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Fava, Lorenzo

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FIDEFIDE 2837434· Male· Italy· Born in 2008

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Lorenzo Fava, a 18-year-old Italian FIDE Master, is rated 2343 — just 26 short of his peak of 2369 (Feb 2026, age 18) and ranked 1st among Italian players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including EYCC 2025 - 1st Blitz Tournament) recently. He reached Italian #32 in Jan 2026.

Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #2, #6, #2 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.

Current rating

2343

Standard

Rpd2083·Blz2060

All-time high

2369

−26 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18

Activity

74

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Italian players under 18 · of 519

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
1st Italian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2369
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2369
at age 18 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
Peak Italian rank: #32
at age 18 · rated 2364
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Mar 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
perf 2477 (+112) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Justin TanGM 2,512
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4 · Jan 2026 · +3.9 Elo
Evolution
+27
2316 → 2343
Tournaments
13
82 games
Score
52.5/ 8264.0%
41W23D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBrandon G I ClarkeIM2,491·2025 British Championship·R2·+14.2
2.[W]vsHarry GrieveIM2,503·2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8·R1·+13.7
3.[W]vsEldar GasanovGM2,460·2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8·R2·+12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

13 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20262.5/3#92574+12.2
CIS 2026 - Serie Master
Team
Apr 20262.5/9#942214-37.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20262/2#43282+26.4
University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/4#172066-21.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#752248-6.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#562461+5.2
Campionato Italiano Under 20 2025
Round-Robin
Nov 20256.5/9#22427+15.6
European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U18
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/9#182268-17.0
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/5#12477+8.8
Obert de Sants - Ciutat de Barcelona 2025 Grup A
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/10#232386+21.4
Worst Elo result: CIS 2026 - Serie Master (-37.4 Elo, finished #94).

Most-Played Opponents

vsBrandon G I ClarkeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2468
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1631
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2021
View head-to-head →
vsAchille Fava
🇮🇹ITA·1758
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2018
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Rankings

/
Italy
#42
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#1,865
in continent
World
#2,868
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
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2,599
2
🇮🇹Vocaturo, DanieleFollow Daniele VocaturoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,561
3
🇮🇹Moroni, Luca JrFollow Luca Jr MoroniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,551
4
🇮🇹Sonis, FrancescoFollow Francesco SonisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,526
5
🇮🇹Brunello, SabinoFollow Sabino BrunelloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,522
6
🇮🇹Basso, Pier LuigiFollow Pier Luigi BassoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,500
7
🇮🇹Iermito, Sebastian DarioFollow Sebastian Dario IermitoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,491
8
🇮🇹Dvirnyy, DanyyilFollow Danyyil DvirnyyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,479
9
🇮🇹Di Benedetto, EdoardoFollow Edoardo Di BenedettoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,470
10
🇮🇹Lumachi, GabrieleFollow Gabriele LumachiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,463
...
42🇮🇹Fava, Lorenzo2,343
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
1865🇮🇹Fava, Lorenzo2,343
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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2868🇮🇹Fava, Lorenzo2,343