WE 4 Alexander Alekhine - A
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Milano, Italy. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1810, and top seed was Niccolo` Toscano (🇮🇹 ITA, 1895).
Niccolo` Toscano (🇮🇹 ITA, 1895) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Ria Arun (4.0) and Romain Dancre (4.0). Toscano broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Roberto Daluiso (1620) beat Nguyen Viet Dung (1833), a +213-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Milano, Italy
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇮🇹Italy×31
🇫🇷France×2
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNiccolo` Toscano led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
14
7
4
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Niccolo` Toscano never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Niccolo` Toscano 5 wins (R1–R5)Igor Donetti 3 wins (R3–R5)Ria Arun 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Niccolo` Toscano | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Igor Donetti | — | * | — | — |
| 3Ria Arun | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Romain Dancre | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toscano, Niccolo` | 1895 | ITA | +12B | +7N | +8B | +3N | +2B | 5.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 2521 | +55.6 |
| 2 | Arun, Ria | 1782 | ITA | +24B | +22N | +5B | +9N | −1N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 1965 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Dancre, Romain | 1682 | FRA | +33N | +13N | +27B | −1B | +9N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2017 | +70.0 |
| 4 | Donetti, Igor | 1620 | ITA | =27B | =20N | +17N | +21B | +7B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 2024 | +102.8 |
| 5 | Robert, Gioele | 1699 | ITA | +35N | +17B | −2N | +23B | =6N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1800 | +13.4 |
| 6 | Cardaci, Simone | 1572 | ITA | −7B | +26N | +22B | +32N | =5B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1822 | +34.0 |
| 7 | Olivieri, Diego | 1735 | ITA | +6N | −1B | +29N | +10B | −4N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1742 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Falco, Claudio | 1747 | ITA | +29N | +10B | −1N | =15B | =14N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1775 | +8.0 |
| 9 | Kosakowski, Szymon | 1801 | POL | +23N | +32B | +21N | −2B | −3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1772 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Olivetti, Carlo Arrigo | 1658 | ITA | +11B | −8N | +30B | −7N | +24B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1672 | +2.4 |
| 11 | Marino, Antonino Davide | 0 | ITA | −10N | +19B | =25N | +18B | =17N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1725 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Casale, Anania Vincenzo | 1657 | ITA | −1N | −29B | +28N | +26B | +21N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1748 | +11.8 |
| 13 | Abategiovanni, Carlo Andrea | 1784 | ITA | +19N | −3B | −23N | +31B | +25N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1640 | -30.8 |
| 14 | Meharunkar, Prabhav | 1617 | ITA | =18N | −15B | +33B | +27N | =8B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1776 | +17.0 |
| 15 | De Lerma, Andrea | 1738 | ITA | =30B | +14N | +16B | =8N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 1893 | +15.6 |
| 16 | Porpora, Ivano | 1842 | ITA | +25N | −21B | −15N | +29B | +23N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1741 | -12.4 |
| 17 | Notari, Giovanni | 1805 | ITA | +26B | −5N | −4B | +22N | =11B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1641 | -34.4 |
| 18 | Bordogna, Egidio Paolo Maria | 1797 | ITA | =14B | =30N | =24B | −11N | +31N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1607 | -29.6 |
| 19 | Fiorelli, Paolo | 1616 | ITA | −13B | −11N | =34B | +30N | +27B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1762 | +15.2 |
| 20 | Nguyen Viet Dung | 1833 | VIE | −22B | =4B | −31N | +33N | +32B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1642 | -29.6 |
| 21 | Chinnici, Giorgio Pantaleo | 1732 | ITA | +28B | +16N | −9B | −4N | −12B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1617 | -15.6 |
| 22 | Daluiso, Roberto | 1620 | ITA | +20N | −2B | −6N | −17B | +29N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1648 | +3.0 |
| 23 | Liao, William Timoteo | 1618 | ITA | −9B | +34N | +13B | −5N | −16B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1649 | +6.8 |
| 24 | Sansottera, Riccardo Alfredo | 1613 | ITA | −2N | +35B | =18N | =25B | −10N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1600 | -2.2 |
| 25 | Menga, Gabriele | 1642 | ITA | −16B | +28N | =11B | =24N | −13B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1604 | -10.0 |
| 26 | Mastropasqua, Luca | 1620 | ITA | −17N | −6B | +35N | −12N | +30B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1549 | -20.4 |
| 27 | Martin, Louis | 1816 | FRA | =4N | +31B | −3N | −14B | −19N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1312 | -49.0 |
| 28 | Marchesoni, Franco Luigi | 1516 | ITA | −21N | −25B | −12B | +34N | =33B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1434 | -9.2 |
| 29 | Ranawaka Thantrige, Esala Ishwara | 1611 | ITA | −8B | +12N | −7B | −16N | −22B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1480 | -31.2 |
| 30 | Baccarin, Stefano | 1592 | ITA | =15N | =18B | −10N | −19B | −26N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1447 | -17.6 |
| 31 | Volpe, Alessandro | 0 | ITA | F | −27N | +20B | −13N | −18B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Rottondi, Paolo | 1686 | ITA | +34B | −9N | F | −6B | −20N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1476 | -21.4 |
| 33 | Gole, Hoang Nam | 0 | ITA | −3B | F | −14N | −20B | =28N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Politakis, Alexandre | 1472 | ITA | −32N | −23B | =19N | −28B | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1290 | -31.2 |
| 35 | Passuello, Olivia Ginevra | 1480 | ITA | −5B | −24N | −26B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 845 | -34.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Donetti, IgorITA+102.84.0 pts · #2
- 2Dancre, RomainFRA+70.04.0 pts · #13
- 3Toscano, Niccolo`ITA+55.65.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Martin, LouisFRA-49.01.5 pts · #33
- 2Notari, GiovanniITA-34.42.5 pts · #15
- 3Passuello, Olivia GinevraITA-34.00.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R1+213 Elo gap
- R5+200 Elo gap
- R4+199 Elo gap