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Merlino, Raffaele
🇮🇹FIDE 28584376· Male· Italy· Born in 2009
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Raffaele Merlino, a 17-year-old Italian player, is rated 1889 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie B Gironi 23 e 24, WE Brolo...la torre e la sua dama, bianca - A e B, and WE Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 2025 - A. Also played 4 rapid and 1 blitz events recently.
At junior level, he reached #85 and #61 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1889
Standard
Rpd1915·Blz1902
All-time high
1889
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50,821
#50,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
85th Italian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1889
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1889
at age 17
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 17
Mar 2026
2025
61st Italian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1836
Apr 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
1851 → 1889
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
14/ 2653.8%
10W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/4 | #4 | 2597 | +51.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #31 | 2002 | +35.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #6 | 1680 | -45.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #6 | 1856 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #6 | 1819 | -9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrea Fortunato Isgro`
🇮🇹ITA·1932
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMarcello Zangla
🇮🇹ITA·1649
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMarco Barna
🇮🇹ITA·2031
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMario Agnello
🇮🇹ITA·1712
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDiego Christian Alfo`
🇮🇹ITA·2071
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Italy
#1,444
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#37,407
in continent
World
#50,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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