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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 2368 — just 1 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

2368

Standard

Rpd2048·Blz2060

All-time high

2369

−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18

Activity

70

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Italian players under 18 · of 512

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

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
+69
2299 → 2368
Tournaments
11
82 games
Score
47.5/ 8257.9%
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

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
2025 British Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#312382+16.8
41 Open Internacional Andorra
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#292209-17.8
Worst Elo result: University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open (-21.6 Elo, finished #17).

Most-Played Opponents

vsBrandon G I ClarkeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2469
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1628
+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
#33
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#1,453
in continent
World
#2,283
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
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2,590
2
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2,561
3
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2,556
4
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2,541
5
🇮🇹Brunello, SabinoFollow Sabino BrunelloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,525
6
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2,500
7
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2,498
8
🇮🇹Dvirnyy, DanyyilFollow Danyyil DvirnyyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,479
9
🇮🇹Rombaldoni, DenisFollow Denis RombaldoniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,461
10
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2,460
...
33🇮🇹Fava, Lorenzo2,368
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
1453🇮🇹Fava, Lorenzo2,368
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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2283🇮🇹Fava, Lorenzo2,368