Sayantan Das wins 1st Bella Italia Masters 2022, Diptayan third
IM Sayantan Das scored 7/9 to win 1st International Festival Bella Italia of Lignano Sabbiadoro Masters 2022. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Four players - IM Francesco Sonis (ITA), GM Diptayan Ghosh, GM Visakh N R and Aaron Deepak (USA) scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. Only Diptayan remained undefeated among the top ten finishers. WIM Mounika Akshaya was the sole woman among the top ten. She scored 5.5/9 to finish ninth. The top three prizes were €1500 and a trophy, €1000 and €600 each respectively. Sayantan's rating is now 2489 which means he is 11 points away from becoming India's next Grandmaster.
Sayantan Runner-up in Blitz, Priyanka Nutakki third
Italy's very own GM Francesco Sonis won the Blitz event 6/7. His only loss was against the eventual second runner-up WGM Priyanka Nutakki 5.5/7. She remained undefeated. The winner of the Classical event, IM Sayantan Das scored 6/7 to finish second on tie-breaks.
A total of 46 players including 5 GMs, 2 IMs, 2 WGMs and a WIM took part from ten countries in the Master (>2000) section. The tournaments were organized by Lignano Scacchi in four different rating categories and also a Blitz event from 17th to 23rd August 2022 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. The time control was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment for the Classical event.
Final standings in Masters
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 5 | IM | Das Sayantan | IND | 2459 | 7 | 45 | 48,5 |
| 2 | 1 | GM | Sonis Francesco | ITA | 2543 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51 |
| 3 | 3 | GM | Ghosh Diptayan | IND | 2538 | 6,5 | 47 | 50,5 |
| 4 | 2 | GM | Visakh N R | IND | 2542 | 6,5 | 46 | 50,5 |
| 5 | 11 | Aaron Deepak | USA | 2263 | 6,5 | 44 | 47,5 | |
| 6 | 4 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2477 | 6 | 46 | 49,5 |
| 7 | 23 | Player Edmund C | ENG | 2158 | 6 | 41 | 44,5 | |
| 8 | 12 | FM | Cappelletto Joshuaede | ITA | 2256 | 6 | 38 | 40 |
| 9 | 28 | WIM | Bommini Mounika Akshaya | IND | 2087 | 5,5 | 44 | 48 |
| 10 | 13 | FM | Bettalli Francesco | ITA | 2249 | 5,5 | 40,5 | 43 |
Final standings in Blitz
| Pos | N | T | NAME | Rtg | PRtg | Fed | Pts | Buc1 | BucT | ARO. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Sonis Francesco | 2543 | 2516 | ITA | 6.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 2207.0 |
| 2 | 4 | IM | Das Sayantan | 2459 | 2270 | IND | 6.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 1961.4 |
| 3 | 5 | WGM | Priyanka Nutakki | 2309 | 2391 | IND | 5.5 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 2160.9 |
| 4 | 6 | FM | LOIACONO Leonardo | 2291 | 2293 | ITA | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 2062.7 |
| 5 | 2 | GM | Visakh N R | 2542 | 2357 | IND | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 2127.0 |
| 6 | 8 | FM | Bettalli Francesco | 2249 | 2206 | ITA | 5.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 1975.7 |
| 7 | 3 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | 2477 | 2248 | IND | 5.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 2089.9 |
| 8 | 28 | 1N | LAVORGNA Filippo | 1841 | 2198 | ITA | 5.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 2040.3 |
| 9 | 46 | Costalonga Riccardo | 1625 | 2238 | ITA | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 2080.1 | |
| 10 | 9 | Massironi Marco | 2200 | 2007 | ITA | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 1848.7 |
