OP 3 Francois-Andre' Danican Philidor
48 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Milano, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1683, and top seed was Giacomo De Munari (🇮🇹 ITA, 1734).
Alessandro Cianciaruso (🇮🇹 ITA, 1662) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Egidio Paolo Maria Bordogna (4.5) and Marco Milan (4.5). Cianciaruso broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Valentina Tondo (1489) beat Gabriele Menga (1699), a +210-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlessandro Cianciaruso led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Alessandro Cianciaruso held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Alessandro Cianciaruso 5 wins (R1–R5)Marco Milan 4 wins (R1–R4)Egidio Paolo Maria Bordogna 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alessandro Cianciaruso | * | — | — | — |
| 2Marco Milan | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Egidio Paolo Maria Bordogna | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Luca Orseniga | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cianciaruso, Alessandro | 1662 | ITA | +43N | +20B | +7N | +4B | +12N | 5.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2441 | +95.2 |
| 2 | Bordogna, Egidio Paolo Maria | 1719 | ITA | +30N | +25B | +6N | +11B | =3N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 1980 | +51.6 |
| 3 | Milan, Marco | 1649 | ITA | +31N | +16B | +18N | +19B | =2B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 12.75 | 1985 | +32.6 |
| 4 | De Munari, Giacomo | 1734 | ITA | +33B | +9N | +27B | −1N | +16B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 1858 | +28.8 |
| 5 | Orseniga, Luca | 1670 | ITA | +23N | −7B | +43N | +20B | +11N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1810 | +32.8 |
| 6 | Pietranera, Roberto Kotaro | 1639 | ITA | +22B | +45N | −2B | +42N | +13B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1696 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Olivetti, Carlo Arrigo | 1622 | ITA | +34B | +5N | −1B | =14N | +21B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 1755 | +36.0 |
| 8 | Camerani, Michele | 1530 | ITA | =24B | +17N | +21B | =13N | =14B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 9.75 | 1766 | +64.0 |
| 9 | Weiss, Nicolo` | 1619 | ITA | +38N | −4B | =35N | +26B | +19N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1665 | +5.0 |
| 10 | Tondo, Valentina | 1489 | ITA | −19N | +36B | =15N | +33B | +24N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1737 | +52.4 |
| 11 | Ranawaka Thantrige, Esala Ishwara | 1568 | ITA | +36N | +15B | +24N | −2N | −5B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1686 | +25.2 |
| 12 | Robert, Gioele | 1710 | ITA | −32B | +28N | +23B | +22N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1627 | -10.8 |
| 13 | Tondo, Daniele | 1513 | ITA | +41N | +29B | =19N | =8B | −6N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1703 | +52.0 |
| 14 | Torelli, Mauro | 1645 | ITA | +35N | −18B | +31N | =7B | =8N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1621 | -2.8 |
| 15 | Zanolini, Roberto | 1652 | ITA | +37B | −11N | =10B | =17N | +32B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1623 | -3.6 |
| 16 | Maiocchi, Massimo | 1616 | ITA | +47B | −3N | +45B | +27N | −4N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1556 | -9.2 |
| 17 | Tesauro Campini, Elia | 1610 | ITA | =26N | −8B | +39N | =15B | +31N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1561 | -7.6 |
| 18 | D`agostino, Federico | 1608 | ITA | +46B | +14N | −3B | −21N | +42B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1523 | -13.6 |
| 19 | Stroppa, Valerio | 1646 | ITA | +10B | +32N | =13B | −3N | −9B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1574 | -10.2 |
| 20 | Badiali, Sergio | 1618 | ITA | +48B | −1N | +40B | −5N | =22B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1481 | -17.6 |
| 21 | Fernandez Chahuaris, Mattia | 1623 | ITA | =39N | +26B | −8N | +18B | −7N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1462 | -26.0 |
| 22 | Ottolina, Samuele | 1484 | ITA | −6N | +41B | +25N | −12B | =20N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1658 | +45.6 |
| 23 | Affinito, Giacomo | 1526 | ITA | −5B | +34N | −12N | +38B | =25B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1572 | +12.8 |
| 24 | Menga, Gabriele | 1699 | ITA | =8N | +39B | −11B | +37N | −10B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1438 | -56.8 |
| 25 | Donetti, Igor | 1633 | ITA | +40B | −2N | −22B | +35B | =23N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1533 | -26.4 |
| 26 | Gianfreda, Lorenzo | 0 | ITA | =17B | −21N | +41B | −9N | +37B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Daluiso, Roberto | 1635 | ITA | +44N | +42B | −4N | −16B | =28N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1499 | -15.2 |
| 28 | Pipitone, Filippo Massimo | 1530 | ITA | =29N | −12B | =38N | +36B | =27B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1521 | -2.0 |
| 29 | Liao, William Timoteo | 1672 | ITA | =28B | −13N | −37B | +46N | +35B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1424 | -54.0 |
| 30 | D`arrigo, Ernesto Emmanuel | 1554 | ITA | −2B | −40N | +48B | =45N | +44B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1420 | -21.6 |
| 31 | Peddio, Giovanni Salvatore | 1503 | ITA | −3B | +47N | −14B | +40N | −17B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1403 | -20.0 |
| 32 | Noris, Alessandro | 1541 | ITA | +12N | −19B | −42N | +44B | −15N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1619 | +8.8 |
| 33 | Crispino, Anna | 1565 | ITA | −4N | +44B | F | −10N | +45B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1436 | -10.6 |
| 34 | Galli, Paolo | 1427 | ITA | −7N | −23B | −36N | +39B | +47N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 772 | -24.8 |
| 35 | Giametta, Pasquale | 1486 | ITA | −14B | +46N | =9B | −25N | −29N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1321 | -13.4 |
| 36 | Politakis, Alexandre | 0 | ITA | −11B | −10N | +34B | −28N | =40B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Marchesoni, Franco Luigi | 1505 | ITA | −15N | =38B | +29N | −24B | −26N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Bordogna, Berenice Maria | 1408 | ITA | −9B | =37N | =28B | −23N | =41B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1421 | +1.6 |
| 39 | Attardo, Lorenzo | 0 | ITA | =21B | −24N | −17B | −34N | +46B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1268 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Massari, Renato | 1456 | ITA | −25N | +30B | −20N | −31B | =36N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1389 | -13.6 |
| 41 | Scurati, Maria | 1663 | ITA | −13B | −22N | −26N | +48B | =38N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1195 | -69.6 |
| 42 | Scaruffi, Paolo | 0 | ITA | F | −27N | +32B | −6B | −18N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Mazzucchelli, Riccardo | 1508 | ITA | −1B | +48N | −5B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 865 | -11.0 |
| 44 | Zanella, Paolo | 1460 | ITA | −27B | −33N | +47B | −32N | −30N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 783 | -53.6 |
| 45 | FIDE 552020134 | 0 | — | F | −6B | −16N | =30B | −33N | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1271 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 552022226 | 0 | — | −18N | −35B | F | −29B | −39N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Galli Platonova, Ekaterina | 0 | ITA | −16N | −31B | −44N | F | −34B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 23476060 | 0 | — | −20N | −43B | −30N | −41N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cianciaruso, AlessandroITA+95.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Camerani, MicheleITA+64.03.5 pts · #7
- 3Tondo, ValentinaITA+52.43.5 pts · #13
- 1Scurati, MariaITA-69.61.5 pts · #41
- 2Menga, GabrieleITA-56.82.5 pts · #26
- 3Liao, William TimoteoITA-54.02.5 pts · #22
- R5+210 Elo gap
- R2+179 Elo gap
- R1+169 Elo gap