario	1854	ITA	=32N	+60B	+51N	−14B	+16B	−13N	+37N	4.5	23.5	26.0	15.25	1935	+35.6
19	Bottini, Paolo	1946	ITA	−23N	+62B	+38N	−6B	=34N	+49B	+33N	4.5	22.5	25.0	14.25	1788	-22.8
20	Genualdi, Loreto	1735	ITA	+5B	+48N	=14N	−17B	=39N	+28B	−9B	4.0	27.0	30.0	16.50	1991	+90.8
21	Licari, Nicolo`	1887	ITA	+62N	+23B	−2N	−8N	+40B	+44B	−11N	4.0	26.5	29.0	13.00	1867	-5.2
22	Zito, EnricaWFM	1944	ITA	+55B	+11N	−3N	−24B	+30N	−25B	+44N	4.0	25.5	28.5	15.00	1875	-12.0
23	Fargetta, Chiara	1665	ITA	+19B	−21N	−6B	+53N	+29B	−9N	+46B	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.50	1849	+68.0
24	Ginebri, Aldo	1831	ITA	+73B	−4B	+55N	+22N	−7B	+45B	−10N	4.0	25.5	26.5	11.00	1839	+6.0
25	Licenziato, Filippo Maria	1807	ITA	+71B	−16N	+53B	−15N	+55B	+22N	−7B	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.00	1847	+20.0
26	Faldetta, Antonio	1918	ITA	+50B	=42N	=46B	+29N	−4B	−27N	+47B	4.0	23.0	26.0	13.25	1861	-19.2
27	Consoli, Gabriele	1795	ITA	+53B	−13N	=50B	=42N	+57B	+26B	−12N	4.0	23.0	25.5	12.75	1796	+4.4
28	Mazzamuto, Salvatore Lorenzo	1874	ITA	+59B	=41N	+42B	−5N	=46B	−20N	+54B	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.25	1825	-8.6
29	Marino, Andrea	1810	ITA	+61N	−14B	+56N	−26B	−23N	+64B	+45N	4.0	21.0	23.5	11.00	1749	-9.0
30	Vesco, Tommaso	1686	ITA	−14N	+70B	−9B	+68N	−22B	+58N	+48B	4.0	21.0	23.0	9.50	1802	+41.2
31	Schiatti, Piero	1938	ITA	+57N	+47B	−1N	=46N	−11B	=32B	=38N	3.5	24.5	27.0	10.50	1783	-26.0
32	Mancuso, Luigi	1548	ITA	=18B	=36N	=43B	−12N	+60B	=31N	=42B	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.75	1812	+86.4
33	Furnari, Francesco	1771	ITA	+72B	+7N	−13B	=48N	−36B	+50N	−19B	3.5	23.5	25.0	11.00	1840	+9.4
34	Zito, Alessandro	1691	ITA	−13B	+71N	−36B	+59N	=19B	+43N	−17N	3.5	23.0	25.0	10.25	1801	+36.4
35	Bellinvia, Giuseppe	1737	ITA	−3N	+68B	−8B	+64N	=50B	−16N	+57B	3.5	23.0	25.0	8.50	1827	+10.2
36	Gitto, Salvatore Graziano	1907	ITA	=51N	=32B	+34N	=44B	+33N	−14N	−16B	3.5	22.5	25.5	11.75	1773	-21.8
37	Seminara, Antonio	1956	ITA	−41B	+59N	−44B	+56B	+38N	=12N	−18B	3.5	22.5	25.0	11.50	1708	-41.2
38	Ciraulo, Basilio Vladimir	1714	ITA	−4N	+58B	−19B	+67N	−37B	+52N	=31B	3.5	22.5	24.5	9.25	1801	+25.6
39	Parisi, Cosimo	1898	ITA	=49B	+52N	=41B	−11N	=20B	=47N	=40B	3.5	22.0	25.0	11.50	1683	-73.6
40	Scolaro, Antonio	1712	ITA	−2N	=61B	=49N	+62B	−21N	+51B	=39N	3.5	22.0	24.5	10.00	1724	+0.6
41	Chindemi, Giuseppe	1668	ITA	+37N	=28B	=39N	−63B	−9N	=59B	+65N	3.5	21.0	23.5	11.00	1785	+15.6
42	Bonaccorso, Andrea Francesco	1763	ITA	+75N	=26B	−28N	=27B	−45N	+66B	=32N	3.5	20.5	20.5	7.75	1657	-34.8
43	Sorce, Gaetano	1775	ITA	+74N	−15B	=32N	=51B	=49N	−34B	+59N	3.5	20.0	21.0	8.25	1610	-56.8
44	D`angelo, Giovanni	1716	ITA	+8B	−17B	+37N	=36N	=48B	−21N	−22B	3.0	24.5	27.5	11.75	1898	+60.0
45	Giudice, Antonino	1547	ITA	−6B	−10N	+76B	+61N	+42B	−24N	−29B	3.0	24.0	24.0	6.00	1621	+9.4
46	Dinamo, Giulio	1810	ITA	=52B	+49N	=26N	=31B	=28N	−15B	−23N	3.0	23.0	26.0	10.25	1727	-15.0
47	Tondo, Salvatore	1761	ITA	+76B	−31N	−5B	=60N	+51N	=39B	−26N	3.0	22.0	22.0	6.00	1726	-8.0
48	Trimarchi, Giuseppe	1914	ITA	+66N	−20B	+69N	=33B	=44N	−10B	−30N	3.0	21.5	23.5	7.25	1656	-46.8
49	Serio, Angela	1564	ITA	=39N	−46B	=40B	+69N	=43B	−19N	=50B	3.0	21.0	23.0	8.75	1731	+53.6
50	Ciraulo, Silvia	1614	ITA	−26N	+65B	=27N	=57B	=35N	−33B	=49N	3.0	20.5	23.0	9.00	1611	-2.4
51	Palermo, Gregorio	1567	ITA	=36B	+63N	−18B	=43N	−47B	−40N	+69B	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.00	1757	+61.2
52	D`ignoti, Nicolo`	1542	ITA	=46N	−39B	=60N	+54B	−10N	−38B	+66N	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.75	1669	+42.0
53	Pampanini, Giovanni	1454	ITA	−27N	+54B	−25N	−23B	+61B	−55N	+67B	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.50	1620	+26.8
54	Alibrandi, Alfredo	1675	ITA	−7B	−53N	+58B	−52N	+68B	+67N	−28N	3.0	19.5	21.5	6.50	1594	-16.6
55	Signorelli, Marco	1662	ITA	−22N	+74B	−24B	+65N	−25N	+53B	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1617	-6.6
56	Chindemi, Vincenzo	1627	ITA	−15N	+75B	−29B	−37N	−58B	+74N	+68B	3.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	1575	-10.6
57	Giuffrida, Francesco	1632	ITA	−31B	+72N	=12B	=50N	−27N	=65B	−35N	2.5	21.5	23.0	6.75	1541	-11.2
58	La Face, Giuseppe	1543	ITA	−12B	−38N	−54N	+72B	+56N	−30B	=64N	2.5	21.0	22.5	5.75	1497	-13.6
59	Di Gaetano, Manfredi	1552	ITA	−28N	−37B	+75N	−34B	+69B	=41N	−43B	2.5	20.0	20.0	3.75	1586	+5.2
60	Palermo, Augusto	1621	ITA	=63B	−18N	=52B	=47B	−32N	−69N	+70B	2.5	18.5	20.5	6.25	1585	-9.0
61	Mascali, Antonio Michail	1517	ITA	−29B	=40N	−63B	−45B	−53N	+75N	+72B	2.5	17.5	17.5	3.25	1322	-41.2
62	Schepis, Leonardo	1560	ITA	−21B	−19N	+74B	−40N	−65B	=72N	+73B	2.5	17.0	18.0	2.75	1628	+10.4
63	Mazza, Pierfrancesco Joseph	1925	ITA	=60N	−51B	+61N	+41N	−12B	F	F	2.5	16.5	16.5	7.25	1641	-65.6
64	Zangla, Giuseppe	1614	ITA	F	+76N	−11B	−35B	+73N	−29N	=58B	2.5	16.0	16.0	2.25	1537	-10.6
65	FIDE 23431849	0	—	F	−50N	+73B	−55B	+62N	=57N	−41B	2.5	15.5	15.5	4.75	1557	0.0
66	Cusmano, Antonello	1600	ITA	−48B	−5N	+71B	−10B	+70N	−42N	−52B	2.0	22.0	24.0	4.00	1541	-15.0
67	Belardi, Luigi	1571	ITA	−17N	−8N	+70B	−38B	+71N	−54B	−53N	2.0	21.0	23.0	4.00	1511	-31.6
68	Gallo, Fausto	1547	ITA	−9N	−35N	+72B	−30B	−54N	+71B	−56N	2.0	20.5	22.0	3.50	1405	-20.2
69	Prestipino, Luigi	1713	ITA	−16B	+73N	−48B	−49B	−59N	+60B	−51N	2.0	18.5	19.5	3.50	1538	-71.2
70	Coppolino, Aldo	1463	ITA	−11B	−30N	−67N	+76B	−66B	+73N	−60N	2.0	16.5	16.5	1.00	1364	-27.6
71	De Vita, Bruno	1493	ITA	−25N	−34B	−66N	+75B	−67B	−68N	+74B	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	1332	-23.0
72	Capone, Siria	0	ITA	−33N	−57B	−68N	−58N	+75B	=62B	−61N	1.5	15.5	15.5	1.25	1194	0.0
73	Sarcia`, Alida	1546	ITA	−24N	−69B	−65N	+74N	−64B	−70B	−62N	1.0	15.5	16.5	1.00	1326	-64.8
74	Iacono, Giancarlo	1411	ITA	−43B	−55N	−62N	−73B	+76N	−56B	−71N	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	811	0.0
75	FIDE 552044181	0	—	−42B	−56N	−59B	−71N	−72N	−61B	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	790	0.0
76	FIDE 552056422	0	—	−47N	−64B	−45N	−70N	−74B	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	759	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Genualdi, LoretoITA
+90.8
4.0 pts · #26
2Alfo`, Diego ChristianITA
+89.2
6.0 pts · #2
3Mancuso, LuigiITA
+86.4
3.5 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Parisi, CosimoITA
-73.6
3.5 pts · #39
2Prestipino, LuigiITA
-71.2
2.0 pts · #58
3Mazza, Pierfrancesco JosephITA
-65.6
2.5 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R1+488 Elo gap
Genualdi, Loreto1735 beat FMSantagati, Alessandro2223
R1+483 Elo gap
D`angelo, Giovanni1716 beat Noto, Federico2199
R2+358 Elo gap
Palermo, Gregorio1567 beat Mazza, Pierfrancesco Joseph1925