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Godena, Michele

Godena, Michele

GM🇮🇹

FIDEFIDE 800090· Male· Italy· Born in 1967

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Michele Godena, a 59-year-old Italian Grandmaster, is rated 2444 and ranked 13th among Italian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 3 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈76/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campionato Italiano Assoluto 2025, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50, and SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9. Also played 4 rapid events (including 37e Open Rapide du CEG) recently. His peak of 2561 was reached at age 43 (Mar 2010); he also reached World #289 in Oct 2004 and spent 44 months in Italian top 3, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 34).

Current rating

2444

Standard

Rpd2525·Blz2546

All-time high

2561

−117 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 43

Activity

54

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#13

#13 · Italian players · of 7,191
44 months in National top 3 (2001–2011)

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
31st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 59 · rated 2444
Mar 2026
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2448 → returned at 2441
Mar 2020
2018
22nd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2514
Jul 2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 51
Jan 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 49
Aug 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2500
at age 48
Jan 2015

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Murtas KazhgaleyevGM 2,518
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 · Oct 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
+9
2435 → 2444
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
11/ 2544.0%
9W14D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Campionato Italiano Assoluto 2025
Round-Robin
Nov 20250/1#121746-3.6
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50
Open Swiss
Oct 20258/11#32483+7.8
SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9
Team
Sep 20251.5/2#122517+2.0
SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7
Team
Aug 20251.5/2#272545+2.9

Most-Played Opponents

vsSabino BrunelloGM
🇮🇹ITA·2525
+2 −6 =24
32 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsLuca Jr MoroniGM
🇮🇹ITA·2541
+5 −3 =12
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDanyyil DvirnyyGM
🇮🇹ITA·2479
+3 −3 =11
17 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDenis RombaldoniIM
🇮🇹ITA·2461
+4 −3 =8
15 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsGiulio BorgoIM
🇮🇹ITA·2278
+1 −0 =13
14 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings

/
Italy
#13
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#664
in continent
World
#1,090
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
🇮🇹Lodici, LorenzoFollow Lorenzo LodiciTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
2
🇮🇹Vocaturo, DanieleFollow Daniele VocaturoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,561
3
🇮🇹Sonis, FrancescoFollow Francesco SonisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,556
4
🇮🇹Moroni, Luca JrFollow Luca Jr MoroniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,541
5
🇮🇹Brunello, SabinoFollow Sabino BrunelloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,525
6
🇮🇹Basso, Pier LuigiFollow Pier Luigi BassoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,500
7
🇮🇹Iermito, Sebastian DarioFollow Sebastian Dario IermitoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,498
8
🇮🇹Dvirnyy, DanyyilFollow Danyyil DvirnyyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,479
9
🇮🇹Rombaldoni, DenisFollow Denis RombaldoniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,461
10
🇮🇹David, AlbertoFollow Alberto DavidTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,460
...
13🇮🇹Godena, Michele2,444
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
664🇮🇹Godena, Michele2,444
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
1090🇮🇹Godena, Michele2,444