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WE Citta' di Foggia 2026 - Girone 2

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Foggia, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1782, and top seed was Giovanni Balzano (🇮🇹 ITA, 1821).

Giovanni Balzano (🇮🇹 ITA, 1821) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Francesco Jatta (3.0) and Vito Martiradonna (2.5). Balzano won solo starting round 3.

Location
🇮🇹Foggia, Italy
Dates
08 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇹Giovanni Balzano1821
Avg top 10
1,782
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Giovanni Balzano led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
#1#2#3#6R1R2R3R4R5
Balzano#1Jatta#2Martiradonna#3Salvemini#4Grimaldi#5Pelyushenko#6
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Giovanni Balzano never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · DECISIVE LEAD10 May

Giovanni Balzano opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Francesco Jatta); the title is out of reach before R5.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Giovanni Balzano beat Francesco Jatta (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇮🇹Balzano, Giovanni1821*1½1114.59.2510.5+33.62140
2🇮🇹Jatta, Francesco17730*11013.06.0012.0+22.81856
3🇮🇹Martiradonna, Vito1792½0*½½12.55.5012.5-1.61780
4🇮🇹Salvemini, Fabio180500½*1½2.03.5013.0-13.81705
6🇮🇹Pelyushenko, Vladyslav176801½0*01.54.2513.5-17.81636
5🇮🇹Grimaldi, Pasquale1733000½1*1.52.5013.5-23.61643

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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