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David, Alberto
GM🇮🇹FIDE 4000013· Male· Italy· Born in 1970
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Alberto David, a 56-year-old Italian Grandmaster, is rated 2457 and ranked 13th among Italian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 22 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈97/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 7, Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 6, and FE 27 Citta' di Trieste - A. Also played 1 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2631 was reached at age 40 (May 2010, World #119 at the time); he spent 65 months as Italian #1, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Competes for Italy since Sep 2012. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 31).
Current rating
2457
Standard
Rpd2592·Blz2494
All-time high
2631
−174 pts below
May 2010 · age 40
May 2010 · age 40
Activity
91
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Italian players · of 7,248
65 months in #1 nationally (2001–2016)
65 months in #1 nationally (2001–2016)
Career timeline
24 entries2026
24th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2460
Mar 2026
2022
11th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2550
Apr 2022
2016
65 months in National #1
longest streak 24 months · since Jan 2001
Apr 2016
13th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2597
Jan 2016
2013
Re-crossed 2600
at age 43
Feb 2013
1,000 career games
at age 43
Feb 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
2469 → 2457
Tournaments
7
39 games
Score
26/ 3966.7%
15W22D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsStamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisGM2,580·18th PALEOCHORA INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - A·R7·-3.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #114 | 2396 | -1.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #64 | 2438 | -0.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | — | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #142 | 1527 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2494 | +6.7 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2449 | +1.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #24 | 2358 | -8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergey A. FedorchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2593
+2 −1 =14
17 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsSabino BrunelloGM
🇮🇹ITA·2522
+3 −2 =11
16 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAnatole VlachosIM
🇬🇷GRE·2483
+9 −1 =6
16 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsBilel BellahceneGM
🇩🇿ALG·2493
+1 −5 =7
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKamran ShiraziIM
🇫🇷FRA·2199
+7 −0 =6
13 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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Italy
#13
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#574
in continent
World
#949
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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