Settimanale 8 Superstar - Girone 2 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 1834, and top seed was Danilo Marino (🇮🇹 ITA, 1903).
Carlo Molinari (🇮🇹 ITA, 1879) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Giovanni Marino (2.0) and Alberto Alati (2.0). Molinari won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Roman-Valeriu Brasoveanu (1773) beat Danilo Marino (1903), a +130-point gap.
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
🇷🇴Romania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsCarlo Molinari led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R3 · LEAD HELD
Carlo Molinari never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Carlo Molinari beat Giovanni Marino (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Carlo Molinari won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carlo Molinari | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Giovanni Marino | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Alberto Alati | — | — | * | — |
| 4Valerio Sarno | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molinari, Carlo | 1879 | ITA | +5N | +2B | +4N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2608 | +24.0 |
| 2 | Marino, Giovanni | 1823 | ITA | +8N | −1N | +7B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1950 | +10.2 |
| 3 | Alati, Alberto | 1875 | ITA | +4N | −6B | +8N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1976 | +8.0 |
| 4 | D`antrassi, Luca | 1824 | ITA | −3B | +5N | −1B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1719 | -8.4 |
| 5 | Brasoveanu, Roman-Valeriu | 1773 | ROU | −1B | −4B | +6N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1744 | -4.8 |
| 6 | Marino, Danilo | 1903 | ITA | F | +3N | −5B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1827 | -4.2 |
| 7 | Sarno, Valerio | 1771 | ITA | F | +8B | −2N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1824 | +2.8 |
| 8 | Bogacheva, Nikol | 1824 | ITA | −2B | −7N | −3B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | -60.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Molinari, CarloITA+24.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Marino, GiovanniITA+10.22.0 pts · #2
- 3Alati, AlbertoITA+8.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Bogacheva, NikolITA-60.00.0 pts · #8
- 2D`antrassi, LucaITA-8.41.0 pts · #5
- 3Brasoveanu, Roman-ValeriuROU-4.81.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R3+130 Elo gap