Italian Team Championships: Obiettivo Risarcimento and Pedone Isolani take the titles

by André Schulz
4/17/2024 – Defending champions Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova won the 55th edition of the Italian Team Championship, but had to work hard to do so. They only won the final against ASD Pedone Isolano in the second tie-break. However, ASD Pedone Isolano won the women's title (photo). | Photos: Matteo Zoldan

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The Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova team won the Italian Team Championship for the fourteenth time and the seventh time in a row.

The Open Championship took place in Vasto, Palazzo d'Avalos, with 16 teams initially playing in two groups of eight in a round-robin format. Defending champions Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova were beaten by Lazio Scacchi in their group, but still managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the four best teams, the first and second from each group.

In the semi-finals, Obiettivo Risarcimento eliminated the first-placed team in Group B, World Trading Lab Club 64 Modena, after a 3:1 win and met ASD Pedone Isolano in the final, who had come second in Group B after beating Lazio Scacchi 2.5:1.5 in the semi-finals.

The final between Obiettivo Risarcimento and Pedone Isolano then developed into a real thriller. The match with tournament time ended 2:2. Ivan Saric won the duel on the top board for Padova against Kirill Shevchenko, but Lorenzo Lodici equalised against Sabino Brunelli. The games on boards three and four ended in draws.

Ivan Saric

Sabino Brunello

This was followed by a play-off with rapid chess games, which also ended in a 2:2 draw. The next play-off round was now played in blitz mode (3+2). The defending champion won 3.5:1.5. Ivan Saric, Danyyil Dvirnyy and Artem Gilevych scored full points, Sabino Brunelli contributed a draw.

The teams from Grifone d'Arzignano, Scacchistica Torinese, Mimosa Elite and Circolo Scacchistico Bolognese were relegated from the Champions League to Serie A1.

In the women's championship, a six-round Swiss tournament with nine teams, Pedone Isolano won for the second year in a row, but only because they had a better Sonneborn-Berger score than Caissa Italia Pentole Agnelli. Pedone Isolano played with Sophie Milliet, Tea Gueci, Angela Grimaldi, Valeria Martinelli and Constanza Fiolo on the reserve board.

Final standings group A

Rk. Snr Team Games   +    =    -   Tb1   Tb2   Tb3   Tb4 
1 Lazio Scacchi Master 13
2 Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova 12
3 Arzachess Costa Smeralda 9
4 ASD Scacchistica Cerianese 7
5 Palermitano Scacchi 6
6 Palmascacchi Blacks 5
7 SS Torinese A 4
8 Il Grifone D'Arzignano 0

Final standings group B

Rk. Snr Team Games   +    =    -   Tb1   Tb2   Tb3   Tb4 
1 World Trading Lab Club 64 12
2 ASD Pedone Isolano 11
3 Arrocco Master Team - Accademia scacchistica 9
4 Chieti 9
5 Accademia Milano 8
6 Nastrotex Cufra Partenopea 4
7 Mimosa Elite 2
8 C.S.B. Le Due Torri 1

Semifinals

1. Round, 13.04.2024
Bd. 2
  ASD Pedone Isolano		 Elo - 4
  Lazio Scacchi Master		 Elo 2½:1½
1.1 GM
Shevchenko, Kirill*
 2618 - GM
Fier, Alexandr*
 2544 ½ - ½
1.2 GM
Lodici, Lorenzo*
 2454 - IM
Iermito, Sebastian Dario*
 2432 ½ - ½
1.3 IM
Barp, Alberto*
 2410 - GM
Godena, Michele*
 2555 ½ - ½
1.4 FM
Cappelletto, Joshuaede*
 2314 - IM
Bellia, Fabrizio*
 2443 1 - 0
Bd. 3
  World Trading Lab Club 64		 Elo - 1
  Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova		 Elo 1 : 3
2.1 GM
Dardha, Daniel*
 2576 - GM
Saric, Ivan
 2615 0 - 1
2.2 GM
Basso, Pier Luigi*
 2458 - GM
Brunello, Sabino*
 2590 ½ - ½
2.3 IM
Di Benedetto, Edoardo*
 2296 - GM
Dvirnyy, Danyyil*
 2456 ½ - ½
2.4 IM
Ladron De Guevara Pinto, Paolo
 2339 - IM
Gilevych, Artem*
 2476 0 - 1

Final

Bd. 1
  Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova		 Elo - 2
  ASD Pedone Isolano		 Elo 2 : 2
1.1 GM
Saric, Ivan
 2670 - GM
Shevchenko, Kirill*
 2675 1 - 0
1.2 GM
Brunello, Sabino*
 2515 - GM
Lodici, Lorenzo*
 2565 0 - 1
1.3 GM
Dvirnyy, Danyyil*
 2480 - IM
Barp, Alberto*
 2470 ½ - ½
1.4 IM
Gilevych, Artem*
 2417 - FM
Cappelletto, Joshuaede*
 2306 ½ - ½

Play-off 12+3

Bd. 2
  ASD Pedone Isolano		 Elo - 1
  Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova		 Elo 2 : 2
1.1 GM
Shevchenko, Kirill*
 2618 - GM
Saric, Ivan
 2615 1 - 0
1.2 GM
Lodici, Lorenzo*
 2454 - GM
Brunello, Sabino*
 2590 0 - 1
1.3 IM
Barp, Alberto*
 2410 - GM
Dvirnyy, Danyyil*
 2456 0 - 1
1.4 FM
Cappelletto, Joshuaede*
 2314 - IM
Gilevych, Artem*
 2476 1 - 0

Play-off 3+2

Bd. 1
  Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova		 Elo - 2
  ASD Pedone Isolano		 Elo 3½: ½
1.1 GM
Saric, Ivan
 2597 - GM
Shevchenko, Kirill*
 2550 1 - 0
1.2 GM
Brunello, Sabino*
 2525 - GM
Lodici, Lorenzo*
 2436 ½ - ½
1.3 GM
Dvirnyy, Danyyil*
 2526 - IM
Barp, Alberto*
 2313 1 - 0
1.4 IM
Gilevych, Artem*
 2398 - FM
Cappelletto, Joshuaede*
 2254 1 - 0

Games

Final standings Women's Team Championship

Rk. Snr Team Games   +    =    -   Tb1   Tb2   Tb3   Tb4 
1 Pedone Isolano 10
2 Caissa Italia Pentole Agnelli 10
3 Excelsior F 9
4 Fischer Chieti 7
5 Arrocco Women Team-Accademia Scacchi Romana 6
6 Pedone Isolano Girls 6
7 Accademia Donne 6
8 Ostiascacchi Pink Team 4
9 Matte per gli Scacchi 2

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