OP San Leo 2026
39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 19 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in San Leo, Italy. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2022, and top seed was Stefan Djuric (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2220).
Virgilio Vuelban (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2210) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Stefan Djuric (4.5) and Dulamsuren Yanjindulam (4.0). Vuelban shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Leopoldo Marandino (1481) beat Francesco Gervasio (1911), a +430-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Vuelban takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
IM Virgilio Vuelban drew with GM Stefan Djuric (Black).
IM Virgilio Vuelban 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Stefan Djuric 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMVirgilio Vuelban | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2GMStefan Djuric | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FMClarence Psaila | — | — | * | — |
| 4Francesco Gervasio | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vuelban, VirgilioIM | 2210 | PHI | +18N | +24B | +8N | +3B | =2N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 2344 | +7.1 |
| 2 | Djuric, StefanGM | 2220 | SRB | +29B | +9N | +7B | +11N | =1B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 2347 | +6.3 |
| 3 | Yanjindulam, DulamsurenWIM | 2097 | MGL | +28B | +10N | +5B | −1N | +12B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.00 | 2144 | +7.6 |
| 4 | Psaila, ClarenceFM | 2007 | MLT | +31B | +14N | =12B | =7N | +10B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 2044 | +5.8 |
| 5 | Pruccoli, Leonardo | 1911 | ITA | +30B | +19N | −3N | +16B | +11B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2051 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Gervasio, Francesco | 1911 | ITA | −23N | +39B | +26N | +13B | +14N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 1847 | -4.6 |
| 7 | Stirpe, Claudio | 1981 | ITA | +25N | +16B | −2N | =4B | +18N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1945 | +0.2 |
| 8 | Manella, Riccardo | 1953 | ITA | +15B | +13N | −1B | =12N | +24B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.50 | 1955 | +6.8 |
| 9 | Zanirato, Stefano | 1838 | ITA | +20B | −2B | =18N | +33N | +15B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1768 | -5.8 |
| 10 | Biordi, Tommaso | 1823 | SMR | +17N | −3B | +22N | +19B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1794 | -4.0 |
| 11 | Trevisan, Stefano | 2057 | ITA | +22N | +21B | +23N | −2B | −5N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1805 | -36.0 |
| 12 | Lugaresi, Gabriele | 1877 | ITA | +39N | +26B | =4N | =8B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1904 | +13.2 |
| 13 | Vannelli, Vittorio | 1656 | ITA | +36N | −8B | +17N | −6N | +25B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1705 | +4.0 |
| 14 | Righetti, Lorenzo | 1730 | ITA | +32N | −4B | +25N | +23B | −6B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1728 | -0.4 |
| 15 | Mouhadab, Gabriel | 1492 | ITA | −8N | +36B | +21N | +24B | −9N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1697 | +24.4 |
| 16 | Muntyan, David | 0 | ITA | +38B | −7N | +27B | −5N | +23B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Malerba, Mattia | 1445 | ITA | −10B | +28N | −13B | +31N | +30B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1651 | +40.0 |
| 18 | Maiocchi, Massimo | 1591 | ITA | −1B | +35N | =9B | +29N | −7B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1769 | +26.8 |
| 19 | Camerani, Michele | 1625 | ITA | +27N | −5B | +32N | −10N | =20B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1067 | -16.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 23497416 | 0 | — | −9N | −29N | +38B | +26B | =19N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Cartesegna, Michelangelo | 0 | ITA | +37B | −11N | −15B | =30N | +35B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 975 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 552035000 | 0 | — | −11B | +37N | −10B | =35N | +33B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1140 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Marandino, Leopoldo | 1481 | ITA | +6B | +34N | −11B | −14N | −16N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1706 | +13.0 |
| 24 | Antoniacci, Riccardo | 1735 | ITA | +35B | −1N | +29B | −15N | −8N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1606 | -15.2 |
| 25 | Sacca`, Francesco | 1511 | ITA | −7B | +38N | −14B | +27N | −13N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 966 | -12.2 |
| 26 | Ciervo, Andrea | 1625 | ITA | +33B | −12N | −6B | −20N | +34B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1094 | -14.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 28573722 | 0 | — | −19B | +30N | −16N | −25B | +36B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Gerace, Agostino | 1578 | ITA | −3N | −17B | F | +37B | +32N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 912 | -15.2 |
| 29 | Dicuzzo Liotto, Lorenzo | 1615 | ITA | −2N | +20B | −24N | −18B | =31N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1400 | -42.0 |
| 30 | Cartesegna, Sergio Elio | 0 | ITA | −5N | −27B | +36N | =21B | −17N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Bezercu, Mattia | 1545 | ITA | −4N | −32B | +37N | −17B | =29B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1395 | -24.8 |
| 32 | FIDE 552058107 | 0 | — | −14B | +31N | −19B | −34N | −28B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 552035085 | 0 | — | −26N | F | +34B | −9B | −22N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 552058131 | 0 | — | F | −23B | −33N | +32B | −26N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 552025900 | 0 | — | −24N | −18B | F | =22B | −21N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 863 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 552058115 | 0 | — | −13B | −15N | −30B | F | −27N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 552015360 | 0 | — | −21N | −22B | −31B | −28N | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 552058123 | 0 | — | −16N | −25B | −20N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Lazzarini, Giulia | 1467 | SMR | −12B | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | -6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Malerba, MattiaITA+40.03.0 pts · #11
- 2Maiocchi, MassimoITA+26.82.5 pts · #14
- 3Mouhadab, GabrielITA+24.43.0 pts · #17
- 1Dicuzzo Liotto, LorenzoITA-42.01.5 pts · #23
- 2Trevisan, StefanoITA-36.03.0 pts · #19
- 3Bezercu, MattiaITA-24.81.5 pts · #24
- R1+430 Elo gap
- R4+243 Elo gap
- R5+146 Elo gap