The Palazzo d'Avalos in Vasto (Chieti) overlooking the Adriatic Sea
In the open tournament, the Master Series, 16 teams initially play seven rounds in two groups of eight in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stages, with semi-finals and a final.
The women's team championship is played at the same venue, but in a different format. Ten teams take part, playing seven rounds Swiss.
Obiettivo Risarcimento are the favourites to win the Master Series title. The team has won the title a total of 13 times since 2006, most recently six times in a row. Their main rivals are World Trading Lab Club 64 from Modena, Pedone Isolano and Arzachess Costa Smeralda.
But in round 4 the favourite suffered a setback and lost to Lazio Scacchi Master, who now lead the field in Group A:
| Rk. | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio Scacchi Master | * | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 32,5 | |||
| 2 | Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova | 1½ | * | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 29,5 | |||
| 3 | Arzachess Costa Smeralda | * | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 21 | |||
| 4 | ASD Scacchistica Cerianese | 1½ | 2½ | * | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 38 | |||
| 5 | Palermitano Scacchi | 1½ | 1½ | * | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Palmascacchi Blacks | ½ | 1½ | 3 | * | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 28 | |||
| 7 | SS Torinese A | ½ | 0 | 2 | 2 | * | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Il Grifone D'Arzignano | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
First in Group B is World Trading Lab Club 64.
| Rk. | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Trading Lab Club 64 | * | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 10 | 28 | 0 | 64 | ||
| 2 | ASD Pedone Isolano | * | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 46 | ||
| 3 | Arrocco Master Team - Accademia scacchistica | 1½ | 1½ | * | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 49,5 | ||
| 4 | Accademia Milano | 1 | 1½ | * | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 6 | 21 | 0 | 34 | ||
| 5 | Chieti | ½ | 2½ | 1½ | * | 3 | 2½ | 6 | 20 | 0 | 42,5 | ||
| 6 | Nastrotex Cufra Partenopea | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | * | 2½ | 2 | 16 | 0 | 43 | ||
| 7 | Mimosa Elite | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | * | 2½ | 2 | 15 | 0 | 38,5 | ||
| 8 | C.S.B. Le Due Torri | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | * | 1 | 15 | 0 | 35 |
Annotation:
Tie Break1: Matchpoints (2 For wins, 1 For Draws, 0 For Losses)
Tie Break2: points (game-points)
Tie Break3: The results Of the teams In Then same point group according To Matchpoints
Tie Break4: Extended Sonneborn-Berger für Teams (ESB)
Games
In the Women's Championship, Pedone Isolano are the defending champions. Caissa Italia Pentole Agnelli and Fischer Chieti are the strongest contenders for the title.
The matches are played on four boards, three of which are occupied by local players. Most teams also field foreign grandmasters, usually on the top board.
After two rounds Pedone Isolano and Fischer Chieti lead the field.
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Pedone Isolano | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | Fischer Chieti | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
| 3 | 4 | Excelsior F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | Caissa Italia Pentole Agnelli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 | 9 | Matte per gli Scacchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 6 | 8 | Ostiascacchi Pink Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 7 | 6 | Accademia Donne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | Arrocco Women Team-Accademia Scacchi Romana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9 | 7 | Pedone Isolano Girls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
