WE 2 Varese Aan Zee - Girone 1
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Varese, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1854, and top seed was Maurizio Mazzarone (🇮🇹 ITA, 1965).
Michele Milani (🇮🇹 ITA, 1880) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Maurizio Mazzarone (2.5) and Diego Olivieri (2.5). Milani won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Diego Olivieri (1789) beat Maurizio Mazzarone (1965), a +176-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMichele Milani led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Michele Milani never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Michele Milani opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Diego Olivieri); the title is out of reach before R5.
Michele Milani beat Diego Olivieri (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇹Milani, Michele | 1880 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.50 | 11.0 | +26.4 | 2092 |
| 4 | 🇮🇹Mazzarone, Maurizio | 1965 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2.5 | 6.25 | 12.5 | -17.0 | 1835 |
| 2 | 🇮🇹Olivieri, Diego | 1789 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2.5 | 5.50 | 12.5 | +10.8 | 1871 |
| 5 | 🇮🇹Gori, Riccardo | 1826 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.50 | 12.5 | +2.0 | 1859 |
| 3 | 🇮🇹Pennacchini, Michelangelo | 1938 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 4.75 | 12.5 | -12.8 | 1841 |
| 6 | 🇮🇹Primerano, Carlo | 1725 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 2.50 | 14.0 | -9.4 | 1643 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Milani, MicheleITA+26.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Olivieri, DiegoITA+10.82.5 pts · #2
- 3Gori, RiccardoITA+2.02.5 pts · #5
- 1Mazzarone, MaurizioITA-17.02.5 pts · #4
- 2Pennacchini, MichelangeloITA-12.82.5 pts · #3
- 3Primerano, CarloITA-9.41.0 pts · #6
- R3+176 Elo gap