WE 4 Chess trophy - A
12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 02 Jun 2026 in Montevecchia, Italy. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2133, and top seed was Himal Gusain (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2448).
Gabriele Lumachi (🇮🇹 ITA, IM, 2437) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Himal Gusain (5.0) and Daniele Gonella (4.0). Lumachi shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Mauro Matteo Cascella (1862) beat Marco Franza (2060), a +198-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Lumachi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).
IM Gabriele Lumachi drew with IM Himal Gusain (Black).
IM Gabriele Lumachi went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMGabriele Lumachi | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMHimal Gusain | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Daniele Gonella | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4IMVirgilio Vuelban | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lumachi, GabrieleIM | 2437 | ITA | +9N | +3B | =2N | =5B | +4N | +7B | 5.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 16.00 | 2448 | +2.3 |
| 2 | Gusain, HimalIM | 2448 | IND | +11B | +4N | =1B | =3N | +8B | +5N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 15.00 | 2464 | +2.2 |
| 3 | Gonella, Daniele | 2205 | ITA | +7B | −1N | +11B | =2B | =5N | +8N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 2312 | +16.8 |
| 4 | Vuelban, VirgilioIM | 2196 | PHI | +12N | −2B | =5N | +11B | −1B | +10N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 2187 | +0.7 |
| 5 | Colonetti, Fabio | 2128 | ITA | +10B | =8N | =4B | =1N | =3B | −2B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 2209 | +11.6 |
| 6 | Cascella, Mauro Matteo | 1862 | ITA | F | −7N | −10B | +12B | +9N | +11N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 2000 | +18.8 |
| 7 | Ranfagni, Stefano | 1927 | ITA | −3N | +6B | −9N | +10B | =11N | −1N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1984 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Gagliardi, Cristian | 2121 | ITA | F | =5B | +12N | +9B | −2N | −3B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 2118 | -1.0 |
| 9 | Bemporad, Filippo | 1945 | ITA | −1B | +10N | +7B | −8N | −6B | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1948 | -2.6 |
| 10 | Gori, Riccardo | 1845 | ITA | −5N | −9B | +6N | −7N | +12B | −4B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1862 | +0.6 |
| 11 | Franza, Marco | 2060 | ITA | −2N | +12B | −3N | −4N | =7B | −6B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.25 | 1891 | -28.2 |
| 12 | D`Angelo, Giovanni | 1863 | ITA | −4B | −11N | −8B | −6N | −10N | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1217 | -31.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cascella, Mauro MatteoITA+18.83.0 pts · #5
- 2Gonella, DanieleITA+16.84.0 pts · #3
- 3Colonetti, FabioITA+11.63.0 pts · #6
- 1D`Angelo, GiovanniITA-31.60.0 pts · #12
- 2Franza, MarcoITA-28.21.5 pts · #11
- 3Bemporad, FilippoITA-2.62.0 pts · #10
- R6+198 Elo gap