FE 15 Del Salento - A
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28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in Gallipoli, Italy. 7 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2264, and top seed was Sabino Brunello (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2525).
Andrea Favaloro (🇮🇹 ITA, IM, 2395) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Raja Harshit (7.0) and Claudio Paduano (7.0). Favaloro shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Aramais Avtandilian (1803) beat Fabio Angelo Pellizzieri (2214), a +411-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Gallipoli, Italy
Dates
23 May 2026 → 29 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 20 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 7
GM×2
IM×1
FM×3
WIM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇹Italy×15
🇳🇱Netherlands×5
🇮🇳India×2
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 7.0/9. Favaloro takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Claudio Paduano drew with IM Andrea Favaloro (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Claudio Paduano 4 wins (R5–R8)GM Raja Harshit 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMClaudio Paduano | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMAndrea Favaloro | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3GMRaja Harshit | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4GMSabino Brunello | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Favaloro, AndreaIM | 2395 | ITA | +17N | +5B | =4B | =10N | +9B | =2N | +8B | +11B | =3N | 7.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 36.50 | 2414 | +5.5 |
| 2 | Raja HarshitGM | 2503 | IND | +11B | +9N | +13B | +4N | =10B | =1B | −3N | +12N | +7B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 35.75 | 2432 | -3.7 |
| 3 | Paduano, ClaudioFM | 2267 | ITA | =7B | =12N | +26B | =13N | +11B | +10N | +2B | +4N | =1B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 35.00 | 2338 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Brunello, SabinoGM | 2525 | ITA | +18N | +14B | =1N | −2B | +13N | +12B | +6N | −3B | +8N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 31.50 | 2402 | -9.1 |
| 5 | Haan, Gertjan | 2013 | NED | +24B | −1N | =8B | =11N | =19B | −7N | +26B | +16N | +10B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 20.75 | 2037 | +6.2 |
| 6 | Pellizzieri, Fabio Angelo | 2214 | ITA | +27B | −13N | −10B | +25N | =7B | +18N | −4B | +17N | +14B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 19.50 | 2072 | -25.6 |
| 7 | Cayonlu, Arda | 1914 | TUR | =3N | −23B | =17N | +15B | =6N | +5B | =14N | +19B | −2N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 24.50 | 2135 | +47.6 |
| 8 | Haussernot, CecileWIM | 2243 | FRA | =21N | =15B | =5N | +18B | =14N | +23B | −1N | +9B | −4B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 21.00 | 2161 | -16.2 |
| 9 | Delfino, Luigi | 2207 | ITA | +25N | −2B | +21N | +23B | −1N | =14B | =12N | −8N | +11B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 18.00 | 2153 | -10.0 |
| 10 | Avtandilian, Aramais | 1803 | ARM | =23N | +20B | +6N | =1B | =2N | −3B | =17N | =14B | −5N | 4.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 22.25 | 2108 | +123.6 |
| 11 | Alpers, Arne | 1945 | GER | −2N | +28B | +15N | =5B | −3N | +13B | +19B | −1N | −9N | 4.5 | 44.5 | 45.0 | 16.25 | 2096 | +30.0 |
| 12 | Muller, Kenneth | 2008 | NED | +22N | =3B | =23N | =14B | +24N | −4N | =9B | −2B | =15N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 18.50 | 2094 | +16.6 |
| 13 | Romagno, Pasquale | 2036 | ITA | +28N | +6B | −2N | =3B | −4B | −11N | +23N | =15B | =24N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 16.25 | 2089 | +18.4 |
| 14 | Profumo, AlbertoFM | 2072 | ITA | +26B | −4N | +27B | =12N | =8B | =9N | =7B | =10N | −6N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 16.00 | 2054 | -5.0 |
| 15 | Pack, Edgar | 1795 | ENG | =19B | =8N | −11B | −7N | +28B | +26N | =16B | =13N | =12B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 13.75 | 1935 | +59.6 |
| 16 | Samhita Pungavanam | 1667 | IND | =20N | −18B | −24N | +28B | =17N | +21B | =15N | −5B | +25N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 12.75 | 1886 | +60.0 |
| 17 | Manenschijn, Wouter | 1938 | NED | −1B | −26N | =7B | +22N | =16B | +24N | =10B | −6B | =19N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 15.50 | 1885 | -14.8 |
| 18 | Calcagnile, Lucio Maria | 1984 | ITA | −4B | +16N | =19B | −8N | +27B | −6B | =20N | −22N | +21B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 14.00 | 1964 | -6.4 |
| 19 | De Jong, Mathijs | 2073 | NED | =15N | =21B | =18N | =24B | =5N | +20B | −11N | −7N | =17B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 16.25 | 1873 | -46.0 |
| 20 | Sirena, Gianni | 1994 | ITA | =16B | −10N | =25B | =27N | +22B | −19N | =18B | −21N | +28N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 10.50 | 1802 | -43.8 |
| 21 | Brand, Niels | 1879 | NED | =8B | =19N | −9B | −26N | +25B | −16N | =22B | +20B | −18N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 12.75 | 1868 | -6.6 |
| 22 | Montinaro, Angelo | 1770 | ITA | −12B | −27N | +28N | −17B | −20N | +25B | =21N | +18B | F | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.75 | 1861 | +35.2 |
| 23 | Lasinskas, PovilasFM | 2142 | LTU | =10B | +7N | =12B | −9N | +26B | −8N | −13B | F | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 11.50 | 1950 | -33.0 |
| 24 | Longo, Gabriele | 1782 | ITA | −5N | F | +16B | =19N | −12B | −17B | +27N | F | =13B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.75 | 1889 | +34.4 |
| 25 | Vantaggiato, Martino | 1804 | ITA | −9B | F | =20N | −6B | −21N | −22N | +28B | +26N | −16B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.50 | 1770 | -11.8 |
| 26 | Beccarisi, Francesco | 1787 | ITA | −14N | +17B | −3N | +21B | −23N | −15B | −5N | −25B | F | 2.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 7.50 | 1786 | -8.0 |
| 27 | Cocchia, Umberto | 1835 | ITA | −6N | +22B | −14N | =20B | −18N | =28N | −24B | F | F | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.75 | 1785 | -12.2 |
| 28 | Radice, Mario | 1786 | ITA | −13B | −11N | −22B | −16N | −15N | =27B | −25N | F | −20B | 0.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 1.00 | 1412 | -55.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Avtandilian, AramaisARM+123.64.5 pts · #10
- 2Samhita PungavanamIND+60.04.5 pts · #12
- 3Pack, EdgarENG+59.64.5 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Radice, MarioITA-55.60.5 pts · #28
- 2De Jong, MathijsNED-46.04.0 pts · #20
- 3Sirena, GianniITA-43.84.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R3+411 Elo gap
- R8+258 Elo gap
- R7+236 Elo gap