WE 3 Sparkasse Trophy - Daniel Harrwitz Memorial - C

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33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Bolzano, Italy. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1641, and top seed was Andrea Stivaletta (🇮🇹 ITA, 1687).

Daniel Gruber (🇮🇹 ITA, 1537) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Andrea Stivaletta (4.5) and Flavia Mora (4.0). Gruber shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Paolo Bonicatto (1463) beat Nicolo` Weiss (1641), a +178-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Bolzano, Italy

Dates

24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Andrea Stivaletta1687

Avg top 10

1,641

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇮🇹Italy×23

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇦🇹Austria×1

Top 3

🥇
Daniel Gruber
🇮🇹ITA·1537
4.5pts·1917perf+57.6
🥈
Andrea Stivaletta
🇮🇹ITA·1687
4.5pts·2317perf+11.6
🥉
Flavia Mora
🇮🇹ITA·1646
4.0pts·1809perf+22.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Gruber4.5Stivaletta4.5Mora4Romele4Bonicatto4Erami3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Daniel Gruber held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Gruber takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Daniel Gruber 4 wins (R1–R4)Andrea Stivaletta 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Daniel Gruber	*	—	½	1
2Andrea Stivaletta	—	*	—	—
3Flavia Mora	½	—	*	—
4Davide Romele	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gruber, Daniel	1537	ITA	+18N	+21B	+4B	+7N	=3B	4.5	13.5	15.5	13.50	1917	+57.6
2	Stivaletta, Andrea	1687	ITA	=25B	+22N	+16B	+8N	+11B	4.5	10.5	12.0	11.25	2317	+11.6
3	Mora, Flavia	1646	ITA	+12N	+19B	=6N	+9B	=1N	4.0	14.0	16.0	12.00	1809	+22.4
4	Romele, Davide	1686	ITA	+10N	+20B	−1N	+6B	+7B	4.0	14.0	16.0	11.50	1660	-4.0
5	Bonicatto, Paolo	1463	ENG	+31N	+17B	−7N	+12B	+10B	4.0	11.5	11.5	8.50	1620	+16.4
6	Erami, Arash	0	IRI	+?B	+?N	=3B	−4N	+16B	3.5	10.5	10.5	4.50	1615	0.0
7	Parolin, Mattia	1599	ITA	+27B	+32N	+5B	−1B	−4N	3.0	14.0	14.0	5.50	1437	-26.0
8	Pfeifer, Joachim	0	ITA	=?N	+26B	+17N	−2B	=9N	3.0	11.5	11.5	5.50	1644	0.0
9	Gaudenzi, Federico	1625	ITA	+29B	=16N	+25B	−3N	=8B	3.0	11.0	11.5	4.75	1341	-29.2
10	Barcelli, Giulio	0	ITA	−4B	+28N	+32B	+20B	−5N	3.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	1414	0.0
11	Di Liberto, Sara	1611	ITA	F	+27N	+23B	+19B	−2N	3.0	10.0	10.0	5.50	1566	-4.8
12	Bortot, Davide	0	ITA	−3B	+30N	+?B	−5N	+?B	3.0	8.5	8.5	0.50	1557	0.0
13	Saxl, Alexander	1627	ITA	−21N	F	+28B	+25N	+19B	3.0	6.5	6.5	4.50	2245	+5.2
14	Salvir, Lucas	0	ITA	−16B	+29N	−19N	+26B	+?N	3.0	6.5	6.5	2.00	1509	0.0
15	Agnoli, Tiziano	1639	ITA	F	F	+26N	+24B	+20N	3.0	5.5	5.5	5.50	2358	+31.2
16	Rella, Alexandra	1422	AUT	+14N	=9B	−2N	+21B	−6N	2.5	14.0	16.0	6.50	1463	+1.6
17	Weiss, Nicolo`	1641	ITA	+23B	−5N	−8B	=27N	+25B	2.5	10.5	12.0	4.25	663	-14.6
18	Pergher, Narek Diego	0	ITA	−1B	−?N	+29B	=?N	+27B	2.5	6.5	6.5	2.00	1279	0.0
19	Fincati, Roberto	1445	ITA	+30B	−3N	+14B	−11N	−13N	2.0	13.0	13.5	3.50	828	-31.2
20	Gremes, Marco	1468	ITA	+28B	−4N	+24B	−10N	−15B	2.0	12.0	13.0	3.00	863	-19.6
21	Dajani, Alberto Maximilian	0	ITA	+13B	−1N	+?B	−16N	−?B	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1469	0.0
22	Bissardella, Fabio	0	ITA	=26N	−2B	=?N	F	+28B	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.75	1493	0.0
23	FIDE 552029581	0	—	−17N	+33B	−11N	−?B	+31N	2.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	791	0.0
24	FIDE 552040607	0	—	F	+31B	−20N	−15N	+32B	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	754	0.0
25	Avolio, Luca	0	ITA	=2N	+?B	−9N	−13B	−17N	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.25	1471	0.0
26	Pichler Ramoser, Maximilian	1648	ITA	=22B	−8N	−15B	−14N	+29B	1.5	11.0	11.5	1.50	839	-20.4
27	FIDE 23494956	0	—	−7N	−11B	+33N	=17B	−18N	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.25	1344	0.0
28	Pircher, Leonhard Raffael	0	ITA	−20N	−10B	−13N	+33B	−22N	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	748	0.0
29	Damioli, Alexander	0	ITA	−9N	−14B	−18N	=30B	−26N	0.5	10.0	10.5	0.25	837	0.0
30	FIDE 552040623	0	—	−19N	−12B	F	=29N	F	0.5	5.5	5.5	0.25	645	0.0
31	FIDE 28588479	0	—	−5B	−24N	F	−?N	−23B	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	739	0.0
32	FIDE 2833650	0	—	F	−7B	−10N	F	−24N	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	799	0.0
33	FIDE 28564332	0	—	−?B	−23N	−27B	−28N	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	705	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gruber, DanielITA
+57.6
4.5 pts · #4
2Agnoli, TizianoITA
+31.2
3.0 pts · #10
3Mora, FlaviaITA
+22.4
4.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Fincati, RobertoITA
-31.2
2.0 pts · #28
2Gaudenzi, FedericoITA
-29.2
3.0 pts · #19
3Parolin, MattiaITA
-26.0
3.0 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R2+178 Elo gap
Bonicatto, Paolo1463 beat Weiss, Nicolo`1641
R3+149 Elo gap
Gruber, Daniel1537 beat Romele, Davide1686