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Melillo, Lucius
FM🇺🇸FIDE 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
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
103
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
119 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · American players under 18 · of 476
Career timeline
18 entries2026
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
Top opponent
Evolution
+159
2170 → 2329
Tournaments
14
113 games
Score
62/ 11354.9%
39W46D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 2403 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #60 | 2306 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2324 | +14.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2468 | +49.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #49 | 2191 | -19.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/9 | #10 | 2174 | -25.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #17 | 2203 | -26.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 2320 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #45 | 1907 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 2357 | +11.6 |
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Rankings
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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
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