Luca Moroni and Olga Zimina emerged as the winners of the Italian Championship 2022, both claiming their second national titles.
The Italian Championship, 12-player and 8-player round robins (open and women, respectively), took place in Cagliari (Sardegna) from November 12-23, 2022.
The rating favourite in the open section Luca Moroni grabbed the lead after Round 4 and never looked back. The native of Desio scored an impressive 8½ /11 and claimed the title with a round to spare. The champion became the only unbeaten player in the tournament.
Danyyil Dvirnyy and Sabino Brunello finished 1½ points behind the champion and tied for second place. Sonneborn-Berger favoured Danyyil, who took silver. The bronze medal goes to Sabino Brunello.
Final standings:
| 1 | GM | Moroni, Luca | 2559 | 8½ |
| 2 | GM | Dvirnyy, Danyyil | 2514 | 7 |
| 3 | GM | Brunello, Sabino | 2518 | 7 |
| 4 | GM | Basso, Pier Luigi | 2503 | 6½ |
| 5 | GM | David, Alberto | 2517 | 6 |
| 6 | IM | Barp, Alberto | 2412 | 6 |
| 7 | GM | Sonis, Francesco | 2547 | 6 |
| 8 | GM | Godena, Michele | 2463 | 5½ |
| 9 | GM | Lodici, Lorenzo | 2536 | 4 |
| 10 | FM | Carnicelli, Valerio | 2325 | 4 |
| 11 | IM | Di Benedetto, Edoardo | 2378 | 3 |
| 12 | FM | Lettieri, Giuseppe | 2427 | 2½ |
The women’s event saw the dominance of Olga Zimina, who won six straight games and removed all the questions about the champion after Round 6. Despite losing to Zimina, Marina Brunello netted 5½ points and finished second. Melissa Maione took bronze.
Final standings:
| 1 | IM | Zimina, Olga | 2283 | 6½ |
| 2 | IM | Brunello, Marina | 2337 | 5½ |
| 3 | Maione, Melissa | 1928 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cassi, Elisa | 1995 | 3½ | |
| 5 | IM | Sedina, Elena | 2197 | 2½ |
| 6 | WFM | Raccanello, Marianna | 2062 | 2 |
| 7 | Gabbani, Sara | 1844 | 2 | |
| 8 | Martinelli, Valeria | 2008 | 2 |
The U20 Italian Championship held alongside the open and women’s sections ended in victory for Gabriele Lumachi. Ieysaa Bin-Suhayl is second, Joshuaede Cappelletto came third.
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