FE 15 Del Salento - B
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32 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in Gallipoli, Italy. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1728, and top seed was Luca Ansaloni (🇮🇹 ITA, 1775).
Ayaanraj Kottapally (🇮🇳 IND, 1564) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Daniil Chilibiiskyi (7.0) and Atlas Gunday (6.5). Kottapally won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Yaroslav Minkov (1534) beat Pietro Cautiero (1751), a +217-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
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇹Italy×16
🇺🇦Ukraine×8
🇳🇱Netherlands×3
🇮🇳India×3
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE27 May
Ayaanraj Kottapally takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Kottapally takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ayaanraj Kottapally lost to Daniil Chilibiiskyi (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ayaanraj Kottapally | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Daniil Chilibiiskyi | 1 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Atlas Gunday | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Lorenzo Leone | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayaanraj Kottapally | 1564 | IND | +9N | =7B | +8N | +26N | +12B | +5B | =6N | −2B | +3N | 7.0 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 36.50 | 1884 | +86.8 |
| 2 | Chilibiiskyi, Daniil | 1653 | UKR | +3B | −11N | +14B | =10N | +26B | +13N | +4B | +1N | =5B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 37.50 | 1840 | +77.6 |
| 3 | Gunday, Atlas | 0 | TUR | −2N | =13B | +25N | +24B | +9N | +14B | +5N | +6B | −1B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 30.25 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Leone, Lorenzo | 1635 | ITA | +29N | =26N | +21B | +7B | =5N | =6B | −2N | +18N | +8B | 6.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 28.50 | 1822 | +40.0 |
| 5 | Sushrutha, Reddy | 1658 | IND | +15N | +8B | +11B | +12N | =4B | −1N | −3B | +9N | =2N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 31.25 | 1839 | +34.6 |
| 6 | Apostolakii, Iryna | 1593 | UKR | =10B | =9N | +15B | +19B | +7N | =4N | =1B | −3N | +13N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 30.75 | 1830 | +44.8 |
| 7 | De Donno, Giacomo | 1723 | ITA | +20B | =1N | +10B | −4N | −6B | +11N | =18B | +22N | +12B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 27.50 | 1754 | +7.6 |
| 8 | Aayiu Atindrya Shetty | 1752 | IND | +18B | −5N | −1B | =20N | +21B | +22N | +13B | +12N | −4N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 22.00 | 1691 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Apostolakii, Olha | 1743 | UKR | −1B | =6B | +23N | +18N | −3B | +25N | =12N | −5B | +19N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 19.75 | 1711 | -6.6 |
| 10 | Ansaloni, Luca | 1775 | ITA | =6N | +25B | −7N | =2B | +19N | −12B | =14N | +15B | =16N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 22.50 | 1651 | -26.4 |
| 11 | Cats, Sven | 1736 | NED | +17N | +2B | −5N | =16B | −13N | −7B | =19N | +29B | +18N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 21.75 | 1636 | -42.4 |
| 12 | Gusyev, Dmytro | 1684 | UKR | +23N | +28B | +16N | −5B | −1N | +10N | =9B | −8B | −7N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 18.00 | 1625 | -26.8 |
| 13 | Minkov, Yaroslav | 1534 | UKR | −26B | =3N | +29B | +21N | +11B | −2B | −8N | +14N | −6B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 18.25 | 1630 | +33.6 |
| 14 | Aka, Timur | 1552 | UKR | −19N | +32B | −2N | +15B | +17N | −3N | =10B | −13B | +21N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1609 | +15.2 |
| 15 | Di Leo, Federico | 0 | ITA | −5B | +17B | −6N | −14N | +23B | =21N | +27B | −10N | +22B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 15.75 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Gay, Aurore | 1647 | NED | +32N | +19B | −12B | =11N | −22B | −18N | =25B | +27N | =10B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 13.00 | 1628 | -10.0 |
| 17 | Di Dario, Dario | 1554 | ITA | −11B | −15N | +32B | +28N | −14B | −19B | +30N | =21N | +25B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 9.25 | 1529 | -3.6 |
| 18 | Demirov, Mykhailo | 1592 | UKR | −8N | =23B | +28N | −9B | +24N | +16B | =7N | −4B | −11B | 4.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 15.25 | 1586 | -5.2 |
| 19 | Andrieu, Justin | 1727 | NED | +14B | −16N | +22B | −6N | −10B | +17N | =11B | =25N | −9B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 16.50 | 1603 | -29.4 |
| 20 | Kozlov, Illia | 1489 | UKR | −7N | =27B | =31N | =8B | −25N | =23N | −21B | +24B | +28N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 12.50 | 1561 | +21.2 |
| 21 | Cautiero, Pietro | 1751 | ITA | +22N | =24B | −4N | −13B | −8N | =15B | +20N | =17B | −14B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 13.75 | 1509 | -52.0 |
| 22 | Rizzo, Giacomo Maria | 1591 | ITA | −21B | +30N | −19N | +31B | +16N | −8B | =26N | −7B | −15N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 9.50 | 1528 | -18.4 |
| 23 | Sciolti, Antonio | 1485 | ITA | −12B | =18N | −9B | =27N | −15N | =20B | =28N | =30B | +32B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.50 | 1481 | -2.0 |
| 24 | Missimi, Patrizio | 1663 | ITA | +30B | =21N | −26B | −3N | −18B | −27N | +32B | −20N | +29N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.75 | 1273 | -43.0 |
| 25 | Valentini, Jacopo | 1625 | ITA | F | −10N | −3B | +29N | +20B | −9B | =16N | =19B | −17N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 10.25 | 1531 | -30.0 |
| 26 | Festa, Simone | 1725 | ITA | +13N | =4B | +24N | −1B | −2N | F | =22B | F | F | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 13.00 | 1607 | -19.0 |
| 27 | Pomante, Sergio | 1640 | ITA | −28B | =20N | F | =23B | =30N | +24B | −15N | −16B | F | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1571 | -7.4 |
| 28 | Sereni, Valerio | 0 | ITA | +27N | −12N | −18B | −17B | −31N | F | =23B | +32N | −20B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 4.25 | 1381 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Serravezza, Antonio | 0 | ITA | −4B | F | −13N | −25B | +32N | +30B | F | −11N | −24B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Colotti, Cinzia | 0 | ITA | −24N | −22B | F | +32N | =27B | −29N | −17B | =23N | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1347 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Chirizzi, Ubaldo | 0 | ITA | F | F | =20B | −22N | +28B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1347 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 79340326 | 0 | — | −16B | −14N | −17N | −30B | −29B | F | −24N | −28B | −23N | 0.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ayaanraj KottapallyIND+86.87.0 pts · #2
- 2Chilibiiskyi, DaniilUKR+77.67.0 pts · #3
- 3Apostolakii, IrynaUKR+44.86.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Cautiero, PietroITA-52.03.5 pts · #16
- 2Missimi, PatrizioITA-43.03.5 pts · #29
- 3Cats, SvenNED-42.45.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R4+217 Elo gap
- R5+202 Elo gap
- R9+199 Elo gap