Danyyil Dvirnyy
GM Danyyil Dvirnyy is the 2015 Italian Champion after an exciting three-way tie for first place.
The 12 round tournament was played from 30th of November to the 12th of December. After the conclusion of the rounds, there were three players tied at 7 points each – Danyyil Dvirnyy, Alberto David and Axel Rombaldoni.
The playoff was settled with a series of rapid 12 minute games with 3 seconds increment.
In the first game, Dvirnyy with black bested Rombaldoni. Rombaldoni won the second game with black over David. The third game David won with black once more over Dvirnyy, leaving the players tied again at 1 game each. The second set of games saw Dvirnyy besting Rombaldoni; David winning over Rombaldoni and tying with Dvirnyy. This knocked Rombaldoni to third place, while the other two players continued vying for the gold.
In the final playoff session, David and Dvirnyy each won one game with white, leaving them tied once more and leading us to an Armageddon round conclusion.
In the final game, Dvirnyy with white won over David and became the 2015 Italian Champion, leaving silver to Alberto David and bronze to Axel Rombaldoni.
This victory brings back the title to Dvirnyy. He was holder of the title in 2013 , but lost it to Rombaldoni in 2014.
Final standings
| 1 | GM | DVIRNYY Danyyil | 2561 | 7 |
| 2 | GM | DAVID Alberto | 2580 | 7 |
| 2 | GM | ROMBALDONI Axel | 2539 | 7 |
| 4 | FM | MORONI Luca jr | 2460 | 6.5 |
| 5 | GM | BRUNELLO Sabino | 2562 | 6.5 |
| 6 | FM | BASSO Pier Luigi | 2435 | 6.5 |
| 7 | GM | VOCATURO Daniele | 2588 | 6.5 |
| 8 | IM | VALSECCHI Alessio | 2466 | 5.5 |
| 9 | GM | GODENA Michele | 2508 | 5 |
| 10 | IM | BELLIA Fabrizio | 2452 | 4 |
| 11 | FM | BOVE Alessandro | 2360 | 2.5 |
| 12 | IM | BORGO Giulio | 2372 | 2 |
All Italian champions
| 1921 | Davide Marotti |
| 1923 | Stefano Rosselli del Turco |
| 1929 | Mario Monticelli |
| 1931 | Stefano Rosselli del Turco |
| 1934 | Mario Monticelli |
| 1935 | Antonio Sacconi |
| 1936 | Vincenzo Castaldi |
| 1937 | Vincenzo Castaldi |
| 1939 | Mario Monticelli |
| 1943 | Vincenzo Nestler |
| 1947 | Vincenzo Castaldi |
| Cherubino Staldi | |
| 1948 | Vincenzo Castaldi |
| 1950 | Giorgio Porreca |
| 1951 | Enrico Paoli |
| 1952 | Vincenzo Castaldi |
| Alberto Mario Giustolisi | |
| Federico Norcia | |
| 1953 | Vincenzo Castaldi |
| 1954 | Vincenzo Nestler |
| 1956 | Giorgio Porreca |
| 1957 | Enrico Paoli |
| 1959 | Vincenzo Castaldi |
| 1960 | Guido Cappello |
| 1961 | Alberto Mario Giustolisi |
| 1962 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1963 | Ennio Contedini |
| 1964 | Alberto Mario Giustolisi |
| 1965 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1966 | Alberto Mario Giustolisi |
| 1967 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1968 | Enrico Paoli |
| 1969 | Sergio Mariotti |
| 1970 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1971 | Sergio Mariotti |
| 1972 | Carlo Micheli |
| 1973 | Carlo Micheli |
| 1974 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1975 | Bela Toth |
| 1976 | Bela Toth |
| 1977 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1979 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1980 | Bela Toth |
| 1981 | Roberto Messa |
| 1982 | Bela Toth |
| 1983 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1984 | Alvise Zichichi |
| 1985 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1986 | Fernando Braga |
| 1987 | Mario Lanzani |
| 1988 | Fernando Braga |
| 1989 | Bruno Belotti |
| 1990 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1991 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1992/93 | Michele Godena |
| 1994 | Michele Godena |
| 1994/95 | Stefano Tatai |
| 1995 | Michele Godena |
| 1996 | Bruno Belotti |
| 1997/98 | Igor Efimov |
| 1998 | Igor Efimov |
| 1999 | Fabio Bellini |
| 2000 | Ennio Arlandi |
| 2001 | Bruno Belotti |
| 2002 | Duilio Collutiis |
| 2003 | Spartaco Sarno |
| 2004 | Fabio Bruno |
| 2005 | Michele Godena |
| 2006 | Michele Godena |
| 2007 | Fabiano Caruana |
| 2008 | Fabiano Caruana |
| 2009 | Lexy Ortega |
| 2010 | Fabiano Caruana |
| 2011 | Fabiano Caruana |
| 2012 | Alberto David |
| 2013 | Danyyil Dvirnyy |
| 2014 | Axel Rombaldoni |
| 2015 | Danyyil Dvirnyy |
