CIS 2026 - Serie Master

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137 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2026 in Darfo Boario Terme, Italy. 98 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2593, and top seed was Awonder Liang (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2718).

Edoardo Di Benedetto (🇮🇹 ITA, IM, 2451) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Igor Janik (6.5) and Lorenzo Lodici (6.5). Di Benedetto shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Francesco Bettalli (IM, 2358) beat Awonder Liang (GM, 2718), a +360-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Darfo Boario Terme, Italy

Dates

24 Apr 2026 → 30 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1

System

Team · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸GMAwonder Liang2718

Avg top 10

2,593

Participants

137

Titled players · 98

GM×29

IM×25

FM×41

CM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇹Italy×108

🇵🇱Poland×6

🇪🇸Spain×3

🇷🇸Serbia×3

🇲🇩Moldova×2

🇱🇹Lithuania×2

🇲🇪Montenegro×2

🇭🇺Hungary×1

Top 3

🥇
IMEdoardo Di Benedetto
🇮🇹ITA·2451
7.0pts·2628perf+20.1
🥈
GMIgor Janik
🇵🇱POL·2504
6.5pts·2662perf+19.3
🥉
GMLorenzo Lodici
🇮🇹ITA·2601
6.5pts·2634perf+4.7

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	IMDi Benedetto, Edoardo	🇮🇹ITA	2451	7.0	2408	2628	+20.1
2	GMJanik, Igor	🇵🇱POL	2504	6.5	2496	2662	+19.3
6	GMLodici, Lorenzo	🇮🇹ITA	2601	6.5	2468	2634	+4.7
5	IMBettalli, Francesco	🇮🇹ITA	2358	6.5	2403	2569	+24.6
3	GMBrunello, Sabino	🇮🇹ITA	2516	6.5	2397	2563	+5.8
4	GMIturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo	🇪🇸ESP	2575	6.5	2371	2537	-1.6
10	GMKlekowski, Maciej	🇵🇱POL	2460	6.0	2448	2573	+14.4
11	GMPetrov, Nikita	🇲🇪MNE	2554	6.0	2386	2511	-3.4
7	GMKazakouski, Valery	🇱🇹LTU	2572	6.0	2455	2580	+3.1
8	GMLiang, Awonder	🇺🇸USA	2718	6.0	2390	2515	-16.0
9	IMIermito, Sebastian Dario	🇮🇹ITA	2498	6.0	2301	2426	-6.9
14	GMSonis, Francesco	🇮🇹ITA	2558	5.5	2448	2528	-2.8
15	Tripodi, Enzo	🇮🇹ITA	2219	5.5	2258	2338	+29.4
12	IMCaprio, Guido	🇮🇹ITA	2430	5.5	2358	2438	+1.5
13	GMAdhiban, B.	🇮🇳IND	2536	5.5	2468	2698	+14.4
17	GMPultinevicius, Paulius	🇱🇹LTU	2562	5.0	2533	2576	+1.3
21	GMTeclaf, Pawel	🇵🇱POL	2572	5.0	2506	2549	-2.3
18	IMPfreundt, Jakob	🇩🇪GER	2477	5.0	2434	2477	+0.9
16	IMLadron De Guevara Pinto, Paolo	🇪🇸ESP	2406	5.0	2318	2476	+7.3
20	FMPaltrinieri, Nicholas	🇮🇹ITA	2414	5.0	2287	2330	-9.4
22	GMKorpa, Bence	🇭🇺HUN	2526	5.0	2420	2463	-6.2
24	Frigerio, Riccardo	🇮🇹ITA	2079	5.0	2219	2314	+95.2
25	FMCasadio, Niccolo`	🇮🇹ITA	2304	5.0	2304	2399	+20.0
19	IMCarnicelli, Valerio	🇮🇹ITA	2436	5.0	2255	2413	-0.3
23	FMBeliman, Alexandro	🇮🇹ITA	2247	5.0	2200	2295	+11.0
34	GMNasuta, Grzegorz	🇵🇱POL	2506	4.5	2473	2473	-3.3
37	IMDe Filomeno, Simone	🇮🇹ITA	2445	4.5	2430	2473	+3.4
28	FMCandian, Lorenzo	🇮🇹ITA	2294	4.5	2342	2342	+11.4
33	IMBarp, Alberto	🇮🇹ITA	2435	4.5	2404	2506	+7.0
26	IMRoshka, Yevgeniy	🇺🇦UKR	2507	4.5	2437	2437	-6.7
38	IMBertagnolli, Alexander	🇮🇹ITA	2341	4.5	2320	2320	-2.7
31	GMMoroni, Luca Jr	🇮🇹ITA	2551	4.5	2538	2581	+3.6
36	IMZwirs, Nico	🇳🇱NED	2430	4.5	2426	2426	+0.5
29	FMSeresin, Francesco	🇮🇹ITA	2327	4.5	2367	2469	+26.8
39	FMMaldonado Gonzales, Stefano	🇮🇹ITA	2267	4.5	2266	2266	0.0
27	CMBallotti, Luca	🇮🇹ITA	2264	4.5	2234	2234	-6.8
35	FMBotta, Massimiliano	🇮🇹ITA	2262	4.5	2247	2440	+27.4
30	Titze, Leo	🇮🇹ITA	2213	4.5	2259	2452	+37.0
32	Pochyhaylo, Andrey	🇮🇹ITA	2077	4.5	2179	2545	+53.8
48	GMSaric, Ante	🇭🇷CRO	2474	4.0	2525	2482	+1.3
51	GMMastrovasilis, Dimitrios	🇬🇷GRE	2526	4.0	2551	2508	-2.1
53	GMIvanisevic, Ivan	🇷🇸SRB	2543	4.0	2464	2421	-13.9
44	GMDjukic, Nikola	🇲🇪MNE	2498	4.0	2447	2404	-9.9
52	FMYao, Stefano	🇮🇹ITA	2268	4.0	2395	2352	+18.8
47	FMCina`, Vittorio	🇮🇹ITA	2302	4.0	2302	2259	-10.0
40	FMZamengo, Fulvio	🇮🇹ITA	2370	4.0	2324	2324	-4.9
45	GMEfimov, Igor	🇲🇨MNC	2318	4.0	2360	2317	0.0
43	IMLumachi, Gabriele	🇮🇹ITA	2421	4.0	2455	2505	+8.1
41	FMPegno, Mattia	🇮🇹ITA	2264	4.0	2268	2268	+1.2
46	FMPalozza, Christian	🇮🇹ITA	2279	4.0	2241	2291	+3.2
50	Angelini, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2187	4.0	2252	2252	+14.2
54	FMCereda, Loris	🇮🇹ITA	2350	4.0	2357	2482	+21.6
42	IMAltini, Nicola	🇮🇹ITA	2360	4.0	2250	2375	+1.8
55	FMUrbani, Gabriel	🇮🇹ITA	2258	4.0	2203	2253	-0.6
49	IMAranovitch, Emiliano	🇮🇹ITA	2305	4.0	2215	2455	+9.1
67	FMLoiacono, Antonio	🇮🇹ITA	2268	3.5	2273	2193	-19.0
65	Montalbano, Federico	🇮🇹ITA	2174	3.5	2244	2164	-3.4
68	GMStella, Andrea	🇮🇹ITA	2370	3.5	2473	2430	+5.7
63	IMPerea Fruet, Lorenzo	🇪🇸ESP	2406	3.5	2316	2273	-13.9
59	FMMarzocchi, Tommaso	🇮🇹ITA	2303	3.5	2360	2317	+1.6
61	FMPescatore, Lorenzo	🇮🇹ITA	2328	3.5	2297	2217	-27.8
56	IMGilevych, Artem	🇮🇹ITA	2428	3.5	2393	2450	+2.2
60	Centamore, Alberto	🇮🇹ITA	2094	3.5	2301	2258	+30.6
69	IMGenocchio, Daniele	🇮🇹ITA	2374	3.5	2297	2354	-0.6
66	IMAghayev, Miragha	🇮🇹ITA	2430	3.5	2234	2234	-16.8
64	FMCattaneo, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2340	3.5	2332	2389	+9.6
57	GMFier, Alexandr	🇧🇷BRA	2562	3.5	2395	2544	-0.7
62	Montorsi, Matteo	🇮🇹ITA	2211	3.5	2227	2376	+22.2
58	Forato, Enrico	🇮🇹ITA	2206	3.5	2200	2200	-1.0
76	FMCarlo, Emanuele	🇮🇹ITA	2300	3.0	2387	2300	-2.4
70	IMSarno, Spartaco	🇮🇹ITA	2281	3.0	2292	2167	-13.5
72	GMShytaj, Iart Luca	🇮🇹ITA	2425	3.0	2362	2275	-16.7
77	FMFerro, Mario	🇮🇹ITA	2195	3.0	2322	2272	+12.6
71	FMMazzilli, Piero	🇮🇹ITA	2274	3.0	2219	2094	-43.2
82	GMWieczorek, Oskar	🇵🇱POL	2499	3.0	2507	2457	-3.6
79	FMPetcu, Gabriel	🇮🇹ITA	2261	3.0	2198	2148	-21.8
74	Montilli, Vincenzo	🇮🇹ITA	2242	3.0	2419	2369	+20.0
81	IMCeres, Dragos	🇲🇩MDA	2450	3.0	2371	2371	-6.0
75	FMAmato, Andrea	🇮🇹ITA	2295	3.0	2254	2326	+4.6
80	Marzano, Carlo	🇮🇹ITA	2108	3.0	2235	2307	+26.6
84	Dobboletta, Alex	🇮🇹ITA	2113	3.0	2202	2274	+20.8
83	CMMarchesich, Giovanni	🇮🇹ITA	2137	3.0	2139	2139	+0.2
73	FMFormento, Paolo	🇮🇹ITA	2332	3.0	2231	2424	+4.9
78	Lelli, Adriano	🇮🇹ITA	2182	3.0	2129	2201	+2.6
85	FMHercegovac, Neven	🇮🇹ITA	2325	3.0	2205	2398	+7.2
94	FMFava, Lorenzo	🇮🇹ITA	2368	2.5	2380	2214	-37.4
86	FMBoraso, Alessio	🇮🇹ITA	2267	2.5	2297	2297	+3.4
88	Floris, Federico	🇮🇹ITA	2089	2.5	2180	2078	-2.8
90	IMMartinovici, Ilia	🇲🇩MDA	2464	2.5	2370	2370	-6.1
89	FMBelli, Giorgio	🇮🇹ITA	2206	2.5	2232	2175	-5.8
93	GMSarana, Alexey	🇷🇸SRB	2658	2.5	2546	2641	-1.1
91	Mirri, Pietro	🇮🇹ITA	2161	2.5	2243	2186	+3.0
92	FMSalvetti, Manlio Alec	🇮🇹ITA	2123	2.5	2186	2129	0.0
87	FMLucaroni, Massimiliano	🇮🇹ITA	2157	2.5	2211	2306	+15.0
99	IMFavaloro, Andrea	🇮🇹ITA	2404	2.0	2565	2345	-6.6
95	FMRamondino, Renzo	🇮🇹ITA	2174	2.0	2366	2146	-9.4
103	IMMantovani, Renzo	🇮🇹ITA	2189	2.0	2219	2094	-7.7
100	GMBasso, Pier Luigi	🇮🇹ITA	2500	2.0	2502	2502	+0.1
102	Milone, Gaetano	🇮🇹ITA	2083	2.0	2279	2207	+13.8
97	Lo Gatto, Riccardo	🇮🇹ITA	2118	2.0	2198	2126	+0.4
96	FMNapoli, Nicolo	🇮🇹ITA	2269	2.0	2228	2228	-4.4
101	FMLuciani, Valerio	🇮🇹ITA	2142	2.0	2126	2054	-12.0
104	Varriale, Luca	🇮🇹ITA	2192	2.0	2261	2261	+6.8
98	CMDi Fonzo, Valerio	🇮🇹ITA	2089	2.0	2111	2236	+11.8
109	FMPatuzzo, Fabrizio	🇨🇭SUI	2272	1.5	2456	2226	-8.2
106	Favilli, Edoardo	🇮🇹ITA	2119	1.5	2228	2141	+1.2
112	FMCorso, Sergio	🇮🇹ITA	2220	1.5	2211	2062	-21.4
108	Simoli, Sergio	🇮🇹ITA	2102	1.5	2233	2084	-3.6
107	Maglioni, Leonardo	🇮🇹ITA	2174	1.5	2264	2264	+13.2
111	FMVincenti, Leonardo	🇮🇹ITA	2233	1.5	2108	2108	-8.8
110	FMCappelletto, Joshuaede	🇮🇹ITA	2355	1.5	2120	2313	-1.6
105	Bergero, Simone	🇮🇹ITA	2079	1.5	2188	2188	+8.6
116	Cacciola, Alfredo	🇮🇹ITA	2188	1.0	2491	2218	+0.6
119	Gigovski, Gjoko	🇮🇹ITA	2159	1.0	2262	1953	-31.0
113	Parpinel, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2206	1.0	2276	2003	-29.4
117	Bergamasco, Tommaso	🇮🇹ITA	2186	1.0	2172	1899	-42.4
115	Iannello, Andrea	🇮🇹ITA	2097	1.0	2292	2052	-6.6
121	FMMotola, Jacopo	🇮🇹ITA	2333	1.0	2317	2124	-21.8
114	GMDavid, Alberto	🇮🇹ITA	2460	1.0	2396	2396	-1.7
118	IMCollutiis, Duilio	🇮🇹ITA	2318	1.0	2266	2266	-1.4
120	Bogacheva, Nikol	🇮🇹ITA	1908	1.0	2156	2156	+23.6
123	De Nardi, Riccardo	🇮🇹ITA	2078	0.5	2172	1850	-20.0
126	GMDelchev, Aleksander	🇷🇸SRB	2424	0.5	2487	2294	-3.3
124	Caprino, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2078	0.5	2171	1898	-13.6
122	GMGodena, Michele	🇮🇹ITA	2444	0.5	2436	2436	-0.1
127	Lantini, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	1903	0.5	2079	2079	+4.6
125	Pitica, Silviu Valentin	🇮🇹ITA	2205	0.5	2192	2192	-0.4
132	Brugo, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	1993	0.0	2393	1593	-6.4
135	Gueci, Salvatore Riccardo	🇮🇹ITA	2079	0.0	2466	1666	-7.0
137	FMTassi, Olivier	🇮🇹ITA	2212	0.0	2121	1321	-37.4
129	Stefanetti, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2009	0.0	2169	1369	-17.4
128	Li Vigni, Massimo	🇮🇹ITA	1851	0.0	2251	1451	-1.6
131	Gelardi, Davide	🇮🇹ITA	1982	0.0	2247	1447	-3.6
133	FMJarocka, Liwia	🇵🇱POL	2272	0.0	2267	1467	-10.2
130	Barna, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2019	0.0	2279	1479	-7.2
136	FMBrozzi, Danilo	🇮🇹ITA	2309	0.0	2258	1458	-11.4
134	Iannello, Antonio	🇮🇹ITA	2012	0.0	2340	1540	-2.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Frigerio, RiccardoITA
+95.2
5.0 pts · #24
2Pochyhaylo, AndreyITA
+53.8
4.5 pts · #32
3Titze, LeoITA
+37.0
4.5 pts · #30

Top rating losers

1Mazzilli, PieroFMITA
-43.2
3.0 pts · #71
2Bergamasco, TommasoITA
-42.4
1.0 pts · #117
3Tassi, OlivierFMITA
-37.4
0.0 pts · #137

Biggest upsets

R2+360 Elo gap
IMBettalli, Francesco2358 beat GMLiang, Awonder2718
R4+327 Elo gap
Frigerio, Riccardo2079 beat IMPerea Fruet, Lorenzo2406
R5+319 Elo gap
Cacciola, Alfredo2188 beat IMRoshka, Yevgeniy2507