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Santangelo, Nicola
🇮🇹FIDE 2810056· Male· Italy· Born in 1970
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Nicola Santangelo, a 56-year-old Italian player, is rated 2052 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 10.2. Also played 1 rapid event recently. His peak of 2092 was reached at age 43 (Jun 2013).
Current rating
2052
Standard
Rpd2055·Blz—
All-time high
2092
−40 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 43
Jun 2013 · age 43
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,507 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
31st Italian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2052
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2043 → returned at 2040
Apr 2024
2022
31st Italian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2066
Apr 2022
2020
21st Italian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2089
Oct 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
May 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
2037 → 2092
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
2040 → 2052
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2113 | +11.6 |
Rankings
/
Italy
#499
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#15,058
in continent
World
#20,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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