OP 5 Elpi chess
Open SwissStandard
52 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2014, and top seed was Diego Fioravanti (🇮🇹 ITA, 2047).
Stefano Giampieri (🇮🇹 ITA, 1983) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sergio Rinaudo (4.5) and Gaudio Di Giacinto (4.0). Giampieri shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Viraj Sarawgi (1519) beat Diego Fioravanti (2047), a +528-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇹Italy×50
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
24
11
4
2
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Giampieri takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Stefano Giampieri drew with Sergio Rinaudo (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Stefano Giampieri 4 wins (R1–R4)Sergio Rinaudo 4 wins (R1–R4)Leonardo Renzetti 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stefano Giampieri | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Sergio Rinaudo | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Leonardo Renzetti | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Gaudio Di Giacinto | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giampieri, Stefano | 1983 | ITA | +38B | +16N | +14B | +5N | =2N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 2266 | +29.6 |
| 2 | Rinaudo, Sergio | 2039 | ITA | +41B | +17N | +22B | +12N | =1B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 12.75 | 2259 | +21.2 |
| 3 | Di Giacinto, Gaudio | 2036 | ITA | +25N | +39B | =4N | +8B | =10N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 2094 | +9.0 |
| 4 | Giacometti, Franco | 1975 | ITA | +42B | +18N | =3B | =9N | +12B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 2120 | +18.6 |
| 5 | Renzetti, Leonardo | 2025 | ITA | +31N | +26B | +23N | −1B | +13N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 2113 | +10.2 |
| 6 | Menichelli, Alessandro | 2014 | ITA | +33B | +27N | −12B | +16N | +14B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 2073 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Botondini, Diego | 1875 | ITA | =8N | +30B | +32N | =13B | +15B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 1989 | +30.4 |
| 8 | Viraj Sarawgi | 1519 | IND | =7B | +11N | +19B | −3N | +22B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 11.00 | 2061 | +122.8 |
| 9 | Filippone, Matteo | 2009 | ITA | +29N | −13B | +31N | =4B | +24N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1964 | -4.2 |
| 10 | Zincani, Riccardo | 2027 | ITA | −28B | +37N | +25B | +39N | =3B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1961 | -5.2 |
| 11 | Spilli, Andrea | 1923 | ITA | =30N | −8B | +43N | +40B | +23N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1847 | -6.2 |
| 12 | Di Lascio, Savino | 1893 | ITA | +36B | +35N | +6N | −2B | −4N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1917 | +3.2 |
| 13 | Quintiliani, Matteo | 1836 | ITA | +48B | +9N | =15B | =7N | −5B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1936 | +30.8 |
| 14 | Medorini, Massimiliano | 1888 | ITA | +34N | +24B | −1N | +29B | −6N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1888 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Allegranti, Luca | 1949 | ITA | +40N | =32B | =13N | +21B | −7N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1869 | -9.4 |
| 16 | Ripani, Sebastiano | 1818 | ITA | +46N | −1B | +45N | −6B | +29N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1800 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Ranieri, Gianrico | 1846 | ITA | +45N | −2B | −29N | +30B | +31N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1798 | -8.4 |
| 18 | Capocasa, Nicola | 1799 | ITA | +50N | −4B | +46N | =23B | =20N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1785 | -1.2 |
| 19 | Fioravanti, Diego | 2047 | ITA | −24N | +34B | −8N | +42B | +32B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1781 | -27.6 |
| 20 | Marinucci, Johnny | 1807 | ITA | −35B | =36N | +44B | +33N | =18B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1844 | +5.4 |
| 21 | Di Pietro, Gabriele | 1821 | ITA | +44B | −22N | +42B | −15N | +38B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1822 | +2.4 |
| 22 | De Paolis, Diego | 1982 | ITA | +43N | +21B | −2N | =24B | −8N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1790 | -22.4 |
| 23 | Mazzarini, Daniele | 1948 | ITA | +37B | +28N | −5B | =18N | −11B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1827 | -14.8 |
| 24 | Pisacane, Paolo | 1786 | ITA | +19B | −14N | +35B | =22N | −9B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1895 | +19.6 |
| 25 | Pagnanini, Andrea | 1749 | ITA | −3B | +51N | −10N | +45B | =26N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1785 | +4.2 |
| 26 | Battistelli, Gianluca | 1850 | ITA | +49B | −5N | =33B | =32N | =25B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1761 | -10.6 |
| 27 | Gjoklaj, Shpetim | 1823 | ITA | +47N | −6B | −40N | =34B | +43N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1678 | -16.8 |
| 28 | Salvi, Matteo | 1747 | ITA | +10N | −23B | F | =37N | +44B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1856 | +23.6 |
| 29 | Giancristofaro, Riccardo | 1734 | ITA | −9B | +48N | +17B | −14N | −16B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1733 | -0.8 |
| 30 | D`angelo, Chiara | 1641 | ITA | =11B | −7N | =36B | −17N | +47B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1672 | +4.8 |
| 31 | Fontanella, Daniel | 1746 | ITA | −5B | +49N | −9B | +36N | −17B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1730 | -3.2 |
| 32 | Illuminati Pietrella, Daniele | 1798 | ITA | +52B | =15N | −7B | =26B | −19N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1738 | -12.4 |
| 33 | Giobbi, Costantino | 1741 | ITA | −6N | +47B | =26N | −20B | =34N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1663 | -10.4 |
| 34 | Testardi, Federica | 1563 | ITA | −14B | −19N | +52B | =27N | =33B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1662 | +6.8 |
| 35 | Hofmann, Ilyas Raffael | 0 | ITA | +20N | −12B | −24N | −43B | +45N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Marmore`, Ascanio | 1637 | ITA | −12N | =20B | =30N | −31B | +46N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1579 | -6.2 |
| 37 | Giuliani, Matteo | 1642 | ITA | −23N | −10B | +47N | =28B | =42N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1693 | +3.6 |
| 38 | Orsolini, Diego | 1727 | ITA | −1N | −46B | +48N | +50B | −21N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1630 | -15.2 |
| 39 | Marchetti, Michael | 1883 | ITA | +51B | −3N | F | −10B | +41N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1841 | -3.2 |
| 40 | Mircoli, Filippo | 1655 | ITA | −15B | +52N | +27B | −11N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1773 | +7.8 |
| 41 | Cudini, Alfonso | 1761 | ITA | −2N | −45B | +49N | +46B | −39B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1528 | -46.8 |
| 42 | Marzetti, Alessandro | 1665 | ITA | −4N | +50B | −21N | −19N | =37B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1549 | -11.0 |
| 43 | Abbadini, Nico | 1722 | ITA | −22B | =44N | −11B | +35N | −27B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1466 | -45.2 |
| 44 | Testardi, Fabiana | 1425 | ITA | −21N | =43B | −20N | +49B | −28N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1569 | +12.8 |
| 45 | Ruani, Sergio | 1471 | ITA | −17B | +41N | −16B | −25N | −35B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1601 | +9.4 |
| 46 | Ciattaglia, Anna | 0 | ITA | −16B | +38N | −18B | −41N | −36B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Valenti, Stefano | 1437 | ITA | −27B | −33N | −37B | +51N | −30N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1438 | -2.8 |
| 48 | Amico, Salvatore | 1461 | ITA | −13N | −29B | −38B | F | +50N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 965 | -8.8 |
| 49 | Totaro, Dario | 1492 | ITA | −26N | −31B | −41B | −44N | +51B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1424 | -9.6 |
| 50 | Mariani, Daniele | 0 | ITA | −18B | −42N | +51B | −38N | −48B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Catena, Daniel | 1539 | ITA | −39N | −25B | −50N | −47B | −49N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 840 | -62.4 |
| 52 | FIDE 879843 | 0 | — | −32N | −40B | −34N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Viraj SarawgiIND+122.83.5 pts · #9
- 2Quintiliani, MatteoITA+30.83.0 pts · #18
- 3Botondini, DiegoITA+30.44.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Catena, DanielITA-62.40.0 pts · #51
- 2Cudini, AlfonsoITA-46.82.0 pts · #43
- 3Abbadini, NicoITA-45.21.5 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R3+528 Elo gap
- R5+463 Elo gap
- R2+404 Elo gap