Settimanale 8 Superstar - Girone 1 Rounds 1-2-3
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 27 Jan 2026 in Roma, Italy. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1967, and top seed was Francesco Puglia (🇮🇹 ITA, 2012).
Claudio Martin Vicente Mariani (🇮🇹 ITA, 1928) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Fabrizio Bonaposta (2.0) and Giorgio Pala (1.5). Mariani won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇮🇹Roma, Italy
Dates
13 Jan 2026 → 27 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇹Italy×7
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsClaudio Martin Vicente Mariani led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R3 · LEAD HELD
Claudio Martin Vicente Mariani never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Claudio Martin Vicente Mariani beat Fabrizio Bonaposta (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Claudio Martin Vicente Mariani won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Claudio Martin Vicente Mariani | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Fabrizio Bonaposta | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Giorgio Pala | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Carlo Castelfranchi | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariani, Claudio Martin Vicente | 1928 | ITA | +3N | +2N | +7B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2800 | +36.0 |
| 2 | Bonaposta, Fabrizio | 2009 | ITA | +6N | −1B | +8N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 2080 | +5.4 |
| 3 | Pala, Giorgio | 2007 | ITA | −1B | +7N | =4B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1946 | -5.0 |
| 4 | Castelfranchi, Carlo | 1925 | ITA | +8N | −5B | =3N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1958 | +2.6 |
| 5 | Farina, Saverio Alessandro | 1945 | ITA | =7B | +4N | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 2149 | +10.8 |
| 6 | Puglia, Francesco | 2012 | ITA | −2B | +8B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1967 | -2.4 |
| 7 | Sankal, Utku Cem | 1987 | TUR | =5N | −3B | −1N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1686 | -44.4 |
| 8 | Izzo, Francesco | 1924 | ITA | −4B | −6N | −2B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1182 | -25.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mariani, Claudio Martin VicenteITA+36.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Farina, Saverio AlessandroITA+10.81.5 pts · #5
- 3Bonaposta, FabrizioITA+5.42.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Sankal, Utku CemTUR-44.40.5 pts · #7
- 2Izzo, FrancescoITA-25.20.0 pts · #8
- 3Pala, GiorgioITA-5.01.5 pts · #3