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Ortega, Lexy

GM🇮🇹

FIDEFIDE 811416· Male· Italy· Born in 1960

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Lexy Ortega, a 66-year-old Italian Grandmaster, is rated 2337 and ranked 46th among Italian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 22 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent appearance: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2015) and 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2498 was reached at age 41 (Jul 2001); he also reached Italian #3 in Apr 2001 and spent 12 months in Italian top 5.

Awarded GM in 2002 (age 42) and IM in 2001 (age 41).

Current rating

2337

Standard

Rpd2463·Blz2440

All-time high

2498

−161 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 41

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#46

#46 · Italian players · of 7,248
12 months in National top 5 (2001–2010)

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
61st 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2323
May 2026
2021
24th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2459
May 2021
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2459 → returned at 2429
Jun 2019
2018
23rd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2484
Aug 2018
2013
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2475 → returned at 2470
Dec 2013
2012
34th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2491
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
perf 2442 (+119) · 7/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Rainer KnaakGM 2,401
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +6.1 Elo
Best comeback
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
finished #2 (seeded #20 of 150)
Evolution
+4
2333 → 2337
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
14/ 2070.0%
10W8D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20267/9#22442+14.3
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20257/11#252255-9.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsSabino BrunelloGM
🇮🇹ITA·2522
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsDenis RombaldoniIM
🇮🇹ITA·2461
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMichele GodenaGM
🇮🇹ITA·2442
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsDaniele VocaturoGM
🇮🇹ITA·2561
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsCarlos Horacio Garcia PalermoGM
🇮🇹ITA·2396
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings

/
Italy
#46
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#1,963
in continent
World
#3,008
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
🇮🇹Lodici, LorenzoFollow Lorenzo LodiciTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
2
🇮🇹Vocaturo, DanieleFollow Daniele VocaturoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,561
3
🇮🇹Moroni, Luca JrFollow Luca Jr MoroniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,551
4
🇮🇹Sonis, FrancescoFollow Francesco SonisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,526
5
🇮🇹Brunello, SabinoFollow Sabino BrunelloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇮🇹Lumachi, GabrieleFollow Gabriele LumachiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,463
...
46🇮🇹Ortega, Lexy2,337
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
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
1963🇮🇹Ortega, Lexy2,337
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
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
3008🇮🇹Ortega, Lexy2,337