OP Memorial Gaetano La Palombara
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Jun 2026 to 09 Jun 2026 in Napoli, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1837, and top seed was Giuseppe D`auria (🇮🇹 ITA, 2059).
Corrado Ficco (🇮🇹 ITA, 1929) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Gaetano Marasca (4.0) and Simone Banco (4.0). Ficco won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Gaetano Marasca (1755) beat Giuseppe D`auria (2059), a +304-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Giuseppe D`auria takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Ficco takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
Gaetano Marasca 3 wins (R3–R5)Simone Banco 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gaetano Marasca | * | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2Simone Banco | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Corrado Ficco | 1 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Giuseppe D`auria | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ficco, Corrado | 1929 | ITA | +10N | +2B | =4B | =8N | +6N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 12.50 | 2064 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Marasca, Gaetano | 1755 | ITA | +19B | −1N | +12B | +13N | +4B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1973 | +54.0 |
| 3 | Banco, Simone | 1627 | ITA | −4B | +15N | +14B | +11N | +8B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1960 | +80.4 |
| 4 | D`auria, Giuseppe | 2059 | ITA | +3N | +5B | =1N | +6B | −2N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 12.50 | 1968 | -8.2 |
| 5 | Schiappoli, Dario | 1769 | ITA | +12B | −4N | =13N | +18B | +9N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1897 | +16.8 |
| 6 | Nunziante, Dario | 1982 | ITA | +18B | +11N | +8B | −4N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1890 | -9.0 |
| 7 | Fiorenzano Fayad, Leonardo | 1839 | ITA | +16N | =13B | =9N | F | +12B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 1829 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Guarnaccia, Roberto | 1730 | ITA | +21N | +9B | −6N | =1B | −3N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1767 | +5.2 |
| 9 | D Orta, Antonio | 1877 | ITA | +14B | −8N | =7B | +15N | −5B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1684 | -23.0 |
| 10 | Divano, Matteo | 1594 | ITA | −1B | +19N | =11B | −12N | +14B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1636 | +8.0 |
| 11 | Cavalcanti, Bruno | 1760 | ITA | +20N | −6B | =10N | −3B | +17N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1583 | -38.4 |
| 12 | Melisi, Riccardo | 1527 | ITA | −5N | +16B | −2N | +10B | −7N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1614 | +18.4 |
| 13 | Di Gennaro, Antonio | 1668 | ITA | +17B | =7N | =5B | −2B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1663 | -0.2 |
| 14 | Melisi, Lorenzo | 1480 | ITA | −9N | +21B | −3N | +16B | −10N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1450 | -9.2 |
| 15 | Angelotti, Mario | 1603 | ITA | F | −3B | +17N | −9B | +20N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1535 | -6.2 |
| 16 | Di Giovanni, Riccardo | 1472 | ITA | −7B | −12N | +21B | −14N | +19B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1389 | -20.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 552050319 | 0 | — | −13N | F | −15B | +19N | −11B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Faraglia, Mario | 1611 | ITA | −6N | +20B | F | −5N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1618 | -2.8 |
| 19 | D`acunto, Matteo | 0 | ITA | −2N | −10B | =20N | −17B | −16N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.25 | 1253 | -41.6 |
| 20 | Perrone, Antonio | 1477 | ITA | −11B | −18N | =19B | F | −15B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1292 | -32.0 |
| 21 | Di Nocera, Alessandro | 0 | ITA | −8B | −14N | −16N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Banco, SimoneITA+80.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Marasca, GaetanoITA+54.04.0 pts · #1
- 3Melisi, RiccardoITA+18.42.0 pts · #10
- 1D`acunto, MatteoITA-41.60.5 pts · #20
- 2Cavalcanti, BrunoITA-38.42.5 pts · #11
- 3Perrone, AntonioITA-32.00.5 pts · #19
- R5+304 Elo gap
- R2+147 Elo gap
- R4+133 Elo gap