WE 2 Varese Aan Zee - Girone 2
Round-RobinStandard
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 1680, and top seed was Camillo Brioschi (🇮🇹 ITA, 1714).
Filippo Begna (🇮🇹 ITA, 1651) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Gianluca Melino (3.5) and Mario Nipote (2.0). Begna won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇮🇹Varese, Italy
Dates
16 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFilippo Begna led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Filippo Begna held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Filippo Begna drew with Gianluca Melino (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Filippo Begna 3 wins (R1–R3)Gianluca Melino 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇹Begna, Filippo | 1651 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 6.25 | 9.0 | +35.0 | 1926 |
| 2 | 🇮🇹Melino, Gianluca | 1692 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.50 | 9.5 | +17.8 | 1827 |
| 3 | 🇮🇹Nipote, Mario | 1656 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | — | 2.0 | 4.50 | 10.5 | +3.0 | 1685 |
| 4 | 🇮🇹Brioschi, Camillo | 1714 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | — | ½ | 2.0 | 4.25 | 10.0 | -4.8 | 1672 |
| 5 | 🇮🇹D Aulisa, Francesco | 1681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 10.0 | -20.8 | 1479 |
| 6 | 🇮🇹Fiorito, Ivan | 1688 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 10.5 | -30.2 | 1363 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Begna, FilippoITA+35.04.0 pts · #1
- 2Melino, GianlucaITA+17.83.5 pts · #2
- 3Nipote, MarioITA+3.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Fiorito, IvanITA-30.20.5 pts · #6
- 2D Aulisa, FrancescoITA-20.81.0 pts · #5
- 3Brioschi, CamilloITA-4.82.0 pts · #4