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Di Fonzo, Valerio

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FIDEFIDE 803499· Male· Italy· Born in 1972

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Valerio Di Fonzo, a 54-year-old Italian Candidate Master, is rated 2083 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 13 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Muenster Oster Open - A, 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100), and 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Meister. He had 7 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 20 months (2005–2006), 23 months (2006–2008), 12 months (2008–2009), 12 months (2013–2014), 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 39 months (2021–2025). His peak of 2223 was reached at age 29 (Apr 2001).

Awarded CM in 2004 (age 32).

Current rating

2083

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2223

−140 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 29

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,051 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
15th Italian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2123
Apr 2025
2022
18th Italian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2124
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2124 → returned at 2110
Oct 2021
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2124
Apr 2019
2015
18th Italian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2171
Apr 2015
2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2145 → returned at 2156
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)
perf 2229 (+145) · 3.5/6 · #43
Top opponent
vs Felix BorneFM 2,328
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open · Aug 2025 · +6.6 Elo
Evolution
+9
2074 → 2083
Tournaments
11
65 games
Score
31.5/ 6548.5%
18W27D20L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMassimo Adinolfi1,968·CI Seniores 2025 - Over 50·R9·-12.6
2.[L]vsAbheek Bhatt1,991·1. Muenster Oster Open - A·R5·-12.3
3.[L]vsTimur Chekanov2,025·1. Muenster Oster Open - A·R7·-11.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CIS 2026 - Serie Master
Team
Apr 20262/3#982231+11.8
1. Muenster Oster Open - A
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/7#552100-18.0
39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100)
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/7#1102075-3.4
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Meister
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/4#292117-0.8
FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - A
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/7#952162+14.6
Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 A
Open Swiss
Nov 20250.5/1#2051825-6.4
22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/6#432229+25.2
WE 14 Citta' di Biella - A
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/4#102136+9.8
CI Seniores 2025 - Over 50
Swiss
Sep 20255/9#72008-6.6
Obert de Sants - Ciutat de Barcelona 2025 Grup A
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/8#1652089+6.0
Worst Elo result: Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open (-24.2 Elo, finished #166).

Rankings

/
Italy
#393
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#12,410
in continent
World
#17,051
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
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2,599
2
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2,561
3
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2,551
4
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2,526
5
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2,522
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.
2,491
8
🇮🇹Dvirnyy, DanyyilFollow Danyyil DvirnyyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,479
9
🇮🇹Di Benedetto, EdoardoFollow Edoardo Di BenedettoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,470
10
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2,463
...
393🇮🇹Di Fonzo, Valerio2,083
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
...
12410🇮🇹Di Fonzo, Valerio2,083
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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17051🇮🇹Di Fonzo, Valerio2,083