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Godena, Michele
GM🇮🇹FIDE 800090· Male· Italy· Born in 1967
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Michele Godena, a 59-year-old Italian Grandmaster, is rated 2442 and ranked 16th 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
2442
Standard
Rpd2525·Blz2546
All-time high
2561
−119 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 43
Mar 2010 · age 43
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Italian players · of 7,248
44 months in National top 3 (2001–2011)
44 months in National top 3 (2001–2011)
Career timeline
20 entries2025
31st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2448
Dec 2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
2435 → 2442
Tournaments
7
27 games
Score
18/ 2766.7%
11W14D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 3014 | +4.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #122 | 2436 | -0.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #53 | 2427 | -1.7 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #12 | 1746 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8/11 | #3 | 2483 | +7.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2517 | +2.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #27 | 2545 | +2.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSabino BrunelloGM
🇮🇹ITA·2522
+2 −6 =24
32 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsLuca Jr MoroniGM
🇮🇹ITA·2551
+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·2284
+1 −0 =13
14 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
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Italy
#16
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#681
in continent
World
#1,104
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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