WE 28 Primavera - A

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47 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Genova, Italy. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2103, and top seed was Ilia Martinovici (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2464).

Ilia Martinovici (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2464) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Roberto Di Candia (4.5) and Nikita Maltsev (4.0). Martinovici won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Elio Teodoro Mazzucchelli (1848) beat Jasen Pavlov Giretti Kanev (2073), a +225-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Genova, Italy

Dates

10 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩IMIlia Martinovici2464

Avg top 10

2,103

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇮🇹Italy×43

🇲🇩Moldova×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

Top 3

🥇
IMIlia Martinovici
🇲🇩MDA·2464
5.0pts·2906perf+5.3
🥈
Roberto Di Candia
🇮🇹ITA·1967
4.5pts·2283perf+33.2
🥉
Nikita Maltsev
🇫🇷FRA·1897
4.0pts·2137perf+51.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM Ilia Martinovici led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Martinovici5Di Candia4.5Maltsev4Munar3.5Lizzul Coppe3.5Di Liberto3.5

R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM Ilia Martinovici held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Ilia Martinovici 5 wins (R1–R5)Roberto Di Candia 3 wins (R3–R5)Nikita Maltsev 3 wins (R3–R5)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Martinovici, IliaIM	2464	MDA	+37B	+12N	+6B	+5N	+4B	5.0	13.5	15.0	15.00	2906	+5.3
2	Di Candia, Roberto	1967	ITA	+46B	=17N	+27B	+11N	+7N	4.5	11.0	11.0	9.75	2283	+33.2
3	Maltsev, Nikita	1897	FRA	+31N	−4B	+29N	+28B	+12B	4.0	10.5	12.5	9.00	2137	+51.5
4	Di Liberto, Michele	2134	ITA	+36B	+3N	=5B	+13N	−1N	3.5	15.5	17.0	10.25	2188	+16.4
5	Sala, GiuliaWFM	2143	ITA	+47N	+18B	=4N	−1B	+21N	3.5	13.5	13.5	6.75	2201	+8.4
6	Lizzul Coppe, Mirko	2126	ITA	+42N	+22B	−1N	=18B	+20N	3.5	12.5	13.5	7.25	2141	+2.8
7	Garbezza, Davide	2005	ITA	+38B	+41N	=8B	+14N	−2B	3.5	12.5	13.5	7.25	2060	+7.8
8	Pernigotti, Jacopo	2071	ITA	+23N	=9B	=7N	=21B	+17N	3.5	12.0	14.5	9.75	2028	-8.8
9	Cusato, Davide	1803	ITA	+34B	=8N	F	+26B	+18N	3.5	10.5	10.5	8.75	2302	+47.0
10	Munar, Joan	1783	ITA	=19B	−27N	+30B	+41N	+24B	3.5	9.0	10.0	6.75	2037	+67.2
11	Tripi, Nicolo`	2011	ITA	=14N	+16B	+20N	−2B	=13N	3.0	13.5	16.0	8.50	1933	-9.6
12	Merusi, Luigi	1899	ITA	+29N	−1B	+23N	+33B	−3N	3.0	13.5	15.5	6.50	2047	+17.8
13	Arun, Ria	1832	ITA	+15N	=28B	+26N	−4B	=11B	3.0	12.0	14.0	8.00	2076	+60.0
14	Ceccato, Thomas Iljic	1826	ITA	=11B	+30N	+19B	−7B	=15N	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.50	2015	+50.4
15	Bricola, Tommaso	2021	ITA	−13B	+46N	+36B	=17N	=14B	3.0	10.0	10.0	4.25	1906	-14.2
16	D`amato, Alessandro	1813	ITA	=24B	−11N	+35B	=27N	+32B	3.0	9.5	11.5	6.25	1957	+19.6
17	Mazzucchelli, Elio Teodoro	1848	ITA	+33N	=2B	=28N	=15B	−8B	2.5	13.0	15.0	6.75	2010	+42.0
18	Zambiasi, Federico	1904	ITA	+32B	−5N	+42B	=6N	−9B	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.75	1940	+4.0
19	Ferri, Fabio	1935	ITA	=10N	+39B	−14N	−20B	+29N	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.25	1804	-17.4
20	Minelli, Samuele	1866	ITA	=30B	+44N	−11B	+19N	−6B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.50	1906	+9.2
21	Altieri, Danilo Mario	1898	ITA	=45B	=43N	+25B	=8N	−5B	2.5	10.5	11.0	5.00	1909	+0.8
22	De Gregori, Stefano	1872	ITA	+40B	−6N	+43B	−24N	=25B	2.5	10.0	11.0	3.75	1886	+1.0
23	Iatrino, Vincenzo	1840	ITA	−8B	+40N	−12B	=44N	+39B	2.5	9.5	10.5	3.50	1844	0.0
24	Rezzonico, Paolo	1978	ITA	=16N	F	+45B	+22B	−10N	2.5	9.5	9.5	4.50	1903	-7.6
25	Guglielmotto, Graziano	1781	ITA	−28N	+47B	−21N	+34B	=22N	2.5	9.0	9.0	3.25	1900	+16.2
26	Barbero, Filippo	1937	ITA	=43B	+45N	−13B	−9N	+44B	2.5	8.5	9.0	2.00	1781	-20.6
27	Gatti, Matteo	1913	ITA	=39N	+10B	−2N	=16B	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	5.75	1835	-8.2
28	Bachi, Jacopo	1919	ITA	+25B	=13N	=17B	−3N	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	5.25	1840	-17.6
29	Biasiolo, Michele	1767	ITA	−12B	+37N	−3B	+42N	−19B	2.0	11.0	12.0	2.50	1818	+6.6
30	Sartirana, Federico	1744	ITA	=20N	−14B	−10N	=31B	+46N	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.25	1738	-1.6
31	Platino, Maurizio	1765	ITA	−3B	−36N	=38B	=30N	+42B	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.75	1763	-0.6
32	Prince, Alan R	1776	ENG	−18N	−42B	+37B	+43N	−16N	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.50	1772	-0.6
33	Giretti Kanev, Jasen Pavlov	2073	ITA	−17B	+38N	+41B	−12N	F	2.0	8.0	8.0	2.50	1860	-21.6
34	Silvestri, Giuseppe	1951	ITA	−9N	F	+46B	−25N	+43B	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	1795	-16.8
35	Parolin, Fabio	1745	ITA	−41B	F	−16N	+45N	+36B	2.0	6.0	6.0	2.00	1826	+17.6
36	Amado-Blanco, Carlos	1855	SUI	−4N	+31B	−15N	=39B	−35N	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.75	1739	-16.6
37	Codecasa, Alessandro	1863	ITA	−1N	−29B	−32N	+47B	=38N	1.5	10.5	10.5	0.75	1749	-35.6
38	Boasso, Andrea	1822	ITA	−7N	−33B	=31N	=40N	=37B	1.5	9.0	10.5	2.50	1744	-11.2
39	Danesi, Lorenzo	1776	ITA	=27B	−19N	=44B	=36N	−23N	1.5	8.5	9.5	2.25	1703	-9.8
40	Chiesa, Giuseppe	1758	ITA	−22N	−23B	+47N	=38B	F	1.5	6.5	6.5	0.75	1762	0.0
41	Nikolovski, Marko	1871	ITA	+35N	−7B	−33N	−10B	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1709	-34.0
42	Lombardi, Michele	1854	ITA	−6B	+32N	−18N	−29B	−31N	1.0	10.0	12.0	2.00	1628	-29.0
43	Piccinini, Erik	1786	ITA	=26N	=21B	−22N	−32B	−34N	1.0	9.5	11.5	2.50	1647	-33.2
44	Franco Teves, Inti Mahatma	1717	ITA	F	−20B	=39N	=23B	−26N	1.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1662	-10.8
45	Dapelo, Simone	1765	ITA	=21N	−26B	−24N	−35B	F	0.5	9.5	9.5	1.25	1568	-17.0
46	Damele, Stefano	1807	ITA	−2N	−15B	−34N	F	−30B	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	1121	-28.4
47	Acquarone, Francesco	1860	ITA	−5B	−25N	−40B	−37N	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1086	-76.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Munar, JoanITA
+67.2
3.5 pts · #4
2Arun, RiaITA
+60.0
3.0 pts · #11
3Maltsev, NikitaFRA
+51.5
4.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Acquarone, FrancescoITA
-76.4
0.0 pts · #46
2Codecasa, AlessandroITA
-35.6
1.5 pts · #40
3Nikolovski, MarkoITA
-34.0
1.0 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R1+225 Elo gap
Mazzucchelli, Elio Teodoro1848 beat Giretti Kanev, Jasen Pavlov2073
R5+195 Elo gap
Munar, Joan1783 beat Rezzonico, Paolo1978
R1+189 Elo gap
Arun, Ria1832 beat Bricola, Tommaso2021