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WE Del Fortore - A

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26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Foiano di Val Fortore, Italy. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2207, and top seed was Paulius Pultinevicius (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2554).

Paulius Pultinevicius (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2554) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Alessio Valsecchi (3.5) and Gojko Laketic (3.5). Pultinevicius won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Andrea Vellone (1748) beat Fabio Buiano (2057), a +309-point gap.

Location
🇮🇹Foiano di Val Fortore, Italy
Dates
08 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇱🇹GMPaulius Pultinevicius2554
Avg top 10
2,207
Participants
26
Titled players · 6
GM×2
IM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇮🇹Italy×22
🇷🇸Serbia×2
🇵🇭Philippines×1
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

GM Paulius Pultinevicius led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
5
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Pultinevicius5Vuelban3.5Laketic3.5Valsecchi3.5Dragojlovic3.5Brunetti3
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

GM Paulius Pultinevicius never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

GM Paulius Pultinevicius won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMPaulius Pultinevicius*——
1
2IMVirgilio Vuelban—*
½
½
3IMGojko Laketic—
½
*
0
4GMAlessio Valsecchi
0
½
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Pultinevicius, PauliusGM2554LTU+13B+21N+6B+2N+8B5.012.013.513.503012+6.7
2Valsecchi, AlessioGM2444ITA+17N+7B+3N−1B=4N3.515.017.010.252372-2.4
3Laketic, GojkoIM2255SRB+10B+5N−2B=4N+14B3.513.516.010.752271+2.1
4Vuelban, VirgilioIM2196PHI=9N+24B+12N=3B=2B3.512.513.58.502270+6.0
5Dragojlovic, AndjelkoIM2055SRB+25N−3B+11N+12B=7N3.511.512.07.002170+8.0
6Brunetti, Alessandro2141ITA+15N+11B−1N=9B=16N3.013.015.57.752158+3.6
7Messina, Enrico2067ITA+23B−2N+13B=14N=5B3.012.013.57.002138+8.2
8Fezza, Davide2076ITA−11N+15B+17N+20B−1N3.012.013.56.002068-1.4
9Lentini, Alessandro1971ITA=4B+22N=20B=6N=10B3.011.012.57.002048+21.2
10Caputo, Piero1982ITA−3N=25B+24N+21B=9N3.09.09.54.252051+19.6
11Carratu`, Ernesto Maria1839ITA+8B−6N−5B+17B=12N2.512.014.06.252078+58.8
12Varvaglione, Antonio2134ITA+18B+14N−4B−5N=11B2.512.014.05.751980-18.8
13Duraccio, Walter Mattia2054ITA−1N+26B−7N=15B+20N2.512.012.53.252006-7.4
14Di Stasio, Giuseppe Danilo1941ITA+16N−12B+25N=7B−3N2.511.512.04.502082+17.2
15Santoro, Antonio1933ITA−6B−8N+18B=13N+22B2.510.512.04.751991+7.4
16Teodonio, Simone2145ITA−14B=18N+22B=19N=6B2.59.511.05.001965-43.6
17Serpini, Piero1996ITA−2B+23N−8B−11N+26B2.010.511.02.001920-10.8
18Mazzeo, Francesco1867ITA−12N=16B−15N+25B=21N2.09.09.52.501944+8.2
19Buiano, Fabio2057ITA=22B−20NF=16B+24N2.06.56.53.001879-17.0
20Vellone, Andrea1748ITAF+19B=9N−8N−13B1.510.510.53.501953+34.8
21De Rosa, Mariagrazia AntoniettaWFM2058ITA+26N−1BF−10N=18B1.510.510.51.501945-14.6
22Colucci, Stefano1819ITA=19N−9B−16N+26B−15N1.510.010.51.501838+0.8
23Zimbardi, Alessandro1837ITA−7N−17B=26N−24B+25N1.56.57.00.751748-12.4
24Di Muccio, Lindoro1802ITAF−4N−10B+23N−19B1.010.010.01.501824+0.2
25Cangiano, Federico1808ITA−5B=10N−14B−18N−23B0.511.012.51.501569-23.4
26Paduano, Gennaro1827ITA−21B−13N=23B−22N−17N0.57.59.00.751584-24.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
WE Del Fortore - A (2026) — Foiano di Val Fortore, Italy | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats