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Mela, Francesco

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FIDEFIDE 28561023· Male· Italy· Born in 2007

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Francesco Mela, a 19-year-old Italian player, is rated 2098 — just 30 short of his peak of 2128 (Aug 2024, age 17) and sitting in the top 5% of Italian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent appearances: CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 11 and WE Trofeo Citta' metropolitana di Cagliari - A. Also played 1 rapid and 1 blitz events recently.

At junior level, he reached #26, #17, #31 and #29 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2098

Standard

Rpd1931·Blz1997

All-time high

2128

−30 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 17

Activity

35

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#358 · Italian players · of 7,248

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
26th Italian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2098
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
17th Italian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2128
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+311 Elo)
1817 → 2128
Aug 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2128
at age 17 · −30 from today
Aug 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
WE Trofeo Citta' metropolitana di Cagliari - A
perf 2147 (+62) · 4.5/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Matteo Pitzanti 2,216
WE Trofeo Citta' metropolitana di Cagliari - A · Dec 2025 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
+45
2053 → 2098
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7/ 1070.0%
4W6D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 11
Team
Mar 20262.5/4#52189+12.0
WE Trofeo Citta' metropolitana di Cagliari - A
Swiss
Dec 20254.5/6#12147+32.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsLuigi Ardu
🇮🇹ITA·1764
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRiccardo Porcu
🇮🇹ITA·1881
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsYuri Sanna
🇮🇹ITA·1916
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsYaraslau Markevichus
🇮🇹ITA·2074
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsFrancesco SonisGM
🇮🇹ITA·2526
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings

/
Italy
#358
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#11,344
in continent
World
#15,611
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
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2,599
2
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2,561
3
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2,551
4
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2,526
5
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2,522
6
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2,500
7
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2,491
8
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2,479
9
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2,470
10
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2,463
...
358🇮🇹Mela, Francesco2,098
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
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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2,717
10
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2,713
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11344🇮🇹Mela, Francesco2,098
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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
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2,753
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15611🇮🇹Mela, Francesco2,098