CR Sardegna 2026

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58 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 02 Jun 2026 in Oristano, Italy. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2014, and top seed was Francesco Sonis (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2556).

Francesco Sonis (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2556) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Emanuele Serra (5.5) and Gianluca Mameli (5.5). Sonis won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Gabriel Vallascas (1555) beat Alessandro Depau (1890), a +335-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Oristano, Italy

Dates

30 May 2026 → 02 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹GMFrancesco Sonis2556

Avg top 10

2,014

Participants

Titled players · 1

GM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×53

Top 3

🥇
GMFrancesco Sonis
🇮🇹ITA·2556
7.0pts·2956perf+5.6
🥈
Emanuele Serra
🇮🇹ITA·1917
5.5pts·1950perf+7.4
🥉
Gianluca Mameli
🇮🇹ITA·2015
5.5pts·1988perf-2.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Francesco Sonis led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Sonis7Mameli5.5Serra5.5Cancedda5Meloni5Sonis5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

GM Francesco Sonis never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Francesco Sonis 7 wins (R1–R7)Gianluca Mameli 3 wins (R3–R5)Emanuele Serra 3 wins (R3–R5)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sonis, FrancescoGM	2556	ITA	+33N	+24B	+17N	+15B	+5N	+16B	+4N	7.0	25.5	28.5	28.50	2956	+5.6
2	Serra, Emanuele	1917	ITA	+35B	−11N	+31B	+19N	+12B	=7N	+5B	5.5	26.0	29.0	22.00	1950	+7.4
3	Mameli, Gianluca	2015	ITA	+31B	−6N	+43B	+11N	+17B	=4B	+16N	5.5	25.5	28.0	20.50	1988	-2.2
4	Carrus, Mario	1886	ITA	+41B	+40N	+11B	=7N	+6B	=3N	−1B	5.0	30.0	33.0	20.75	2020	+25.0
5	Meloni, Matteo	1912	ITA	+38N	+21B	+18N	+8B	−1B	+15N	−2N	5.0	29.5	32.5	20.00	2026	+42.8
6	Pitzeri, Daniel Michele	1787	ITA	+37N	+3B	=8N	+27B	−4N	=9B	+15B	5.0	28.0	31.0	21.00	2016	+86.4
7	Sonis, Luca	2026	ITA	+22N	+19B	+13N	=4B	−16N	=2B	+30N	5.0	27.0	30.5	21.25	1957	-8.4
8	Cancedda, Emanuele	1893	ITA	+39B	+14N	=6B	−5N	+32B	=13N	+18B	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.25	1880	+2.8
9	Altea, Alessandro	2099	ITA	+43B	−18N	+23B	+20N	=10B	=6N	+25B	5.0	25.5	28.0	19.00	1927	-21.8
10	Depau, Alessandro	1890	ITA	−32N	+29B	+33N	+21B	=9N	=30B	+20B	5.0	23.0	26.0	18.75	1873	+1.4
11	D`andria, Camilla	1733	ITA	+53N	+2B	−4N	−3B	+35N	=12B	+24B	4.5	27.0	28.0	15.25	1896	+52.4
12	FIDE 552031098	0	—	+26B	+25N	−16B	+24B	−2N	=11N	+33B	4.5	24.5	27.5	15.75	1803	0.0
13	Nadal Masala, Jacopo Lluc	1805	ITA	+54N	+32B	−7B	F	+27N	=8B	+19N	4.5	21.5	21.5	14.00	1921	+37.6
14	Carta, Emanuele	1648	ITA	+56N	−8B	=28N	+47B	=25B	=24N	+32B	4.5	20.5	21.0	10.75	1719	+24.0
15	Ventrice, Lorenzo	1950	ITA	+28N	+36B	+30N	−1N	+18B	−5B	−6N	4.0	28.0	31.0	14.00	1888	-20.8
16	Spiga, Giovanni	1854	ITA	+51N	+23B	+12N	F	+7B	−1N	−3B	4.0	27.5	27.5	15.00	1959	+27.6
17	Nicholson, David	1817	ITA	+29B	+34N	−1B	+40N	−3N	−19B	+35N	4.0	26.0	29.0	12.50	1781	-5.2
18	Cabras Sanna, Ruben Federico	1787	ITA	+42N	+9B	−5B	+34N	−15N	+36B	−8N	4.0	25.0	28.0	14.00	1828	+18.8
19	Secchi, Antonio	1700	ITA	+45B	−7N	+41B	−2B	+46N	+17N	−13B	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.50	1765	+9.2
20	Ardu, Luigi	1777	ITA	−34B	+52N	+39B	−9B	+31N	+21B	−10N	4.0	23.0	24.0	11.00	1725	-7.8
21	Cocco, Tore	1641	ITA	+44B	−5N	+58B	−10N	+34B	−20N	+38B	4.0	22.5	22.5	8.50	1651	0.0
22	Ponticelli, Giacomo	1615	ITA	−7B	+45N	=26B	−25N	+47B	=27N	+34B	4.0	21.0	23.0	11.00	1669	+13.6
23	Scintu, Niccolo	1636	ITA	+50B	−16N	−9N	+48B	−24N	+46B	+36N	4.0	19.5	21.5	9.00	1688	+4.2
24	Nessi, Davide	1787	ITA	+46B	−1N	+35B	−12N	+23B	=14B	−11N	3.5	27.5	29.5	11.25	1766	-3.6
25	Marras, Giuseppe	1747	ITA	F	−12B	+57N	+22B	=14N	+37B	−9N	3.5	21.5	21.5	9.75	1803	+4.6
26	Lussu, Roberto	1679	ITA	−12N	+54B	=22N	+28B	−30B	−32N	+47B	3.5	20.5	21.5	8.50	1634	-11.6
27	Zanda, Lorenzo	1698	ITA	F	+48B	+47N	−6N	−13B	=22B	+39N	3.5	20.5	20.5	9.00	1636	-14.8
28	Orru`, Andrea	1579	ITA	−15B	+49N	=14B	−26N	+58B	−33N	+43B	3.5	19.5	19.5	6.75	1554	-10.0
29	Panzeri, Tommaso	1505	ITA	−17N	−10N	=45B	−46N	+49B	+48B	+37N	3.5	18.5	20.5	8.25	1469	-12.8
30	D`andria, Edoardo Antonio	1804	ITA	+52B	+58N	−15B	F	+26N	=10N	−7B	3.5	18.5	18.5	7.00	1805	+2.4
31	Di Pinto, Vincenzo	1594	ITA	−3N	+37B	−2N	+42B	−20B	−38N	+54B	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.00	1622	+0.8
32	Vallascas, Gabriel	1555	ITA	+10B	−13N	+51B	F	−8N	+26B	−14N	3.0	24.0	24.0	10.00	1737	+52.0
33	Murrau, Raffaele	1621	ITA	−1B	+46N	−10B	F	+48N	+28B	−12N	3.0	24.0	24.0	7.50	1741	+19.6
34	Sardu, Elias	1464	ITA	+20N	−17B	+36N	−18B	−21N	+51B	−22N	3.0	23.0	24.5	8.50	1634	+54.0
35	Scognamillo, Vittorio	1576	ITA	−2N	+53B	−24N	+55B	−11B	+41N	−17B	3.0	21.5	22.0	4.50	1583	-1.2
36	Boi, Federico	1648	ITA	+49B	−15N	−34B	+39N	+41B	−18N	−23B	3.0	21.0	23.0	8.00	1533	-39.2
37	Caredda, Giuseppe	1468	ITA	−6B	−31N	+44B	+43N	+40B	−25N	−29B	3.0	20.5	23.0	8.00	1523	+7.2
38	Curreli, Michele	1573	ITA	−5B	+44N	−40B	−41N	+55N	+31B	−21N	3.0	20.5	21.0	6.00	1427	-37.6
39	Garbarino, Anna	1560	ITA	−8N	+56B	−20N	−36B	+50N	+40N	−27B	3.0	20.5	21.0	5.50	1491	-16.8
40	Dessy, Eugenio	1639	ITA	+55N	−4B	+38N	−17B	−37N	−39B	+46N	3.0	20.0	20.5	5.50	1505	-22.2
41	Corbo, Giuseppe A.	1549	ITA	−4N	+55B	−19N	+38B	−36N	−35B	+52N	3.0	19.0	19.5	4.50	1519	-6.2
42	Porceddu, Efisio	1478	ITA	−18B	−43N	+49B	−31N	F	+58N	+44B	3.0	14.0	14.0	4.50	865	-32.0
43	Battasi, Antonio Domenico	1615	ITA	−9N	+42B	−3N	−37B	=44N	+53B	−28N	2.5	22.5	23.5	5.25	1541	-16.4
44	Paddeu, Federica	0	ITA	−21N	−38B	−37N	+45N	=43B	+55B	−42N	2.5	18.0	18.5	4.25	1189	0.0
45	FIDE 552056430	0	—	−19N	−22B	=29N	−44B	=57N	=50B	+51N	2.5	17.5	18.0	4.50	1495	0.0
46	Tolu, Silvio	1474	ITA	−24N	−33B	+56N	+29B	−19B	−23N	−40B	2.0	21.0	21.5	4.00	1375	-13.6
47	Sabiu, Sebastiano Augusto	1412	ITA	F	+57B	−27B	−14N	−22N	+52B	−26N	2.0	17.0	17.0	1.50	1384	-7.6
48	FIDE 552038556	0	—	F	−27N	+50B	−23N	−33B	−29N	+58B	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	815	0.0
49	Contu, Nicolo`	0	ITA	−36N	−28B	−42N	F	−29N	+56B	+53B	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.50	1291	0.0
50	FIDE 552031144	0	—	−23N	=51B	−48N	F	−39B	=45N	+57B	2.0	13.5	13.5	2.50	1294	0.0
51	Marteddu, Gianfranco	1506	ITA	−16B	=50N	−32N	+57B	F	−34N	−45B	1.5	15.0	15.0	1.50	824	-22.0
52	Garau, Paolo	1478	ITA	−30N	−20B	−53N	F	+56B	−47N	−41B	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.50	797	-72.8
53	Cancedda, Vincenzo	1443	ITA	−11B	−35N	+52B	F	F	−43N	−49N	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	1408	-8.0
54	Garau, Victoria	1497	ITA	−13B	−26N	F	F	F	+57B	−31N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.50	893	-30.8
55	Piga, Antonello	0	ITA	−40B	−41N	F	−35N	−38B	−44N	=56N	0.5	15.0	15.0	0.25	784	0.0
56	Floris, Christian	0	ITA	−14B	−39N	−46B	F	−52N	−49N	=55B	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.25	740	0.0
57	FIDE 23447877	0	—	F	−47N	−25B	−51N	=45B	−54N	−50N	0.5	12.5	12.5	1.25	741	0.0
58	Vallascas, Ginevra	0	ITA	F	−30B	−21N	F	−28N	−42B	−48N	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	826	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pitzeri, Daniel MicheleITA
+86.4
5.0 pts · #7
2Sardu, EliasITA
+54.0
3.0 pts · #24
3D`andria, CamillaITA
+52.4
4.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Garau, PaoloITA
-72.8
1.0 pts · #56
2Boi, FedericoITA
-39.2
3.0 pts · #34
3Curreli, MicheleITA
-37.6
3.0 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R1+335 Elo gap
Vallascas, Gabriel1555 beat Depau, Alessandro1890
R1+313 Elo gap
Sardu, Elias1464 beat Ardu, Luigi1777
R2+312 Elo gap
Cabras Sanna, Ruben Federico1787 beat Altea, Alessandro2099