OP Memorial Massimo Saffioti
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 17 Jan 2026 in Genova, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1727, and top seed was Attilio Damiano (🇮🇹 ITA, 1776).
Angelo Fernando Kachchakaduge (🇮🇹 ITA, 1720) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Graziano Guglielmotto (4.0) and Attilio Damiano (4.0). Kachchakaduge won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mario Pizzigoni (1556) beat Attilio Damiano (1776), a +220-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Genova, Italy
Dates
17 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAngelo Fernando Kachchakaduge led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Kachchakaduge4.5Guglielmotto4Damiano4Bochicchio3.5Mercanti3.5Franco Teves3.5— ex-leaders:Kachchakadugeled R3–R5, #8
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Angelo Fernando Kachchakaduge held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Angelo Fernando Kachchakaduge 4 wins (R1–R4)Attilio Damiano 4 wins (R2–R5)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kachchakaduge, Angelo Fernando | 1720 | ITA | +25B | +5N | +8B | +7N | =4B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.25 | 2012 | +43.2 |
| 2 | Guglielmotto, Graziano | 1749 | ITA | +27N | =20B | +11B | =4N | +10N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.00 | 1800 | +5.4 |
| 3 | Damiano, Attilio | 1776 | ITA | −19N | +32B | +16B | +13N | +12B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10.00 | 1785 | +0.8 |
| 4 | Fiorito, Giovanni | 1731 | ITA | +29N | =15B | +20N | =2B | =1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 1779 | +5.0 |
| 5 | Mercanti, Arrigo | 0 | ITA | +18N | −1B | +19N | =6B | +17N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 1714 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Nicolis, Claudio | 1739 | ITA | =9B | =10N | +25B | =5N | +16B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 1751 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Franco Teves, Inti Mahatma | 1745 | ITA | +28B | =16N | +23B | −1B | +21N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1672 | -13.2 |
| 8 | Cai, Roberto | 1741 | ITA | +21N | +30B | −1N | =15B | +18N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1725 | -2.0 |
| 9 | Bochicchio, Davide | 0 | ITA | =6N | =18B | +30N | =17B | +15N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.75 | 1699 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Porcile, Lorenzo | 1545 | ITA | =17N | =6B | +29N | +11N | −2B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1624 | +11.2 |
| 11 | Sanguineti, Mauro | 0 | ITA | +32N | +19B | −2N | −10B | +27N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Clivio, Marco | 1642 | ITA | =31N | +22B | =15N | +26B | −3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1494 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Tartara, Gianni Luigi | 1602 | ITA | =22N | +31B | =17N | −3B | +26N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1575 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Camera, Giampaolo | 1577 | ITA | −33B | −25N | +38B | +36N | +28B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 2227 | +6.0 |
| 15 | Pini, Davide | 1597 | ITA | +34B | =4N | =12B | =8N | −9B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1705 | +8.6 |
| 16 | Forgione, Andrea | 1567 | ITA | +37N | =7B | −3N | +20B | −6N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1646 | +14.8 |
| 17 | Volpi, Alessandro | 1760 | ITA | =10B | +33N | =13B | =9N | −5B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1576 | -19.2 |
| 18 | Scarrone, Eugenio | 1593 | ITA | −5B | =9N | +22B | +33N | −8B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 941 | -6.0 |
| 19 | Pizzigoni, Mario | 1556 | ITA | +3B | −11N | −5B | +35N | =24B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1874 | +32.8 |
| 20 | Tagliano, Maurizio | 1671 | ITA | +36B | =2N | −4B | −16N | +25B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1409 | -19.0 |
| 21 | Barbagelata, Marco | 0 | ITA | −8B | +38N | =24B | +23N | −7B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Giraldo Gregorio, Davide Oliver | 0 | ITA | =13B | −12N | −18N | +32B | +33B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1340 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Carozzo, Marcello | 1593 | ITA | =26N | +35B | −7N | −21B | +34N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 945 | -6.0 |
| 24 | Costa, Mario | 1585 | ITA | =35N | =26B | =21N | =27B | =19N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1517 | -3.8 |
| 25 | Cassinelli, Alberto | 0 | ITA | −1N | +14B | −6N | +30B | −20N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Matteoni, Erik | 0 | ITA | =23B | =24N | +28B | −12N | −13B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 27 | La Mura, Diego | 1478 | ITA | −2B | +36N | =33B | =24N | −11B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1475 | -0.8 |
| 28 | Corrente, Antonio | 1427 | ITA | −7N | +37B | −26N | +29B | −14N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 862 | -8.6 |
| 29 | Bricola, Filippo | 0 | ITA | −4B | +34N | −10B | −28N | +37B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Dordoni, Riccardo | 1606 | ITA | +38B | −8N | −9B | −25N | +35B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 941 | -6.4 |
| 31 | FIDE 552022331 | 0 | — | =12B | −13N | =35B | −34N | +36B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Cassio, Valerio | 0 | ITA | −11B | −3N | =34B | −22N | +38B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 976 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Vogel, Tobia | 0 | ITA | +14N | −17B | =27N | −18B | −22N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 552022358 | 0 | — | −15N | −29B | =32N | +31B | −23B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Valenti, Ismaele | 0 | ITA | =24B | −23N | =31N | −19B | −30N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1263 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Conde Rojas, Saul | 0 | ITA | −20N | −27B | +37N | −14B | −31N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 552019640 | 0 | — | −16B | −28N | −36B | +38N | −29N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 552022340 | 0 | — | −30N | −21B | −14N | −37B | −32N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kachchakaduge, Angelo FernandoITA+43.24.5 pts · #8
- 2Pizzigoni, MarioITA+32.82.5 pts · #17
- 3Forgione, AndreaITA+14.82.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Volpi, AlessandroITA-19.22.5 pts · #20
- 2Tagliano, MaurizioITA-19.02.5 pts · #26
- 3Franco Teves, Inti MahatmaITA-13.23.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R1+220 Elo gap
- R4+104 Elo gap