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Gaiba, Paolo

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FIDEFIDE 806544· Male· Italy· Born in 1962

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Paolo Gaiba, a 64-year-old Italian player, is rated 1908. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 41 months (2001–2005), 47 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: CI Seniores 2025 - Over 50. His peak of 2174 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2005).

Current rating

1908

Standard

Rpd1985·Blz2103

All-time high

2174

−266 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 43

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#46,150

#46,150 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1905 → 1949
Nov 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1949
Oct 2023
90th Italian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1934
Sep 2023
2018
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1975 → returned at 1934
Oct 2018
98th Italian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1979
Sep 2018
2013
69th Italian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2064
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fabio Giannandrea 1,586
CI Seniores 2025 - Over 50 · Sep 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-25
1933 → 1908
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsFabio Giannandrea1,586·CI Seniores 2025 - Over 50·R1·+2.7
2.[W]vsMichele Soldano1,512·CI Seniores 2025 - Over 50·R8·+1.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CI Seniores 2025 - Over 50
Swiss
Sep 20254/7#131878-25.2
Worst Elo result: CI Seniores 2025 - Over 50 (-25.2 Elo, finished #13).

Most-Played Opponents

vsGiulio Michele CalavalleFM
🇮🇹ITA·2179
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2013
View head-to-head →
vsLorenzo Lucchi
🇮🇹ITA·2010
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met May 2010
View head-to-head →
vsMarvin Tracy
🇮🇹ITA·2203
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2010
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Italy
#1,287
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#34,002
in continent
World
#46,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
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2
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3
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2,551
4
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2,526
5
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2,522
6
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2,500
7
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2,491
8
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2,479
9
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2,470
10
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2,463
...
1287🇮🇹Gaiba, Paolo1,908
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
34002🇮🇹Gaiba, Paolo1,908
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
46149🇮🇹Gaiba, Paolo1,908