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Balzano, Giovanni
🇮🇹FIDE 28555384· Male· Italy· Born in 1999
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Giovanni Balzano, a 27-year-old Italian player, is rated 1855 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearance: CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 10.1. He took a 16-month break between Nov 2023 and Apr 2025.
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd1893·Blz—
All-time high
1855
at best
Jun 2026 · age 27
Jun 2026 · age 27
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,012
#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1855
at age 27
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1597 → 1792
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1653 → returned at 1816
Nov 2023
Crossed 1600
at age 24
May 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
1816 → 1855
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
6W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2156 | +33.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/6 | #12 | 1861 | +5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuigi Ciavarra
🇮🇹ITA·1991
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsRocco Di Gianni
🇮🇹ITA·1966
+0 −4 =4
8 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsFabio Salvemini
🇮🇹ITA·1791
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsFabio Angelo Pellizzieri
🇮🇹ITA·2203
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsStefano Fatibene
🇮🇹ITA·1861
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
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Italy
#1,787
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#43,941
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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