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Cantafio, Alexander

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FIDEFIDE 3280314· Male· Australia· Born in 2009

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Alexander Cantafio, a 17-year-old Australian player, is rated 1908. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major and 2025 NSWCA October Weekender. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 NSW Rapid Championship) recently. His peak of 1942 was reached at age 16 (Feb 2025).

At junior level, he reached #18 and #14 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1908

Standard

Rpd2024·Blz1841

All-time high

1942

−34 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 16

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#46,150

#46,150 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
18th Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1908
Feb 2026
2025
14th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1942
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1942
at age 16 · −34 from today
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1942 · at age 16
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ben Gordon 1,900
2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major · Jan 2026 · +19.5 Elo
Evolution
-34
1942 → 1908
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
7W4D3L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsElla Woon1,678·2025 NSWCA October Weekender·R6·-30.6
2.[L]vsLe Tri KienFM2,260·2025 NSWCA October Weekender·R2·-4.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/4#272511+26.4
2025 NSWCA October Weekender
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/7#311766-60.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 NSWCA October Weekender (-60.4 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

/
Australia
#240
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,451
in continent
World
#46,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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240🇦🇺Cantafio, Alexander1,908
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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5451🇦🇺Cantafio, Alexander1,908
World
1
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2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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