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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 1837 — just 14 short of his peak of 1851 (Jul 2025, age 16). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 7 months. 27 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 5 rapid and 1 blitz events recently.
At junior level, he reached #93 and #61 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1837
Standard
Rpd1915·Blz1902
All-time high
1851
−14 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 16
Jul 2025 · age 16
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#65,133
#65,133 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
100 career games
at age 17
Mar 2026
93rd Italian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1846
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1851
at age 16 · −14 from today
Jul 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
1827 → 1837
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
13.5/ 2750.0%
10W7D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/6 | #15 | 1891 | +24.4 |
Rankings
/
Italy
#1,971
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#47,529
in continent
World
#65,133
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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