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Castaldo, Folco Vincenzo
IM🇮🇹FIDE 806560· Male· Italy· Born in 1981
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Folco Vincenzo Castaldo, a 45-year-old Italian International Master, is rated 2417 — just 19 short of his peak of 2436 (May 2014, age 33) and ranked 22nd among Italian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 1. Also played 2 rapid and 1 blitz events recently. He reached Italian #15 in Apr 2024.
Awarded IM in 2010 (age 29) and FM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2417
Standard
Rpd2396·Blz2297
All-time high
2436
−19 pts below
May 2014 · age 33
May 2014 · age 33
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#22
#22 · Italian players · of 7,248
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Peak Italian rank: #15
at age 43 · rated 2425
Apr 2024
2023
1st Italian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2422
Nov 2023
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2421 → returned at 2418
Apr 2019
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2419 → returned at 2421
Apr 2016
2014
500 career games
at age 33
Oct 2014
All-time peak 2436
at age 33 · −19 from today
May 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2419 → 2417
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2307 | -2.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFabrizio RanieriFM
🇮🇹ITA·2149
+5 −4 =11
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsGianluca Finocchiaro
🇮🇹ITA·1959
+15 −1 =3
19 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsAlexandru Cacinschi
🇮🇹ITA·2044
+11 −1 =4
16 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsOltjon LlupaFM
🇮🇹ITA·2090
+12 −4 =0
16 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsFrancesco Sorcinelli
🇮🇹ITA·2070
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings
/
Italy
#22
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#869
in continent
World
#1,396
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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