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Ferrante, Marco
FM🇮🇹FIDE 2873201· Male· Italy· Born in 2008
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Marco Ferrante, a 18-year-old Italian FIDE Master, is rated 2325 — his current career high and ranked 2nd among Italian players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +175 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 9, and WE 4 Citta' di Gubbio - A. Also played 5 rapid events (including OP 39 RAPID A SQUADRE PIANORO) recently. He reached Italian #46 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #3, #7 and #5 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2325
Standard
Rpd2222·Blz—
All-time high
2325
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Italian players under 18 · of 519
Career timeline
18 entries2026
3rd Italian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2325
Jun 2026
Peak Italian rank: #46
at age 18 · rated 2325
May 2026
All-time peak 2325
at age 18
May 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Apr 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+175
2150 → 2325
Tournaments
15
100 games
Score
64.5/ 10064.5%
47W35D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #86 | 2327 | +2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 2289 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2486 | +58.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #16 | 2230 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 2214 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2198 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2338 | +52.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 2281 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #32 | 2185 | +26.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #23 | 2240 | -13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDanilo BrozziFM
🇮🇹ITA·2282
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAlexandro BelimanFM
🇮🇹ITA·2240
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJorge Proietti CobasFM
🇮🇹ITA·2295
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsAlessio Di Nicola
🇮🇹ITA
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsGaia Costantino
🇮🇹ITA·1871
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Italy
#48
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#2,167
in continent
World
#3,314
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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