WE Fast classic - B
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Caltagirone, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1261, and top seed was Giuseppe Battaglia (🇮🇹 ITA, 1690).
Gioele Salvatore Guarino (🇮🇹 ITA, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Giuseppe Battaglia (3.5) and Nicolo` D`ignoti (3.5). Guarino broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Nicolo` D`ignoti (1468) beat Antonio Micciche` (1618), a +150-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGioele Salvatore Guarino led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Gioele Salvatore Guarino held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Gianni Mancia won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gioele Salvatore Guarino | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Gianni Mancia | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Nicolo` D`ignoti | — | — | * | — |
| 4Giuseppe Battaglia | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guarino, Gioele Salvatore | 0 | ITA | +11B | +7B | =6N | =2N | +5B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Battaglia, Giuseppe | 1690 | ITA | +9N | +8B | =5N | =1B | =4B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 2277 | +9.2 |
| 3 | D`ignoti, Nicolo` | 1468 | ITA | −6N | +10B | +7N | =5B | +8N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1722 | +40.0 |
| 4 | Mancia, Gianni | 0 | ITA | −7N | +11N | +12B | +6B | =2N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Falcone, Giuseppe | 0 | ITA | +10N | +6B | =2B | =3N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1652 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Fazzino, Alessandro | 1673 | ITA | +3B | −5N | =1B | −4N | +10B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 2343 | +26.4 |
| 7 | Mannino, Federico | 1502 | ITA | +4B | −1N | −3B | +12N | =9B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1532 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Carrabba, Giulia | 0 | ITA | +12B | −2N | −10B | +11N | −3B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tripiciano, Nicolo` | 1477 | ITA | −2B | −12N | +11B | =10N | =7N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1525 | +12.0 |
| 10 | Micciche`, Antonio | 1618 | ITA | −5B | −3N | +8N | =9B | −6N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1267 | -52.4 |
| 11 | Pucci, Mauro | 1531 | ITA | −1N | −4B | −9N | −8B | +12B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1563 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Grasso, Gabriel | 1648 | ITA | −8N | +9B | −4N | −7B | −11N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1378 | -43.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1D`ignoti, Nicolo`ITA+40.03.5 pts · #4
- 2Fazzino, AlessandroITA+26.42.5 pts · #6
- 3Tripiciano, Nicolo`ITA+12.02.0 pts · #5
- 1Micciche`, AntonioITA-52.41.5 pts · #12
- 2Grasso, GabrielITA-43.61.0 pts · #10
- 3Carrabba, GiuliaITA0.02.0 pts · #7
- R2+150 Elo gap
- R4+146 Elo gap
- R5+117 Elo gap