FE 15 Del Salento - C
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in Gallipoli, Italy. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1911, and top seed was Klaus Fritsch (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2128).
Fausto Calandri (🇮🇹 ITA, 2000) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Savino Di Lascio (6.0) and Francesco Tortolini (5.5). Calandri shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Riccardo Solaroli (1838) beat Klaus Fritsch (FM, 2128), a +290-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 · 8 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇹Italy×24
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇦🇹Austria×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsFausto Calandri led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
13
3
7
3
1
1
3
1
R8 · LEADER CHANGE29 May
Fausto Calandri takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Fausto Calandri 3 wins (R6–R8)Savino Di Lascio 3 wins (R6–R8)Ksenia Baglay 3 wins (R6–R8)
R5 · LATE SURGE
Ksenia Baglay was #13 at R5, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fausto Calandri | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Savino Di Lascio | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Ksenia Baglay | — | — | * | — |
| 4Andrea Pierangeli | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calandri, Fausto | 2000 | ITA | +9B | =8N | =3B | +16N | =15B | +7N | +4B | +10N | 6.5 | 34.0 | 38.0 | 30.75 | 2081 | +14.4 |
| 2 | Di Lascio, Savino | 1898 | ITA | +15B | +10N | =14B | −3N | =9B | +16N | +22B | +4N | 6.0 | 32.0 | 35.5 | 25.75 | 2034 | +27.2 |
| 3 | Tortolini, Francesco | 1894 | ITA | +13N | +11B | =1N | +2B | −4N | +5N | +14B | −6B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 42.0 | 27.75 | 2037 | +29.8 |
| 4 | Pierangeli, Andrea | 1815 | ITA | +32B | =7N | +10B | +14N | +3B | +8B | −1N | −2B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 23.00 | 1971 | +35.6 |
| 5 | Fritsch, KlausFM | 2128 | AUT | =20N | +33B | +18N | +6B | −8N | −3B | +15N | +9B | 5.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 19.75 | 1931 | -29.0 |
| 6 | Baglay, Ksenia | 1822 | UKR | =26B | +27N | +7B | −5N | −14B | +25N | +18B | +3N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 21.50 | 1967 | +31.6 |
| 7 | Fuggetta, Leonardo Giuseppe | 1862 | ITA | +21N | =4B | −6N | +18B | +12N | −1B | +17N | =8B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 21.25 | 1900 | +8.4 |
| 8 | Solaroli, Riccardo | 1838 | ITA | +29N | =1B | +23N | =22B | +5B | −4N | =9B | =7N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 20.75 | 1963 | +25.4 |
| 9 | Fradkin, Benjamin | 1805 | CAN | −1N | +20B | +13N | =12B | =2N | +23B | =8N | −5N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 19.25 | 1935 | +27.6 |
| 10 | Paduano, Gennaro | 1827 | ITA | +28N | −2B | −4N | +30B | =20N | +21B | +12N | −1B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 14.25 | 1823 | +0.6 |
| 11 | Liuti, Aldo Marco | 1829 | ITA | +19B | −3N | +17B | −15N | +27B | −22N | =13B | +14N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 16.75 | 1806 | -3.0 |
| 12 | Blasco, Domenico | 1842 | ITA | +17B | −14N | +32B | =9N | −7B | +27N | −10B | +15N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 14.25 | 1781 | -9.4 |
| 13 | Cosenza, Gianni | 1769 | ITA | −3B | +19N | −9B | −17N | +33N | +30B | =11N | +20B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 11.75 | 1737 | -5.6 |
| 14 | Inguscio, Giorgio | 1906 | ITA | +25N | +12B | =2N | −4B | +6N | =15B | −3N | −11B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 18.00 | 1835 | -15.8 |
| 15 | Rocher Gonzalez, Vicenc | 1784 | ESP | −2N | +29B | +21N | +11B | =1N | =14N | −5B | −12B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 15.25 | 1860 | +14.8 |
| 16 | Olszowski, Andrzej | 1818 | POL | +31N | =23B | =22N | −1B | +17N | −2B | −20N | +25B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 12.50 | 1787 | -4.8 |
| 17 | Rinaldi, Mario | 1602 | ITA | −12N | +25B | −11N | +13B | −16B | +19N | −7B | +27N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 14.00 | 1774 | +35.2 |
| 18 | Bernabei, Alberto | 1849 | ITA | +30N | F | −5B | −7N | +24B | +20B | −6N | +21B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1847 | +0.2 |
| 19 | Pesce, Valter | 1599 | ITA | −11N | −13B | −25N | +28B | +31N | −17B | +32N | +26B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 1618 | +3.4 |
| 20 | Pagano, Sergio | 1810 | ITA | =5B | −9N | =26B | +24N | =10B | −18N | +16B | −13N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 14.00 | 1752 | -13.4 |
| 21 | Bellafiore, Enzo | 1675 | ITA | −7B | +28N | −15B | =26N | +32B | −10N | +29B | −18N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 7.50 | 1634 | -9.4 |
| 22 | Mach, Jan | 1876 | CZE | =27B | +26N | =16B | =8N | F | +11B | −2N | F | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 13.25 | 1817 | -6.8 |
| 23 | Di Gisi, Umberto | 1854 | ITA | +24B | =16N | −8B | −27N | +29B | −9N | −25B | +30N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 9.50 | 1685 | -36.0 |
| 24 | Carbone, Maurizio | 1665 | ITA | −23N | =31B | +33N | −20B | −18N | =26B | =28B | +29N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1562 | -20.2 |
| 25 | Lo Martire, Vincenzo | 1797 | ITA | −14B | −17N | +19B | F | +26N | −6B | +23N | −16N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.50 | 1679 | -21.4 |
| 26 | Navarra, Stefano | 1499 | ITA | =6N | −22B | =20N | =21B | −25B | =24N | +27B | −19N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 10.50 | 1653 | +26.2 |
| 27 | Klama, Andrzej | 1676 | POL | =22N | −6B | +31N | +23B | −11N | −12B | −26N | −17B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 7.25 | 1582 | -20.0 |
| 28 | Galeone, Antonio Bonaventura | 1583 | ITA | −10B | −21B | −30N | −19N | F | +33B | =24N | +32B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.25 | 1440 | -21.0 |
| 29 | Carrisi, Roberto | 1601 | ITA | −8B | −15N | F | +33B | −23N | +31B | −21N | −24B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.00 | 1440 | -23.0 |
| 30 | Pola Rasa, Elsa | 1620 | ITA | −18B | −32N | +28B | −10N | F | −13N | +33B | −23B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.50 | 1442 | -50.8 |
| 31 | Fontijn, Ruud | 1460 | NED | −16B | =24N | −27B | =32N | −19B | −29N | F | +33N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1356 | -29.6 |
| 32 | Carrozzo, Leonardo | 1414 | ITA | −4N | +30B | −12N | =31B | −21N | F | −19B | −28N | 1.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 3.00 | 1421 | -1.4 |
| 33 | FIDE 23484497 | 0 | — | F | −5N | −24B | −29N | −13B | −28N | −30N | −31B | 0.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pierangeli, AndreaITA+35.65.5 pts · #4
- 2Rinaldi, MarioITA+35.24.0 pts · #13
- 3Baglay, KseniaUKR+31.65.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Pola Rasa, ElsaITA-50.82.0 pts · #30
- 2Di Gisi, UmbertoITA-36.03.5 pts · #19
- 3Fontijn, RuudNED-29.62.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R5+290 Elo gap
- R6+234 Elo gap
- R2+206 Elo gap