OP Memorial Ilaria Santomassimo
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Piedimonte Matese, Italy. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2008, and top seed was Claudio Paduano (🇮🇹 ITA, FM, 2257).
Claudio Paduano (🇮🇹 ITA, FM, 2257) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Virgilio Vuelban (4.5) and Silvio La Ricca (4.0). Paduano won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Luigi Cirillo (1799) beat Giuseppe D`auria (2057), a +258-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Piedimonte Matese, Italy
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇹Italy×44
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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10
4
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2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Paduano takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Virgilio Vuelban drew with FM Claudio Paduano (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Virgilio Vuelban 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Claudio Paduano 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMVirgilio Vuelban | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2FMClaudio Paduano | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Piero Serpini | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Silvio La Ricca | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paduano, ClaudioFM | 2257 | ITA | +31N | +37B | +5N | =2B | +3B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 2357 | +9.8 |
| 2 | Vuelban, VirgilioIM | 2187 | PHI | +28B | +23N | +9B | =1N | +8B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 2295 | +6.2 |
| 3 | La Ricca, Silvio | 2066 | ITA | +15N | +14B | +4N | +19B | −1N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 13.00 | 2078 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Carratu`, Ernesto Maria | 1817 | ITA | +12B | +10N | −3B | +26N | +11B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1901 | +22.4 |
| 5 | Serpini, Piero | 1990 | ITA | +41B | +18N | −1B | +22N | +10B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2002 | +5.8 |
| 6 | Di Lascio, Savino | 1885 | ITA | +13N | +33B | −20N | +29B | +14N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 1875 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Di Muccio, Lindoro | 1775 | ITA | −21B | +12N | +28B | +27N | +9B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 10.00 | 2440 | +27.0 |
| 8 | Cirillo, Luigi | 1799 | ITA | =25N | +42B | +34N | +16B | −2N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1904 | +10.4 |
| 9 | Stirpe, Claudio | 2013 | ITA | +36N | +32B | −2N | +15B | −7N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1832 | -16.6 |
| 10 | Maietta, Francesco | 1573 | ITA | +38N | −4B | +40N | +17B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1734 | +19.6 |
| 11 | Fico, Tommaso | 1623 | ITA | +44N | −20B | +36N | +13B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1722 | +8.0 |
| 12 | Melisi, Lorenzo | 1505 | ITA | −4N | −7B | +44N | +32B | +33N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1692 | +36.8 |
| 13 | Rizzo, Mario | 1523 | ITA | −6B | +48N | +18B | −11N | +30B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1671 | +28.8 |
| 14 | Pagliarulo, Filippo | 1624 | ITA | +45B | −3N | +41B | +21N | −6B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1690 | +4.8 |
| 15 | Tranfo, Simone | 1539 | ITA | −3B | +49N | +23B | −9N | +35B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1808 | +24.2 |
| 16 | D`auria, Giuseppe | 2057 | ITA | F | +30B | +17N | −8N | +22B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 1946 | -8.2 |
| 17 | Cardone, Andrea | 1786 | ITA | +27B | +21N | −16B | −10N | +26B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1662 | -12.2 |
| 18 | Cesare, Roberto | 1601 | ITA | +47N | −5B | −13N | +40B | +25N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1546 | -13.6 |
| 19 | DErrico, Francesco | 1784 | ITA | +40N | +29B | F | −3N | +24B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1266 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Nardoni, Matteo | 2013 | ITA | +26B | +11N | +6B | F | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2507 | +20.0 |
| 21 | Cuorvo, Giovanni | 0 | ITA | +7N | −17B | +32N | −14B | =23N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 1690 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Crafa, Carmine | 1771 | ITA | +39N | =34B | +25N | −5B | −16N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1724 | -4.2 |
| 23 | Tasciotti, Leonardo | 1655 | ITA | +43B | −2B | −15N | +41N | =21B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1585 | -16.0 |
| 24 | Sansone, Fabio | 0 | ITA | =30N | −25B | +42N | +34B | −19N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Melisi, Riccardo | 1500 | ITA | =8B | +24N | −22B | =30N | −18B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1493 | -3.2 |
| 26 | Pescatore, Michele | 1537 | ITA | −20N | +47B | +37N | −4B | −17N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1623 | +12.4 |
| 27 | Marandino, Leopoldo | 1479 | ITA | −17N | +31B | +33N | −7B | −28N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1579 | +11.4 |
| 28 | Russo, Giuseppe | 1564 | ITA | −2N | +44B | −7N | F | +27B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1614 | +1.4 |
| 29 | FIDE 552040682 | 0 | — | +35B | −19N | +?B | −6N | −31B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Maietta, Federico | 1574 | ITA | =24B | −16N | +46N | =25B | −13N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1393 | -30.0 |
| 31 | Ruggiero, Luigi | 1565 | ITA | −1B | −27N | F | +38B | +29N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 922 | -28.0 |
| 32 | Suppa, Paolo | 1608 | ITA | +48B | −9N | −21B | −12N | +43B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 957 | -28.8 |
| 33 | Mele, Leonardo | 1567 | ITA | +46B | −6N | −27B | +47N | −12B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 823 | -53.6 |
| 34 | Gentile, Leucio Angelo | 0 | ITA | +?B | =22N | −8B | −24N | =46B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Bisceglia, Riccardo | 1700 | ITA | −29N | −40B | +39N | +36B | −15N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1538 | -17.2 |
| 36 | Di Giovanni, Riccardo | 1536 | ITA | −9B | +45N | −11B | −35N | +47B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 953 | -29.6 |
| 37 | Di Lauro, Marco | 1722 | ITA | +49B | −1N | −26B | F | =42N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1444 | -44.4 |
| 38 | Santomassimo, Chiara | 0 | ITA | −10B | −41N | +45B | −31N | =44B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 39 | D`acunto, Matteo | 0 | ITA | −22B | =?N | −35B | −43N | +45B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 936 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Bisceglia, Andrea | 0 | ITA | −19B | +35N | −10B | −18N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Rosa, Salvatore | 1536 | ITA | −5N | +38B | −14N | −23B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 938 | -32.0 |
| 42 | Ficuciello, Vincenzo | 1491 | ITA | F | −8N | −24B | =45N | =37B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1568 | +3.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 552040690 | 0 | — | −23N | F | F | +39B | −32N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Lombardi, Alessio | 0 | ITA | −11B | −28N | −12B | F | =38N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 552040704 | 0 | — | −14N | −36B | −38N | =42B | −39N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Santomassimo, Corrado | 0 | ITA | −33N | F | −30B | F | =34N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Rendina, Salvatore | 0 | ITA | −18B | −26N | F | −33B | −36N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 552040712 | 0 | — | −32N | −13B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Di Mundo, Pasquale | 0 | ITA | −37N | −15B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Melisi, LorenzoITA+36.83.0 pts · #13
- 2Rizzo, MarioITA+28.83.0 pts · #15
- 3Di Muccio, LindoroITA+27.04.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Mele, LeonardoITA-53.62.0 pts · #40
- 2Di Lauro, MarcoITA-44.41.5 pts · #34
- 3Rosa, SalvatoreITA-32.01.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R4+258 Elo gap
- R5+238 Elo gap
- R4+213 Elo gap