CP Messina 2026

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57 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Gioiosa Marea, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1829, and top seed was Marco Barna (🇮🇹 ITA, 2019).

Marco Barna (🇮🇹 ITA, 2019) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Raffaele Merlino (4.5) and Andrea Fortunato Isgro` (4.0). Barna won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Luigi Belardi (1571) beat Francesco Buzzanca (1745), a +174-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Gioiosa Marea, Italy

Dates

01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Marco Barna2019

Avg top 10

1,829

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×38

Top 3

🥇
Marco Barna
🇮🇹ITA·2019
4.5pts·2125perf+19.6
🥈
Raffaele Merlino
🇮🇹ITA·1837
4.5pts·2133perf+51.6
🥉
Andrea Fortunato Isgro`
🇮🇹ITA·1918
4.0pts·2018perf+14.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Barna4.5Merlino4.5Isgro`4Napoli Costa4Bellinvia4Agnello4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Barna takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Marco Barna drew with Raffaele Merlino (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Marco Barna 3 wins (R1–R3)Raffaele Merlino 3 wins (R1–R3)Andrea Fortunato Isgro` 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Marco Barna	*	½	1	—
2Raffaele Merlino	½	*	—	—
3Andrea Fortunato Isgro`	0	—	*	—
4Antonello Napoli Costa	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Barna, Marco	2019	ITA	+40B	+13N	+23B	=2N	+3B	4.5	15.0	17.0	14.75	2125	+19.6
2	Merlino, Raffaele	1837	ITA	+31N	+22B	+4N	=1B	+8N	4.5	15.0	17.0	14.75	2133	+51.6
3	Isgro`, Andrea Fortunato	1918	ITA	+35N	+15B	+11N	+9B	−1N	4.0	15.0	17.0	12.50	2018	+14.2
4	Scolaro, Antonio	1712	ITA	+48B	+17N	−2B	+16N	+20B	4.0	13.5	14.5	10.00	1783	+5.6
5	Napoli Costa, Antonello	1796	ITA	+50N	+19B	+10N	−8B	+18N	4.0	13.0	14.0	10.50	1868	+7.6
6	Agnello, Mario	1692	ITA	+33N	+32B	=8N	+14B	=9N	4.0	12.5	14.5	11.00	1884	+20.0
7	Bellinvia, Giuseppe	1737	ITA	+47B	−16N	+28B	+38N	+21B	4.0	10.5	11.5	8.50	1756	+2.0
8	Ginebri, Aldo	1831	ITA	+27B	+21N	=6B	+5N	−2B	3.5	15.5	18.0	11.50	1824	+3.2
9	Cammalleri, Elena	1912	ITA	+42B	+25N	+12B	−3N	=6B	3.5	14.5	16.5	10.50	1846	-10.4
10	Grasso, Giuseppe	1683	ITA	+24B	+26N	−5B	+17N	=12B	3.5	13.5	16.0	10.25	1733	+5.4
11	Puliafito, Vito	1774	ITA	+41B	+38N	−3B	+19N	=13B	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.75	1794	+2.2
12	D`angelo, Giovanni	1716	ITA	+39N	+18B	−9N	+34B	=10N	3.5	12.0	14.0	8.75	1783	+13.2
13	De Leo, Alessio Letterio	1676	ITA	+51N	−1B	+35N	+32B	=11N	3.5	12.0	13.0	6.75	1789	+21.6
14	Picarella, Olga	1483	ITA	=45N	+36B	+16B	−6N	+26N	3.5	11.5	13.0	8.25	1709	+36.0
15	Chindemi, Giuseppe	1668	ITA	+55B	−3N	=26B	+28N	+27B	3.5	11.5	11.5	6.25	1664	-0.4
16	Mazzaglia, Antonino	1579	ITA	+54N	+7B	−14N	−4B	+33N	3.0	13.5	14.0	6.50	1519	-4.8
17	Conti Gennaro, Mirko	1558	ITA	+20N	−4B	+33N	−10B	+39N	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.00	898	-12.4
18	Belardi, Luigi	1571	ITA	+44B	−12N	+47B	+23N	−5B	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.00	1627	+8.0
19	Zangla, Giuseppe	1614	ITA	+30B	−5N	+42B	−11B	+31N	3.0	12.0	14.0	6.50	1539	-6.0
20	FIDE 23472618	0	—	−17B	+48N	+37N	+22B	−4N	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.00	1605	0.0
21	Calingasan, Claire Arianne	1619	ITA	+29N	−8B	+49N	+31B	−7N	3.0	12.0	13.0	5.50	984	-22.8
22	Chindemi, Vincenzo	1627	ITA	+43B	−2N	+40B	−20N	+41B	3.0	11.5	13.5	6.00	1650	+2.0
23	Buzzanca, Francesco	1745	ITA	+49N	+34B	−1N	−18B	+32N	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.00	1678	-7.4
24	FIDE 552044173	0	—	−10N	−37B	+46N	+35B	+34N	3.0	9.5	11.0	5.50	1559	0.0
25	Guidara, Marianna	1647	ITA	+53N	−9B	−31N	+47B	+37N	3.0	8.5	9.5	4.00	1718	+6.0
26	Princiotta, Lorenzo Calogero	1481	ITA	+52B	−10B	=15N	+29N	−14B	2.5	13.0	14.0	5.25	1338	-20.0
27	Beninati, Antonino	1409	ITA	−8N	=29B	+45N	+36B	−15N	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.75	939	-10.4
28	Bicchieri, Pietro	1466	ITA	=36N	+45B	−7N	−15B	+52N	2.5	11.0	12.0	3.50	903	-16.4
29	Faranda, Mattia	0	ITA	−21B	=27N	+52N	−26B	+45N	2.5	9.5	10.5	3.75	1230	0.0
30	FIDE 552044181	0	—	−19N	+50B	−32N	+49B	=36N	2.5	8.0	9.0	3.00	777	0.0
31	Cristaudo, Vincenzo	0	ITA	−2B	+43N	+25B	−21N	−19B	2.0	13.5	15.5	5.00	1487	0.0
32	Abbate, Francesco	1539	ITA	+57B	−6N	+30B	−13N	−23B	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.50	904	-34.4
33	Celesti, Claudia	0	ITA	−6B	+57N	−17B	+42N	−16B	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	1370	0.0
34	Basile, Salvatore	1584	ITA	+56B	−23N	+41B	−12N	−24B	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	931	-24.4
35	Crino`, Orazio	1445	ITA	−3B	+55N	−13B	−24N	+48B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	961	-11.6
36	FIDE 552017265	0	—	=28B	−14N	+48B	−27N	=30B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.50	1180	0.0
37	Dauccia, Antonio	1523	ITA	F	+24N	−20B	+43N	−25B	2.0	11.0	11.0	5.00	848	-13.2
38	Pipito`, Gioacchino	1586	ITA	+46N	−11B	+39N	−7B	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	3.50	956	-11.2
39	Cardile, Alessandro	0	ITA	−12B	+44N	−38B	+40N	−17B	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.00	1388	0.0
40	Coppolino, Aldo	1463	ITA	−1N	+51B	−22N	−39B	+47N	2.0	10.5	11.5	2.00	945	-14.4
41	Bolignani, Matteo	0	ITA	−11N	+46B	−34N	+51B	−22N	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.50	862	0.0
42	Da Campo, Salvatore	1422	ITA	−9N	+53B	−19N	−33B	+51N	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.00	918	-13.2
43	FIDE 552013677	0	—	−22N	−31B	+50N	−37B	+49N	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.00	775	0.0
44	FIDE 552019926	0	—	−18N	−39B	+53N	−45B	+50N	2.0	7.5	8.5	2.00	771	0.0
45	FIDE 552018652	0	—	=14B	−28N	−27B	+44N	−29B	1.5	11.0	13.0	3.75	1180	0.0
46	FIDE 552018792	0	—	−38B	−41N	−24B	+55N	=54B	1.5	7.5	7.5	0.25	786	0.0
47	FIDE 23485221	0	—	−7N	+54B	−18N	−25N	−40B	1.0	12.0	12.5	0.50	805	0.0
48	FIDE 552018776	0	—	−4N	−20B	−36N	+53B	−35N	1.0	11.0	12.0	1.00	779	0.0
49	FIDE 552018768	0	—	−23B	+56N	−21B	−30N	−43B	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	882	0.0
50	FIDE 23485191	0	—	−5B	−30N	−43B	+56N	−44B	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	996	0.0
51	FIDE 23485256	0	—	−13B	−40N	+56B	−41N	−42B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	720	0.0
52	FIDE 552033805	0	—	−26N	F	−29B	+54N	−28B	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.50	674	0.0
53	FIDE 552018784	0	—	−25B	−42N	−44B	−48N	+55B	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	735	0.0
54	FIDE 552033732	0	—	−16B	−47N	F	−52B	=46N	0.5	6.5	6.5	0.75	779	0.0
55	FIDE 552033686	0	—	−15N	−35B	F	−46B	−53N	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	757	0.0
56	FIDE 552018806	0	—	−34N	−49B	−51N	−50B	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	784	0.0
57	FIDE 23476150	0	—	−32N	−33B	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	739	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Merlino, RaffaeleITA
+51.6
4.5 pts · #4
2Picarella, OlgaITA
+36.0
3.5 pts · #14
3De Leo, Alessio LetterioITA
+21.6
3.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Abbate, FrancescoITA
-34.4
2.0 pts · #52
2Basile, SalvatoreITA
-24.4
2.0 pts · #55
3Calingasan, Claire ArianneITA
-22.8
3.0 pts · #50

Biggest upsets

R4+174 Elo gap
Belardi, Luigi1571 beat Buzzanca, Francesco1745
R2+158 Elo gap
Mazzaglia, Antonino1579 beat Bellinvia, Giuseppe1737