CP Ferrara 2026

Open SwissStandard

25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Ferrara, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1925, and top seed was Alessandro Menichelli (🇮🇹 ITA, 2014).

Lorenzo Demeio (🇮🇹 ITA, 1940) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Maurizio Occari (4.0) and Luca Zavarise (4.0). Demeio shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Osama Elatfi (1644) beat Luca Maietti (1919), a +275-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Ferrara, Italy

Dates

16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Alessandro Menichelli2014

Avg top 10

1,925

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×24

Top 3

🥇
Lorenzo Demeio
🇮🇹ITA·1940
4.5pts·2195perf+26.0
🥈
Maurizio Occari
🇮🇹ITA·1945
4.0pts·2057perf+13.2
🥉
Luca Zavarise
🇮🇹ITA·1859
4.0pts·1982perf+15.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Lorenzo Demeio led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Demeio4.5Occari4Zavarise4Giugliano3.5Dann3.5Franco3

R5 · LEADER CHANGE18 Jan

Lorenzo Demeio takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Lorenzo Demeio beat Maurizio Occari (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Maurizio Occari 3 wins (R1–R3)Luca Zavarise 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Lorenzo Demeio	*	1	1	½
2Maurizio Occari	0	*	—	1
3Luca Zavarise	0	—	*	—
4Summer Giugliano	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Demeio, Lorenzo	1940	ITA	+11B	+3N	=4B	+2N	+6B	4.5	14.5	17.0	15.25	2195	+26.0
2	Occari, Maurizio	1945	ITA	+24N	+7B	+13N	−1B	+4B	4.0	13.5	13.5	9.00	2057	+13.2
3	Zavarise, Luca	1859	ITA	+23N	−1B	+8N	+12B	+7N	4.0	13.0	14.0	9.50	1982	+15.4
4	Giugliano, Summer	1761	ITA	+22N	+6B	=1N	+5B	−2N	3.5	15.0	16.0	9.75	2005	+65.2
5	Dann, Timothy	2005	ITA	=15B	+9N	+12B	−4N	+11B	3.5	11.5	13.5	9.00	1905	-8.6
6	Franco, Alessandro P.	1911	ITA	+16B	−4N	+15B	+14N	−1N	3.0	12.5	14.5	6.50	1827	-9.6
7	Reggiani, Marco	1791	ITA	+21B	−2N	+16B	+18N	−3B	3.0	12.0	13.0	5.00	1836	+14.4
8	Carlino, Alessandro	1752	ITA	+9B	−13N	−3B	+17N	+20B	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.50	1926	+44.8
9	Menichelli, Alessandro	2014	ITA	−8N	−5B	+25N	+16B	+13N	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.50	1819	-18.0
10	Merusi, Luigi	1892	ITA	+17B	−12N	−11B	+21N	+15B	3.0	9.0	10.0	5.00	1696	-22.0
11	Brombin, Alessio	1667	ITA	−1N	+23B	+10N	=13B	−5N	2.5	13.5	14.5	5.25	1863	+46.4
12	Elatfi, Osama	1644	ITA	+20B	+10B	−5N	−3N	=14B	2.5	13.0	14.5	5.75	1888	+58.8
13	Binder, Andrea	1898	ITA	+19N	+8B	−2B	=11N	−9B	2.5	12.5	14.5	6.25	1795	-12.2
14	Rondelli, Roberto	1766	ITA	F	+17N	+21B	−6B	=12N	2.5	8.5	8.5	4.25	1762	+0.2
15	Dentale, Antonio	1696	ITA	=5N	=18B	−6N	+19B	−10N	2.0	11.5	13.5	4.75	1782	+9.4
16	Foletti, Alberto	1613	ITA	−6N	+25B	−7N	−9N	+21B	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1619	-4.4
17	Chiarelli, Massimo	1584	ITA	−10N	−14B	+24N	−8B	+22N	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1646	+7.0
18	Maesano, Marco	1870	ITA	F	=15N	+20B	−7B	=19N	2.0	8.5	8.5	3.50	1750	-12.0
19	Petrini, Roberto	1592	ITA	−13B	=20N	+22B	−15N	=18B	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.75	1701	+11.0
20	Maietti, Luca	1919	ITA	−12N	=19B	−18N	+24B	−8N	1.5	9.5	9.5	1.00	1563	-45.2
21	Vignoli, Sergio	1533	ITA	−7N	+24B	−14N	−10B	−16N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1511	-3.2
22	Spiandorello, Edoardo	1480	ITA	−4B	F	−19N	+23N	−17B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1435	-9.6
23	Zucchini, Massimo	1578	ITA	−3B	−11N	F	−22B	+25N	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	869	-23.4
24	Solinas, Roberto	1696	ITA	−2B	−21N	−17B	−20N	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	945	-35.8
25	FIDE 552022366	0	—	F	−16N	−9B	F	−23B	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	935	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Giugliano, SummerITA
+65.2
3.5 pts · #4
2Elatfi, OsamaITA
+58.8
2.5 pts · #11
3Brombin, AlessioITA
+46.4
2.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Maietti, LucaITA
-45.2
1.5 pts · #19
2Solinas, RobertoITA
-35.8
0.0 pts · #23
3Zucchini, MassimoITA
-23.4
1.0 pts · #24

Biggest upsets

R1+275 Elo gap
Elatfi, Osama1644 beat Maietti, Luca1919
R1+262 Elo gap
Carlino, Alessandro1752 beat Menichelli, Alessandro2014
R2+248 Elo gap
Elatfi, Osama1644 beat Merusi, Luigi1892