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Menolascina, Francesco
CM🇧🇪FIDE 262080· Male· Belgium· Born in 2008
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Francesco Menolascina, a 18-year-old Belgian Candidate Master, is rated 2256 — just 28 short of his peak of 2284 (Apr 2026, age 18) and sitting in the top 2% of Belgian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +246 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Combine 24 - Parties Lentes Rondes 4-6. Also played 16 rapid (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz Mattheys 2025) recently. He reached Belgian #46 in Apr 2026.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #4, #9, #12 and #27 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2256
Standard
Rpd1933·Blz2064
All-time high
2284
−28 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#59 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Belgian rank: #46
at age 18 · rated 2284
Apr 2026
4th Belgian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2284
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2284
at age 18 · −28 from today
Apr 2026
7-month rising streak
+251 Elo
Apr 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 18
Feb 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 18
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+232
2024 → 2256
Tournaments
37
87 games
Score
58/ 8766.7%
62W13D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1541 | 1421 | -23.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #78 | 2625 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2088 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #332 | 2827 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2817 | +8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #175 | 2586 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | 2405 | +9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #429 | 2744 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2231 | +24.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #493 | 2532 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian Henrotte
🇧🇪BEL·1706
+27 −15 =3
45 games·last met Jun 2030
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vsNoa De Nys
🇧🇪BEL·1660
+21 −9 =1
31 games·last met Jun 2030
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vsNathan Wuillaume
🇧🇪BEL·1891
+12 −12 =5
29 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsEugene Frere
🇧🇪BEL·1858
+19 −3 =6
28 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMichael Castellana
🇧🇪BEL·1684
+15 −9 =1
25 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Belgium
#59
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#3,804
in continent
World
#5,582
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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