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Salsa, Nicola
🇮🇹FIDE 34697462· Male· Italy· Born in 2011
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Nicola Salsa, a 15-year-old Italian player, is rated 2101 and ranked 14th among Italian players under 16, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +216 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bayerische Jugend-EM 2026 U16, 1. Schach-Open im Muenchner Oberland, and Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2147 was reached at age 15 (Apr 2026).
Competes for Italy since Feb 2026. At junior level, he reached #8 and #10 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2101
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2147
−46 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · Italian players under 16 · of 488
Career timeline
9 entries2026
8th Italian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2147
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2147
at age 15 · −46 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Mar 2026
100 career games
at age 15
Mar 2026
Switched federation: GER → ITA
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
10th Italian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2070
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+147
1954 → 2101
Tournaments
14
71 games
Score
40.5/ 7157.0%
38W16D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYasaswi Krishna BommiWFM1,843·28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft·R4·-31.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2144 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #7 | 1915 | -62.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #4 | 2179 | +16.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2698 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #155 | 2174 | +54.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2995 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/2 | #2 | 2477 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #14 | 1902 | -28.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2146 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #75 | 1224 | -19.6 |
Rankings
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Italy
#352
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#11,124
in continent
World
#15,324
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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