What is Melillo, Lucius's FIDE rating?

Melillo, Lucius's current standard FIDE rating is 2292.

What is Melillo, Lucius's blitz rating?

Melillo, Lucius's current FIDE blitz rating is 1953.

What is Melillo, Lucius's world ranking?

Melillo, Lucius is currently ranked #4,364 in the world (standard rating).

What is Melillo, Lucius's ranking in United States of America?

Melillo, Lucius is currently ranked #179 in United States of America.

What is Melillo, Lucius's continental ranking?

Melillo, Lucius is currently ranked #483 in their continent.

What is Melillo, Lucius's ranking in the U18 category?

Melillo, Lucius is ranked #18 in United States of America in the U18 age group.

What is Melillo, Lucius's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Melillo, Lucius's all-time peak standard rating is 2329.

When did Melillo, Lucius receive their first FIDE rating?

Melillo, Lucius first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2019.

What is Melillo, Lucius's chess title?

Melillo, Lucius holds the FIDE title of FM.

Which federation does Melillo, Lucius represent?

Melillo, Lucius represents United States of America (USA).

How old is Melillo, Lucius?

Melillo, Lucius was born in 2009 and is 17 years old.

When did Melillo, Lucius reach their peak rating?

Melillo, Lucius reached their peak standard rating of 2329 in 2026, at age 17.

Format

Melillo, Lucius

FM🇺🇸

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

Lucius Melillo, a 17-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2292 and ranked 18th among American players under 18, and in the top 2% 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. His peak of 2329 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2026).

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

2292

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1953

All-time high

2329

−37 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17

Activity

105

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

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

Signature stat

#18

#18 · American players under 18 · of 479

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

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result

2025 AGCA Winter - Classic

perf 2468 (+163) · 6.5/9 · #1

Top opponent

vs Viktor GazikGM 2,576

12th Annual Washington International - Championship · Aug 2025 · +16.4 Elo

Evolution

+72

2220 → 2292

Tournaments

112 games

Score

56/ 11250.0%

35W51D26L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsViktor GazikGM2,576·12th Annual Washington International - Championship·R7·+16.4

2.[W]vsRazvan PreotuGM2,502·2026 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (37) - A·R8·+14.6

3.[W]vsGil PopilskiGM2,401·2025 AGCA Winter - Classic·R8·+12.7

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]vsSuyuan Gui2,095·35th Annual Chicago Open·R3·-15.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

13 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open Open Swiss	May 2026	3.5/8	#95	2155	-36.8	▸
2026 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (37) - A Round-Robin	Mar 2026	4.5/9	#4	2403	+22.8	▸
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master Open Swiss	Feb 2026	4/8	#60	2306	+0.8	▸
2026 Austin Winter Open - Championship Open Swiss	Jan 2026	4/5	#1	2324	+14.4	▸
2025 AGCA Winter - Classic Round-Robin	Dec 2025	6.5/9	#1	2468	+49.8	▸
2025 U.S. Masters Open Swiss	Nov 2025	5.5/9	#49	2191	-19.2	▸
2025 Fall CCC GM Norm Invitational (36) - B Round-Robin	Nov 2025	2/9	#10	2174	-25.8	▸
2025 Texas Norm Swiss Open Swiss	Oct 2025	4/9	#17	2203	-26.0	▸
2025 Labor Day CCC IM Norm Invitational (35) - B Round-Robin	Aug 2025	5/9	#5	2320	+1.8	▸
2025 Austin Summer Open - Championship Open Swiss	Aug 2025	1/2	#45	1907	-16.6	▸

Worst Elo result: 35th Annual Chicago Open (-36.8 Elo, finished #95).

Most-Played Opponents

vsVladimir BelousGM

🇷🇺RUS·2468

+0 −2 =5

7 games·last met Jan 2026

5 games·last met Mar 2026

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vsViktor MatviishenGM

🇺🇦UKR·2547

+0 −5 =0

5 games·last met Mar 2026

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Rankings

United States of America

#179

out of 5,510 players

Americas

#483

in continent

World

#4,364

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

United States of America

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
179	🇺🇸Melillo, Lucius	2,292

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
483	🇺🇸Melillo, Lucius	2,292

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
4364	🇺🇸Melillo, Lucius	2,292