Settimanale 8 Superstar - Girone 5 Rounds 4-5-6-7
8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Roma, Italy. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1543, and top seed was Eugenio Moroni (🇮🇹 ITA, 1637).
Vlad Barteanu (🇮🇹 ITA, 1611) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Riccardo Amendola (3.0) and Michel Leveque (2.0). Barteanu won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Riccardo Amendola (1489) beat Vlad Barteanu (1611), a +122-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Riccardo Amendola held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
2 players finish on 3.0/4. Barteanu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.0).
Riccardo Amendola beat Vlad Barteanu (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Riccardo Amendola | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Vlad Barteanu | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Michel Leveque | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Roberto Rossi | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barteanu, Vlad | 1611 | ITA | −2N | +5B | +7B | +4N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1725 | +22.8 |
| 2 | Amendola, Riccardo | 1489 | ITA | +1B | +7N | +4B | F | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2337 | +68.0 |
| 3 | Leveque, Michel | 1607 | FRA | +7B | +4N | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2300 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Rossi, Roberto | 1547 | ITA | +6N | −3B | −2N | −1B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1369 | -18.4 |
| 5 | Moroni, Eugenio | 1637 | ITA | F | −1N | +6B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1576 | -6.8 |
| 6 | Fossatelli, Marino | 1541 | ITA | −4B | +8N | −5N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1420 | -19.2 |
| 7 | Giannasca Testa, Daniel | 1456 | ITA | −3N | −2B | −1N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 769 | -41.6 |
| 8 | Fiorenza, Valerio | 1453 | ITA | F | −6B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 740 | -7.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Amendola, RiccardoITA+68.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Barteanu, VladITA+22.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Leveque, MichelFRA+14.42.0 pts · #3
- 1Giannasca Testa, DanielITA-41.60.0 pts · #7
- 2Fossatelli, MarinoITA-19.21.0 pts · #6
- 3Rossi, RobertoITA-18.41.0 pts · #4
- R1+122 Elo gap