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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 2323 and ranked 48th among Italian players, and in the top 2% 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

2323

Standard

Rpd2463·Blz2440

All-time high

2498

−175 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 41

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#48

#48 · Italian players · of 7,191
12 months in National top 5 (2001–2010)

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
61st 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2323
Mar 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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rainer KnaakGM 2,401
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
-10
2333 → 2323
Tournaments
1
20 games
Score
7/ 2035.0%
10W8D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20257/11#252255-9.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsSabino BrunelloGM
🇮🇹ITA·2525
+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·2444
+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·2394
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings

/
Italy
#48
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#2,222
in continent
World
#3,399
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
🇮🇹Lodici, LorenzoFollow Lorenzo LodiciTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
2
🇮🇹Vocaturo, DanieleFollow Daniele VocaturoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,561
3
🇮🇹Sonis, FrancescoFollow Francesco SonisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,556
4
🇮🇹Moroni, Luca JrFollow Luca Jr MoroniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,541
5
🇮🇹Brunello, SabinoFollow Sabino BrunelloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,525
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.
2,498
8
🇮🇹Dvirnyy, DanyyilFollow Danyyil DvirnyyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,479
9
🇮🇹Rombaldoni, DenisFollow Denis RombaldoniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,461
10
🇮🇹David, AlbertoFollow Alberto DavidTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,460
...
48🇮🇹Ortega, Lexy2,323
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿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.
2,708
...
2222🇮🇹Ortega, Lexy2,323
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
3399🇮🇹Ortega, Lexy2,323