WE Empoli chess festival - B
Open SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in Empoli, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1684, and top seed was Pietro Caporali (🇮🇹 ITA, 1699).
Angelo Di Domenicantonio (🇮🇹 ITA, 1697) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Lorenzo Pelloni (4.0) and Giuseppe Frulio (4.0). Di Domenicantonio broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Luca Doronzo (1464) beat Mario Cappellari (1687), a +223-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×44
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAngelo Di Domenicantonio led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
23
10
4
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Angelo Di Domenicantonio never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Angelo Di Domenicantonio beat Antonio Luongo (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Angelo Di Domenicantonio 5 wins (R1–R5)Antonio Luongo 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Angelo Di Domenicantonio | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Antonio Luongo | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Vittoria Spada | — | — | * | — |
| 4Luca Mugnaini | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Di Domenicantonio, Angelo | 1697 | ITA | +41B | +12N | +3B | +11N | +5B | 5.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2413 | +77.6 |
| 2 | Pelloni, Lorenzo | 1570 | ITA | +48B | +17N | =7N | =6B | +14N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1854 | +60.0 |
| 3 | Frulio, Giuseppe | 1632 | ITA | +38N | +23B | −1N | +21B | +19N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 1752 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Bonacchi, Roberto | 1688 | ITA | +22B | +15N | −11B | +12N | +9N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 12.00 | 1766 | +7.6 |
| 5 | Luongo, Antonio | 1696 | ITA | +32N | +28B | +35N | +14B | −1N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1852 | +37.6 |
| 6 | Mugnaini, Luca | 1670 | ITA | +40B | =29N | +16B | =2N | +15B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 1782 | +26.4 |
| 7 | Spada, Vittoria | 1684 | ITA | +34B | +39N | =2B | =29N | +11B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 1796 | +25.6 |
| 8 | Semeraro, Claudio | 1623 | ITA | +47B | −13N | +41B | +20N | +29B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1707 | +6.6 |
| 9 | Chiaramonti, Niccolo` | 0 | ITA | =16B | +?N | +10B | +13N | −4B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bacci, Pietro | 1670 | ITA | =18N | +30B | −9N | +44B | +23N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1757 | +11.6 |
| 11 | Grazzini, Sirio | 1626 | ITA | +45N | +31B | +4N | −1B | −7N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1655 | +6.8 |
| 12 | Gatti, Marco | 1617 | ITA | +25N | −1B | +30N | −4B | +32N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1584 | -3.4 |
| 13 | Caporali, Pietro | 1699 | ITA | +26N | +8B | −14N | −9B | +33N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 1768 | +13.6 |
| 14 | Magliano, Alberto | 1636 | ITA | +36B | +33N | +13B | −5N | −2B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1651 | +5.6 |
| 15 | Barbieri, Massimo | 1576 | ITA | +21N | −4B | +37N | +35B | −6N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1538 | -5.6 |
| 16 | Lanave, Davide | 1587 | ITA | =9N | +18B | −6N | =28B | +30N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1638 | +10.4 |
| 17 | Cardelli, Enrico | 1653 | ITA | +27N | −2B | +32N | =23B | =18N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1561 | -11.0 |
| 18 | Cecconi, Fabrizio | 1428 | ITA | =10B | −16N | +42B | +22N | =17B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1596 | +17.0 |
| 19 | Lanave, Daniele | 1578 | ITA | −20B | +47N | +36B | +24N | −3B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1699 | +20.0 |
| 20 | Ciraolo, Giulio | 0 | ITA | +19N | −35B | +31N | −8B | +28N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 552057887 | 0 | — | −15B | +34N | +39B | −3N | +31N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Cerina, Antonio | 1472 | ITA | −4N | +25B | =28N | −18B | +37N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1302 | -12.0 |
| 23 | Bozzarelli, Flavio | 1559 | ITA | +42B | −3N | +43B | =17N | −10B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1379 | -24.8 |
| 24 | Cappellari, Mario | 1687 | ITA | −30N | +38B | +33N | −19B | =26N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1497 | -24.2 |
| 25 | Buonocore, Leonardo | 0 | ITA | −12B | −22N | =40B | +?N | +39B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Cardelli, Elettra | 1514 | ITA | −13B | −43N | +47B | +42N | =24B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1500 | -1.2 |
| 27 | Panciatici, Dario | 1404 | ITA | −17B | −42N | +48B | =39N | +44N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1419 | +1.2 |
| 28 | Pinori, Massimo | 1608 | ITA | +43B | −5N | =22B | =16N | −20B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1460 | -11.8 |
| 29 | Ponzecchi, Riccardo | 1551 | ITA | +49N | =6B | F | =7B | −8N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1534 | -1.2 |
| 30 | Doronzo, Luca | 1464 | ITA | +24B | −10N | −12B | +49N | −16B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1447 | -3.6 |
| 31 | Ranaldi, Marco | 1550 | ITA | +44B | −11N | −20B | +34N | −21B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1544 | -0.4 |
| 32 | Bagagli, Michele | 1486 | ITA | −5B | +48N | −17B | +43N | −12B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 855 | -16.6 |
| 33 | Zinno, Domenico | 1527 | ITA | +46N | −14B | −24B | +36N | −13B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1553 | +3.0 |
| 34 | Licheri, Cristina | 1461 | ITA | −7N | −21B | +45N | −31B | +42N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 817 | -24.0 |
| 35 | Nespoli, Davide | 1631 | ITA | +50B | +20N | −5B | −15N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 836 | -39.6 |
| 36 | Ciraolo, Lorenzo | 1403 | ITA | −14N | +49B | −19N | −33B | +45N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 780 | -32.4 |
| 37 | Poggianti, Francesco | 0 | ITA | −39B | +40N | −15B | +41N | −22B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Pierpaoli, Simone | 1403 | ITA | −3B | −24N | F | +40N | +49B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1457 | +6.4 |
| 39 | Politi, Ennio | 1570 | ITA | +37N | −7B | −21N | =27B | −25N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1351 | -11.2 |
| 40 | Fella, Mattia | 1426 | ITA | −6N | −37B | =25N | −38B | +43B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 737 | -29.2 |
| 41 | Celati, Arturo | 1496 | ITA | −1N | +45B | −8N | −37B | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 860 | -11.4 |
| 42 | Ronchi, Federico | 0 | ITA | −23N | +27B | −18N | −26B | −34B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 552058050 | 0 | — | −28N | +26B | −23N | −32B | −40N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1279 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 552050505 | 0 | — | −31N | F | +?B | −10N | −27B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Bisogni, Michele | 0 | ITA | −11B | −41N | −34B | +47N | −36B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Busoni, Bernardo | 1699 | ITA | −33B | +50N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 727 | -14.6 |
| 47 | Bonfanti, Alessio | 0 | ITA | −8N | −19B | −26N | −45B | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 552058069 | 0 | — | −2N | −32B | −27N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 552056465 | 0 | — | −29B | −36N | F | −30B | −38N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 552058042 | 0 | — | −35N | −46B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 865 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Di Domenicantonio, AngeloITA+77.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Pelloni, LorenzoITA+60.04.0 pts · #9
- 3Luongo, AntonioITA+37.64.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Nespoli, DavideITA-39.62.0 pts · #49
- 2Ciraolo, LorenzoITA-32.42.0 pts · #41
- 3Fella, MattiaITA-29.21.5 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R1+223 Elo gap
- R1+172 Elo gap
- R4+109 Elo gap