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Orzella, Paolo
🇮🇹FIDE 812048· Male· Italy· Born in 1968
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Paolo Orzella, a 58-year-old Italian player, is rated 1765 — just 6 short of his peak of 1771 (Apr 2025, age 57). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2012–2013), 27 months (2015–2018) and 41 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: CIS 2026 - Serie C Girone 42.
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd1749·Blz1736
All-time high
1771
−6 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 57
Apr 2025 · age 57
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#87,406
#87,406 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1771
at age 57 · −6 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1585 → 1766
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1602 → returned at 1585
Apr 2019
2015
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1602 → returned at 1615
Sep 2015
2012
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 44
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
1771 → 1765
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #17 | 1693 | -6.2 |
Rankings
/
Italy
#2,853
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#62,706
in continent
World
#87,405
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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