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CP Forli'-Cesena 2026

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31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Forli', Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1737, and top seed was Elia Bergamaschi (🇮🇹 ITA, 2134).

Elia Bergamaschi (🇮🇹 ITA, 2134) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Francesco Saverio Valgimigli (4.0) and Filippo Nicolini (3.5). Bergamaschi broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Riccardo Niola (1499) beat Francesco Rossi (1678), a +179-point gap.

Location
🇮🇹Forli', Italy
Dates
21 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇹Elia Bergamaschi2134
Avg top 10
1,737
Participants
31
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×27
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Elia Bergamaschi 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
6
3
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Bergamaschi5Valgimigli4Nicolini3.5Esposito3.5Corsi3.5Niola3.5
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Elia Bergamaschi never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Elia Bergamaschi beat Francesco Saverio Valgimigli (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Elia Bergamaschi 5 wins (R1–R5)Francesco Saverio Valgimigli 4 wins (R1–R4)Filippo Nicolini 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Elia Bergamaschi*
1
1
1
2Francesco Saverio Valgimigli
0
*——
3Filippo Nicolini
0
—*—
4Salvatore Esposito
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bergamaschi, Elia2134ITA+18B+5N+4B+3N+2B5.014.516.516.502583+11.4
2Valgimigli, Francesco Saverio1830ITA+21B+9N+10B+8N−1N4.014.516.511.501958+32.4
3Nicolini, Filippo1884ITA+6N+11B+15N−1B=5N3.515.017.010.251834-2.2
4Esposito, Salvatore1700ITA+13B+12N−1N+9B=6N3.514.517.510.751780+9.4
5Karakaci, Ndricim1619ITA+31N−1B+7N+16B=3B3.514.014.07.251811+12.4
6Niola, Riccardo1499ITA−3B+24N+13B+10N=4B3.513.014.59.251772+26.6
7Bertelli, Sofia1531ITA+26B=8N−5B+14N+12B3.513.014.08.751694+34.0
8Corsi, Giacomo1716ITA+17N=7B+11N−2B+15N3.512.514.58.751750+5.2
9Ferrari, Eugenio1573ITA+27N−2B+17N−4N+18B3.011.512.55.001626+10.4
10Rossi, Francesco1678ITA+19N+29B−2N−6B+16N3.011.512.55.001572-11.2
11Lugaresi, Nicola1545ITA+20B−3N−8B+26N+17B3.011.012.05.001565-0.2
12Quercio, Andrea1541ITA+30N−4B+19N+15B−7N3.011.011.04.001581+8.4
13Di Bartolo, Lorenzo Nunzio1465ITA−4N+30B−6N+20B+24N3.010.510.53.50800-24.4
14Bezercu, Mattia1518ITA+16N−15B+27N−7B+19N3.09.510.55.001416-16.4
15Sultan, David Andrei1628ITA+22B+14N−3B−12N−8B2.013.015.05.001544-24.0
16Smecca, Silvio0ITA−14B+22N+18B−5N−10B2.011.513.54.0014770.0
17Ciccone, Francesco1469ITA−8B+20N−9B+25B−11N2.011.513.03.501410-11.6
18Ravaioli, Marco1507ITA−1N+25B−16N+27B−9N2.011.512.52.501561+2.2
19Fabbri, Simone1463ITA−10B+26N−12B+28N−14B2.010.011.02.00780-41.2
20Khudyk, Mykola0ITA−11N−17B+21B−13N+30N2.010.010.02.0012940.0
21Ferrari, Edoardo1488ITA−2N−27B−20N+30B+26N2.08.08.01.001029-4.8
22Garoia, Adam1422ITA−15N−16B+30N−23B+27N2.07.07.01.00816-20.0
23Petrini, Roberto1603ITAFF+24B+22NF2.03.53.53.502222+5.2
24De Lorenzi, Daniele0ITA=25N−6B−23N+31B−13B1.510.010.00.7512100.0
25Chiffi, Michele1577ITA=24B−18N+28B−17NF1.56.56.51.75688-50.0
26FIDE 5520214910—−7N−19B+31N−11B−21B1.010.510.50.007070.0
27Garavelli, Matteo0ITA−9B+21N−14B−18N−22B1.010.012.02.0012610.0
28FIDE 8798430—−29N+31B−25N−19BF1.04.54.50.007130.0
29Greggi, Mario1507ITA+28B−10NFFF1.04.04.01.00879-10.4
30FIDE 5520214750—−12B−13N−22B−21N−20B0.010.012.00.006740.0
31FIDE 234903570—−5B−28N−26B−24NF0.07.07.00.008190.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets