CR Molise 2026
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Sepino, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1925, and top seed was Felice Maria Francario (🇮🇹 ITA, 2155).
Felice Maria Francario (🇮🇹 ITA, 2155) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Nicolas Nassa (4.5) and Matteo Nardoni (4.0). Francario shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Giuseppe Russo (1564) beat Michelangelo Tammaro (1743), a +179-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Sepino, Italy
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×27
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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6
2
1
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Francario takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Felice Maria Francario won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicolas Nassa | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Felice Maria Francario | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Matteo Nardoni | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Emanuele Prioriello | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francario, Felice Maria | 2155 | ITA | +16N | +9B | +7N | +6B | =3N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2252 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Nassa, Nicolas | 1911 | ITA | +19N | +28B | =3N | +7B | +6N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.00 | 2199 | +61.2 |
| 3 | Nardoni, Matteo | 2013 | ITA | +4B | +5N | =2B | +8N | =1B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 15.00 | 2135 | +31.2 |
| 4 | Prioriello, Emanuele | 1679 | ITA | −3N | +26B | +28N | +15B | +10N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1968 | +70.8 |
| 5 | Terzano, Francesco | 1844 | ITA | +26N | −3B | +18N | =11B | +9N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1903 | +9.8 |
| 6 | Petruccioli, Antonio | 1921 | ITA | +27B | +11N | +8B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1944 | +4.0 |
| 7 | Della Penna, Leonardo | 1891 | ITA | +30B | +14N | −1B | −2N | +21B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1883 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Di Lascio, Savino | 1885 | ITA | +10N | +13B | −6N | −3B | +18N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1841 | -3.6 |
| 9 | Tirro, Elia Luigi | 1850 | ITA | +22B | −1N | +12B | +21N | −5B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1912 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Russo, Giuseppe | 1564 | ITA | −8B | +25N | +14B | +20N | −4B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1644 | +5.2 |
| 11 | DErrico, Francesco | 1784 | ITA | +31B | −6B | +19N | =5N | =12B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1830 | +5.0 |
| 12 | Bottega, Antonio | 1941 | ITA | +18N | =15B | −9N | +16B | =11N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1833 | -12.6 |
| 13 | Di Salvo, Alessandro | 1715 | ITA | +24B | −8N | +27B | =17N | =15B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1791 | +7.8 |
| 14 | Tammaro, Michelangelo | 1743 | ITA | +23N | −7B | −10N | +30B | +19N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1565 | -28.0 |
| 15 | Sorbo, Stefano | 1842 | ITA | +32B | =12N | =17B | −4N | =13N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1725 | -27.6 |
| 16 | Prioriello, Leonardo | 1701 | ITA | −1B | +22N | =20B | −12N | +27B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1801 | +15.6 |
| 17 | Patriarchi, Emanuele | 1813 | ITA | =29N | +20B | =15N | =13B | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1779 | -1.8 |
| 18 | Santoro, Michele | 1630 | ITA | −12B | +32N | −5B | +22N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1665 | +2.2 |
| 19 | Petti, Domenico | 1614 | ITA | −2B | +31N | −11B | +29N | −14B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1013 | -30.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 552038220 | 0 | — | +21B | −17N | =16N | −10B | =23N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Rico, Giovanni | 1721 | ITA | −20N | +29B | +24N | −9B | −7N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1071 | -24.4 |
| 22 | Pescatore, Michele | 1537 | ITA | −9N | −16B | +31N | −18B | +29N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 927 | -31.6 |
| 23 | Mancinelli, Ubaldo | 0 | ITA | −14B | −27N | +32B | =25N | =20B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 552038238 | 0 | — | −13N | F | −21B | +27N | +26B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 552038211 | 0 | — | −28N | −10B | =26N | =23B | +31N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1322 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Brunetti, Nicola | 1492 | ITA | −5B | −4N | =25B | +31B | −24N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 962 | -7.4 |
| 27 | Fico, Tommaso | 1623 | ITA | −6N | +23B | −13N | −24B | −16N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 979 | -18.2 |
| 28 | Ricci, Domenico | 1728 | ITA | +25B | −2N | −4B | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 995 | -16.6 |
| 29 | FIDE 552038190 | 0 | — | =17B | −21N | =30N | −19B | −22B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1349 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Giacona, Mario | 1587 | ITA | −7N | F | =29B | −14N | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1017 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 552038203 | 0 | — | −11N | −19B | −22B | −26N | −25B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Ricci, Davide | 1478 | ITA | −15N | −18B | −23N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 936 | -8.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Prioriello, EmanueleITA+70.84.0 pts · #4
- 2Nassa, NicolasITA+61.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Nardoni, MatteoITA+31.24.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Pescatore, MicheleITA-31.62.0 pts · #25
- 2Petti, DomenicoITA-30.42.0 pts · #30
- 3Tammaro, MichelangeloITA-28.03.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R3+179 Elo gap
- R4+163 Elo gap