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Cerquitella, Luca
FM🇮🇹FIDE 812579· Male· Italy· Born in 1985
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Luca Cerquitella, a 41-year-old Italian FIDE Master, is rated 2231 and sitting in the top 2% of Italian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2012–2013), 23 months (2016–2018) and 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 8. His peak of 2303 was reached at age 28 (Jul 2013, Italian #65 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 28). At junior level, he reached #7, #9 and #7 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2231
Standard
Rpd2214·Blz2255
All-time high
2303
−72 pts below
Jul 2013 · age 28
Jul 2013 · age 28
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#123 · Italian players · of 7,248
Career timeline
18 entries2026
12th Italian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2231
May 2026
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2250 → returned at 2258
Feb 2020
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2248 → returned at 2240
Apr 2016
2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Oct 2014
2013
Peak Italian rank: #65
at age 28 · rated 2303
Jul 2013
FM title awardedFM
at age 28
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
2227 → 2231
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2240 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAngelo Spada
🇮🇹ITA·1886
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsAntonio Civitareale
🇮🇹ITA·1966
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsGiovanni Di Matteo
🇮🇹ITA·2002
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsFranco Di Donatantonio
🇮🇹ITA·2056
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsAlessandro Antonelli
🇮🇹ITA·1915
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2011
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Rankings
/
Italy
#123
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#4,567
in continent
World
#6,631
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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