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Garofalo, Sergio
🇮🇹FIDE 812056· Male· Italy· Born in 1956
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Sergio Garofalo, a 70-year-old Italian player, is rated 1746. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie C Gironi 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 e 48, CP Reggio Emilia 2026, and CP Modena 2026 - Memorial Mario Viola. Also played 2 rapid events (including OP 39 RAPID A SQUADRE PIANORO) recently. His peak of 2005 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1659·Blz1803
All-time high
2005
−259 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 48
Oct 2004 · age 48
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
1,000 career games
at age 68
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+262 Elo)
1504 → 1766
Sep 2024
2016
500 career games
at age 60
Dec 2016
2012
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Sep 2012
2011
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Nov 2011
2009
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+29
1717 → 1746
Tournaments
9
57 games
Score
26/ 5745.6%
20W12D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #90 | 1698 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1842 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #20 | 1757 | -20.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1931 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/11 | #200 | 1778 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #46 | 1632 | -9.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #34 | 1705 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #14 | 1707 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #28 | 1862 | +32.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWalter Paoli
🇮🇹ITA·1977
+3 −12 =2
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMassimiliano Ballista
🇮🇹ITA·1982
+3 −9 =5
17 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsMarco Vincenzi
🇮🇹ITA·2032
+1 −14 =1
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRiccardo Dionigi
🇮🇹ITA·2068
+2 −9 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsAndrea Sacchetti
🇮🇹ITA·1824
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2018
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Rankings
/
Italy
#3,128
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#66,997
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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