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Franza, Marco

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FIDEFIDE 2811338· Male· Italy· Born in 1959

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Marco Franza, a 67-year-old Italian player, is rated 2060 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 17 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 4, FE 6 Parma citta' della cultura - A, and WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A. Also played 5 rapid and 1 blitz events recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 12 months (2016–2017) and 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2119 was reached at age 56 (May 2015).

Current rating

2060

Standard

Rpd1989·Blz1967

All-time high

2119

−59 pts below
May 2015 · age 56

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,594 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
21st Italian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2088
Oct 2025
100 career games
at age 66
Apr 2025
2023
24th Italian 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2091
Sep 2023
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
2044 → 2097
Jun 2023
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2062 → returned at 2044
Apr 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Apr 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
WE Tuscany move - A
perf 2171 (+83) · 3.5/5 · #8
Top opponent
vs Marco MassironiCM 2,172
WE Tuscany move - A · Sep 2025 · +12.4 Elo
Evolution
-22
2082 → 2060
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
13W7D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarco MassironiCM2,172·WE Tuscany move - A·R5·+12.4
2.[W]vsPierluigi PasserottiFM2,077·CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 4·R2·+10.5
3.[W]vsClint Bosi2,067·WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A·R4·+10.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 4
Team
Mar 20262.5/5#91985-11.6
FE 6 Parma citta' della cultura - A
Swiss
Jan 20264.5/7#92091+5.4
WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/6#171966-20.6
WE Tuscany move - A
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/5#82171+13.2
FE 23 Spilimbergo - Master
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/9#1512060-7.0
Worst Elo result: WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A (-20.6 Elo, finished #17).

Most-Played Opponents

vsChristian Pirrello
🇮🇹ITA·2105
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCarlo Daniele Passoni
🇮🇹ITA·2150
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsStefano Strada
🇮🇹ITA·1827
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings

/
Italy
#480
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#14,358
in continent
World
#19,594
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,522
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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480🇮🇹Franza, Marco2,060
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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14358🇮🇹Franza, Marco2,060
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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19594🇮🇹Franza, Marco2,060