WE Fast classic - A
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Caltagirone, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1790, and top seed was Pierfrancesco Joseph Mazza (🇮🇹 ITA, 1933).
Gabriele Consoli (🇮🇹 ITA, 1809) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Sebastiano Quattropani (3.5) and Michele Fracasso Pezzolato (3.5). Consoli shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Sebastiano Quattropani (1783) beat Pierfrancesco Joseph Mazza (1933), a +150-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 3.5/5. Consoli takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
Michele Fracasso Pezzolato drew with Sebastiano Quattropani (White).
Michele Fracasso Pezzolato went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michele Fracasso Pezzolato | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Sebastiano Quattropani | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Gabriele Consoli | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Roberto Annaloro | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consoli, Gabriele | 1809 | ITA | +9N | +4B | =2N | =3B | =5N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.25 | 1970 | +43.2 |
| 2 | Quattropani, Sebastiano | 1783 | ITA | +5B | +8N | =1B | =4N | =3N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1988 | +55.2 |
| 3 | Fracasso Pezzolato, Michele | 1816 | ITA | +7B | =6N | +5B | =1N | =2B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1960 | +19.2 |
| 4 | Annaloro, Roberto | 1902 | ITA | +8B | −1N | +7B | =2B | =6N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1843 | -7.6 |
| 5 | Mazza, Pierfrancesco Joseph | 1933 | ITA | −2N | +9B | −3N | +6B | =1B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1780 | -40.4 |
| 6 | Cannella, Carlo Umberto | 1818 | ITA | +10N | =3B | F | −5N | =4B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1844 | +3.0 |
| 7 | Sileci, Salvatore | 1711 | ITA | −3N | +10B | −4N | =9B | −8N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1620 | -12.4 |
| 8 | Motta, Mattia Stefano | 1731 | ITA | −4N | −2B | =10N | F | +7B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1693 | -10.0 |
| 9 | Schembri, Roberto | 1671 | ITA | −1B | −5N | F | =7N | +10B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1707 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Saitta, Emiliano Nunzio | 1723 | ITA | −6B | −7N | =8B | F | −9N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1411 | -58.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Quattropani, SebastianoITA+55.23.5 pts · #2
- 2Consoli, GabrieleITA+43.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Fracasso Pezzolato, MicheleITA+19.23.5 pts · #1
- 1Saitta, Emiliano NunzioITA-58.00.5 pts · #10
- 2Mazza, Pierfrancesco JosephITA-40.42.5 pts · #5
- 3Sileci, SalvatoreITA-12.41.5 pts · #9
- R1+150 Elo gap
- R3+117 Elo gap