Standings after 7 rounds
| 1. | David, Alberto | g | 2590 | * | ½ | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2. | Rombaldoni, Axel | m | 2446 | ½ | * | . | 0 | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 5 | ||
| 3. | Dvirnyy, Daniyyl | m | 2522 | . | . | * | . | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4. | Brunello, Sabino | g | 2591 | . | 1 | . | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | 1 | . | 1 | ½ | 4½ | ||
| 5. | Rombaldoni, Denis | m | 2511 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | 4 | ||
| 6. | Garcia Palermo, Carlos | g | 2481 | 0 | . | . | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | . | . | 3½ | ||
| 7. | Caprio, Guido | m | 2392 | . | 0 | ½ | 1 | . | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | . | . | 1 | 3½ | ||
| 8. | Bellini, Fabio | m | 2492 | . | 0 | ½ | . | . | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 3½ | ||
| 9. | Godena, Michele | g | 2526 | ½ | . | ½ | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | . | . | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10. | Altini, Nicola | f | 2354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | * | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11. | De Filomeno, Simone | f | 2356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | ½ | . | 1 | * | . | 1½ | ||
| 12. | Genocchio, Daniele | m | 2443 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | * | ½ |
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