WE 9 Hotel Mediterranee - A

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27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Genova, Italy. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2046, and top seed was Anastasiya Rakhmangulova (🇺🇦 UKR, WGM, 2358).

Anastasiya Rakhmangulova (🇺🇦 UKR, WGM, 2358) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sergiu Martinenco (4.0) and Cristian De Gaspari (3.5). Rakhmangulova won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Sergiu Martinenco (1939) beat Vincenzo Manfredi (FM, 2226), a +287-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Genova, Italy

Dates

02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦WGMAnastasiya Rakhmangulova2358

Avg top 10

2,046

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×1

WGM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇮🇹Italy×21

🇲🇩Moldova×2

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

Top 3

🥇
WGMAnastasiya Rakhmangulova
🇺🇦UKR·2358
4.5pts·2335perf-1.4
🥈
Sergiu Martinenco
🇲🇩MDA·1939
4.0pts·2189perf+30.6
🥉
Cristian De Gaspari
🇮🇹ITA·1892
3.5pts·2123perf+57.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

WGM Anastasiya Rakhmangulova led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Rakhmangulova4.5Martinenco4Manfredi3.5Tripi3.5De Gaspari3.5Pernigotti3.5

R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

WGM Anastasiya Rakhmangulova held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

WGM Anastasiya Rakhmangulova won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WGMAnastasiya Rakhmangulova	*	—	—	—
2Sergiu Martinenco	—	*	1	—
3FMVincenzo Manfredi	—	0	*	—
4Nicolo` Tripi	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rakhmangulova, AnastasiyaWGM	2358	UKR	+3N	+10B	+18N	+7B	=4N	4.5	12.5	14.5	12.75	2335	-1.4
2	Martinenco, Sergiu	1939	MDA	+26N	=21B	=9N	+5B	+18N	4.0	10.0	10.0	7.75	2189	+30.6
3	De Gaspari, Cristian	1892	ITA	−1B	=13N	+24B	+20N	+14B	3.5	11.5	12.0	6.25	2123	+57.2
4	Pernigotti, Jacopo	2011	ITA	−19N	+27B	+21N	+16B	=1B	3.5	10.5	10.5	6.25	2093	+20.0
5	Manfredi, VincenzoFM	2226	ITA	=12B	+24N	+22B	−2N	+13B	3.5	10.0	10.5	5.25	2058	-16.0
6	Tripi, Nicolo`	1999	ITA	−8B	+17N	+26B	=11N	+19B	3.5	10.0	10.0	5.75	2018	+2.6
7	Rolle, Lorenzo Anthony	1952	ITA	+20B	+11N	=14B	−1N	=8B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.25	2053	+22.4
8	Altieri, Danilo Mario	1879	ITA	+6N	−18B	=15N	+10B	=7N	3.0	11.5	13.5	8.75	1967	+12.2
9	Giretti Kanev, Jasen Pavlov	2090	ITA	F	+12N	=2B	=14N	+11B	3.0	11.5	11.5	8.25	2098	+1.0
10	Meloni, Matteo	1809	ITA	+13B	−1N	=12B	−8N	+22B	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.75	1974	+39.2
11	Zunino, Mattia	1822	ITA	+15N	−7B	+19N	=6B	−9N	2.5	12.0	14.0	6.25	1971	+19.4
12	Mercandelli, Claudio	1882	ITA	=5N	−9B	=10N	+23B	=16N	2.5	11.5	12.5	5.25	1957	+8.0
13	Peric, SlavisaIM	1926	SRB	−10N	=3B	+25N	+21B	−5N	2.5	11.0	11.5	3.75	1927	-0.6
14	Molinari, Mario	1977	ITA	=23N	+25B	=7N	=9B	−3N	2.5	10.5	11.0	4.00	1944	-4.8
15	Silvestri, Giuseppe	1934	ITA	−11B	+20N	=8B	F	+21N	2.5	9.0	9.0	5.00	1938	-0.2
16	Cusato, Davide	1781	ITA	+27N	+19B	F	−4N	=12B	2.5	8.0	8.0	3.25	2014	+24.6
17	Sala, Sergio	1906	ITA	−21N	−6B	=23N	+25B	+24N	2.5	6.5	7.0	1.50	1876	-4.0
18	Nikolovski, Marko	1777	ITA	F	+8N	−1B	+22N	−2B	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1992	+40.8
19	Ariaudo, Claudio	1880	ITA	+4B	−16N	−11B	+26N	−6N	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.50	1822	-8.2
20	Zambiasi, Federico	1873	ITA	−7N	−15B	+27N	−3B	+25N	2.0	9.5	9.5	0.50	1846	-3.6
21	Satta, Lorenzo	1797	ITA	+17B	=2N	−4B	−13N	−15B	1.5	12.5	15.0	4.50	1794	-0.6
22	Barbero, Filippo	1971	ITA	F	+23B	−5N	−18B	−10N	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1730	-25.6
23	Martinenco, Nicolae	1876	MDA	=14B	−22N	=17B	−12N	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	2.50	1741	-13.6
24	D`amato, Alessandro	1801	ITA	=25N	−5B	−3N	F	−17B	0.5	10.0	10.0	0.25	1655	-13.4
25	Wang, Yi Xuan	1907	FRA	=24B	−14N	−13B	−17N	−20B	0.5	9.5	10.0	0.25	1531	-82.4
26	Vuka, Alboreno	1856	GRE	−2B	F	−6N	−19B	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1139	-23.4
27	Mandolini, Alessandro	1902	ITA	−16B	−4N	−20B	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1089	-31.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1De Gaspari, CristianITA
+57.2
3.5 pts · #5
2Nikolovski, MarkoITA
+40.8
2.0 pts · #19
3Meloni, MatteoITA
+39.2
2.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Wang, Yi XuanFRA
-82.4
0.5 pts · #25
2Mandolini, AlessandroITA
-31.0
0.0 pts · #26
3Barbero, FilippoITA
-25.6
1.0 pts · #23

Biggest upsets

R4+287 Elo gap
Martinenco, Sergiu1939 beat FMManfredi, Vincenzo2226
R4+194 Elo gap
Nikolovski, Marko1777 beat Barbero, Filippo1971
R5+162 Elo gap
Meloni, Matteo1809 beat Barbero, Filippo1971