WE Empoli chess festival - A
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in Empoli, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1919, and top seed was Daniele Bettazzi (🇮🇹 ITA, 1987).
Niccolo` Bargiacchi (🇮🇹 ITA, 1945) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Valerio Stancanelli (4.0) and Francesco Saverio Valgimigli (4.0). Bargiacchi took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Niccolo` Donati (1742) beat Sara Duse Elena Celati (1950), a +208-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Empoli, Italy
Dates
20 Jun 2026 → 21 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×30
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNiccolo` Bargiacchi led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
5
1
1
1
Bargiacchi4.5Valgimigli4Stancanelli4Shafiei Servastani4Cosci3.5Lomtadze3— ex-leaders:Velliled R3, #10
R4 · LEADER CHANGE21 Jun
Niccolo` Bargiacchi takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Niccolo` Bargiacchi won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Niccolo` Bargiacchi | * | — | — | — |
| 2Francesco Saverio Valgimigli | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Valerio Stancanelli | — | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Nima Shafiei Servastani | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bargiacchi, Niccolo` | 1945 | ITA | +18N | =6B | +22N | +7B | +8N | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 11.00 | 2216 | +27.2 |
| 2 | Stancanelli, Valerio | 1975 | ITA | +11N | =22B | +4B | =3N | +6B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 12.75 | 2072 | +11.0 |
| 3 | Valgimigli, Francesco Saverio | 1857 | ITA | +25N | +5B | =8N | =2B | +12N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 2122 | +66.8 |
| 4 | Shafiei Servastani, Nima | 1810 | ITA | +9N | +12B | −2N | +14B | +7N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2075 | +33.4 |
| 5 | Cosci, Martino | 1929 | ITA | +21B | −3N | =13B | +19N | +15B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1952 | +3.2 |
| 6 | Grimaldi, Lorenzo | 1833 | ITA | +19B | =1N | +15B | =8B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.25 | 1943 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Velli, Filippo | 1873 | ITA | +26N | +14B | +10B | −1N | −4B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1910 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Davini, Andrea | 1889 | ITA | +30B | +16N | =3B | =6N | −1B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1921 | +4.6 |
| 9 | Belcore, Manuel | 1716 | ITA | −4B | +30N | +20B | =13N | =10B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1905 | +51.2 |
| 10 | Ferri, Fabio | 1918 | ITA | +23N | +13B | −7N | =12B | =9N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1884 | -4.2 |
| 11 | Lomtadze, Giorgi | 1807 | ITA | −2B | =15N | +29B | =20N | +22N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1918 | +30.4 |
| 12 | Tocchioni, Maurizio | 1866 | ITA | +29B | −4N | +21B | =10N | −3B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1828 | -5.4 |
| 13 | Della Sale, Emiliano | 1819 | ITA | +17B | −10N | =5N | =9B | =14N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1806 | -3.2 |
| 14 | Bargiacchi, Saverio | 1747 | ITA | +20B | −7N | +16B | −4N | =13B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1833 | +23.6 |
| 15 | Orsi, Andrea | 1805 | ITA | +24N | =11B | −6N | +23B | −5N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1861 | +15.2 |
| 16 | Boschi, Filippo | 1830 | ITA | +27N | −8B | −14N | =21B | +23N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1788 | -11.6 |
| 17 | Bisignano, Giuseppe | 1722 | ITA | −13N | =23B | +18N | −22B | +26N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1806 | +11.4 |
| 18 | Conti, Federico | 1801 | ITA | −1B | =19N | −17B | +27N | =20B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1721 | -11.2 |
| 19 | Donati, Niccolo` | 1742 | ITA | −6N | =18B | +24N | −5B | =21N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1789 | +11.2 |
| 20 | Panero, Simone | 1835 | ITA | −14N | +25B | −9N | =11B | =18N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1693 | -19.6 |
| 21 | Casini, Ivan | 1794 | ITA | −5N | +27B | −12N | =16N | =19B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1746 | -6.8 |
| 22 | Pratelli, Aron | 1855 | ITA | F | =2N | −1B | +17N | −11B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1775 | -18.8 |
| 23 | Colombini, Lucio | 1788 | ITA | −10B | =17N | +30B | −15N | −16B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1662 | -16.8 |
| 24 | Celati, Sara Duse Elena | 1950 | ITA | −15B | =29N | −19B | +25N | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1678 | -29.2 |
| 25 | Corti, Mauro | 1753 | ITA | −3B | −20N | +26N | −24B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1660 | -9.6 |
| 26 | Totino, Giuseppe | 1768 | ITA | −7B | −28N | −25B | +29N | −17B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1579 | -23.4 |
| 27 | Biagioli, Giorgio | 1722 | ITA | −16B | −21N | F | −18B | +30N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1609 | -22.4 |
| 28 | Bettazzi, Daniele | 1987 | ITA | F | +26B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2568 | +4.4 |
| 29 | Chiesa, Giuseppe | 1759 | ITA | −12N | =24B | −11N | −26B | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1526 | -20.4 |
| 30 | Pasta, Pietro | 1781 | ITA | −8N | −9B | −23N | F | −27B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 979 | -40.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Valgimigli, Francesco SaverioITA+66.84.0 pts · #2
- 2Belcore, ManuelITA+51.23.0 pts · #9
- 3Shafiei Servastani, NimaITA+33.44.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Pasta, PietroITA-40.20.0 pts · #30
- 2Celati, Sara Duse ElenaITA-29.21.5 pts · #22
- 3Totino, GiuseppeITA-23.41.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R3+208 Elo gap
- R1+145 Elo gap
- R3+119 Elo gap