FE 2 Caravel cup - A
20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2026 to 18 Jun 2026 in Roma, Italy. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2197, and top seed was Aleksandr Volodin (🇪🇪 EST, GM, 2470).
Aleksandr Volodin (🇪🇪 EST, GM, 2470) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Danilo Brozzi (5.5) and Emanuele Pacilli (5.5). Volodin won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Daler Amonov (2036) beat Jorge Proietti Cobas (FM, 2295), a +259-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Aleksandr Volodin led from R3; +3.5-point edge over the runner-up.
GM Aleksandr Volodin never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +3.5 over the runner-up.
GM Aleksandr Volodin beat FM Stefano Maldonado Gonzales (Black).
GM Aleksandr Volodin won 9 in a row (R1–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMAleksandr Volodin | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMStefano Maldonado Gonzales | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Emanuele Pacilli | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4FMDanilo Brozzi | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volodin, AleksandrGM | 2470 | EST | +13B | +5N | +7B | +4N | +2B | +3N | +6N | +8B | +9B | 9.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 45.50 | 2973 | +14.5 |
| 2 | Brozzi, DaniloFM | 2282 | ITA | +17B | =4N | =3N | +11B | −1N | =8B | +10N | =6B | =5B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 24.00 | 2192 | -16.8 |
| 3 | Pacilli, Emanuele | 2118 | ITA | +14B | +9N | =2B | =7N | =5B | −1B | =8N | +13B | =4N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 24.25 | 2239 | +28.8 |
| 4 | Velavaa RagaveshCM | 2084 | IND | +15N | =2B | +8N | −1B | =6N | =10B | +13B | =7N | =3B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 24.25 | 2216 | +61.2 |
| 5 | Giordani, Luca | 2145 | ITA | +16N | −1B | +14N | +10B | =3N | −6B | =7N | +12B | =2N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 22.00 | 2183 | +10.8 |
| 6 | Maldonado Gonzales, StefanoFM | 2279 | ITA | =10N | F | +20B | +19N | =4B | +5N | −1B | =2N | +7B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 19.50 | 2251 | -0.2 |
| 7 | Vuelban, VirgilioIM | 2210 | PHI | +12B | +19N | −1N | =3B | =8N | +11N | =5B | =4B | −6N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 20.25 | 2135 | -7.6 |
| 8 | D`ippolito, Nilo Alessandro | 2054 | ITA | =18B | +20N | −4B | +9N | =7B | =2N | =3B | −1N | +11B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 17.75 | 2156 | +44.4 |
| 9 | Proietti Cobas, JorgeFM | 2295 | ITA | +11N | −3B | =10N | −8B | +16B | −13N | +14N | +17B | −1N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 14.50 | 2036 | -52.2 |
| 10 | Rizzo, Gabriele | 1932 | ITA | =6B | +18N | =9B | −5N | +15B | =4N | −2B | =11N | −12N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 15.25 | 2024 | +34.4 |
| 11 | Bempensante, Andrea | 1974 | ITA | −9B | +12N | +15B | −2N | +18N | −7B | =17N | =10B | −8N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 12.75 | 1987 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Carratu`, Ernesto Maria | 1898 | ITA | −7N | −11B | −17B | F | +14N | +18N | +15B | −5N | +10B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 12.50 | 1965 | +25.6 |
| 13 | Amonov, Daler | 2036 | ITA | −1N | −16B | =18B | +20N | +19B | +9B | −4N | −3N | F | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 7.25 | 1984 | -13.6 |
| 14 | Manco, Amaliya | 1859 | ITA | −3N | F | −5B | −15N | −12B | +19N | −9B | +16B | +18N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.00 | 1881 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Bigi, Francesco | 1844 | ITA | −4B | +17N | −11N | +14B | −10N | F | −12N | +19B | −16B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.00 | 1836 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Di Resta, Flavio | 1882 | ITA | −5B | +13N | =19B | F | −9N | =17B | F | −14N | +15N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1938 | +14.4 |
| 17 | Favale, Paolo | 1952 | ITA | −2N | −15B | +12N | −18B | F | =16N | =11B | −9N | =19B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 8.25 | 1831 | -57.6 |
| 18 | Ruscitti, Simone | 1801 | ITA | =8N | −10B | =13N | +17N | −11B | −12B | =19N | F | −14B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.50 | 1797 | -1.6 |
| 19 | Vellone, Andrea | 1800 | ITA | F | −7B | =16N | −6B | −13N | −14B | =18B | −15N | =17N | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.00 | 1721 | -36.4 |
| 20 | Scatolini, Lorenzo | 1797 | ITA | F | −8B | −6N | −13B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1296 | -18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Velavaa RagaveshCMIND+61.25.5 pts · #6
- 2D`ippolito, Nilo AlessandroITA+44.45.0 pts · #7
- 3Rizzo, GabrieleITA+34.44.0 pts · #12
- 1Favale, PaoloITA-57.62.5 pts · #18
- 2Proietti Cobas, JorgeFMITA-52.24.5 pts · #9
- 3Vellone, AndreaITA-36.41.5 pts · #19
- R6+259 Elo gap
- R4+241 Elo gap
- R2+177 Elo gap