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Penza, Michele
🇮🇹FIDE 2809554· Male· Italy· Born in 1996
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Michele Penza, a 30-year-old Italian player, is rated 1595. He has slipped back 117 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Settimanale 9 Superstar - Girone 4 Rounds 4-5-6-7, Settimanale 9 Superstar - Girone 4 Rounds 1-2-3, and WE 40 Lazio Scacchi - Torneo di marzo - B. Also played 2 rapid events recently. His peak of 1742 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1595
Standard
Rpd1680·Blz1600
All-time high
1742
−147 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 29
Jul 2025 · age 29
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#148,892
#148,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1742
at age 29 · −147 from today
Jul 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 28
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+306 Elo)
1359 → 1665
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 28
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 27
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-147
1742 → 1595
Tournaments
17
62 games
Score
26.5/ 6242.7%
16W21D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsStefano Sartori1,496·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - B·R3·-14.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2368 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #6 | 1562 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #7 | 1459 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #10 | 2324 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #35 | 1450 | -26.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #3 | 1790 | +12.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #7 | 1447 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1622 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #7 | 963 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #42 | 1689 | -19.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarco Di Domenico
🇮🇹ITA·1711
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAdriano Cecconi
🇮🇹ITA·1711
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMarino Fossatelli
🇮🇹ITA·1416
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsRassul Khalilzadeh
🇩🇪GER·1670
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPietro Antonuccio
🇮🇹ITA·1631
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Italy
#5,232
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#99,317
in continent
World
#148,879
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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