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Melillo, Lucius

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FIDEFIDE 30958245· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009

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Lucius Melillo, a 17-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2329 — his current career high and ranked 16th among American players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +149 Elo over the past 12 months. 119 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (37) - A, 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master, and 2026 Austin Winter Open - Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently.

Awarded FM in 2024 (age 15). Earned a IM norm at 2025 AGCA Winter - Classic. At junior level, he reached #17, #17, #33, #46 and #35 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2329

Standard

Rpd·Blz1953

All-time high

2329

at best
Apr 2026 · age 17

Activity

103

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

119 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#16

#16 · American players under 18 · of 476

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
17th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2329
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2329
at age 17
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Jul 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 15
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 AGCA Winter - Classic
perf 2468 (+163) · 6.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Viktor GazikGM 2,576
Evolution
+159
21702329
Tournaments
14
113 games
Score
62/ 11354.9%
39W46D28L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexander Jasinski1,991·2025 U.S. Masters·R6·-16.2
2.[L]vsAnshul Shetty2,007·2025 U.S. Masters·R1·-15.9
3.[L]vsVarun Gadi2,116·2025 U.S. Masters·R3·-13.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Round-Robin
Mar 20264.5/9#42403+22.8
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/8#602306+0.8
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/5#12324+14.4
Round-Robin
Dec 20256.5/9#12468+49.8
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/9#492191-19.2
Round-Robin
Nov 20252/9#102174-25.8
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/9#172203-26.0
Round-Robin
Aug 20255/9#52320+1.8
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/2#451907-16.6
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#222357+11.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Texas Norm Swiss (-26.0 Elo, finished #17).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

/
United States of America
#147
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#370
in continent
World
#3,224
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
147🇺🇸Melillo, Lucius2,329
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
370🇺🇸Melillo, Lucius2,329
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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3224🇺🇸Melillo, Lucius2,329