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Bottini, Paolo
🇮🇹FIDE 814725· Male· Italy· Born in 1957
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Paolo Bottini, a 69-year-old Italian player, is rated 1946 — just 14 short of his peak of 1960 (Jul 2007, age 50). He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie B Gironi 23 e 24, CP Siracusa 2026 - Memorial Edoardo Loschi, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. He took a 25-month break between Mar 2013 and May 2015.
Current rating
1946
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1960
−14 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 50
Jul 2007 · age 50
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,531
#37,531 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
88th Italian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1946
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1798 → 1920
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 63
Feb 2020
2013
100th Italian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1896
Apr 2013
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1896 → returned at 1884
Mar 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1920 → 1946
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
10W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 2111 | +25.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #2 | 2537 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/11 | #132 | 1900 | -7.0 |
Rankings
/
Italy
#1,006
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#27,748
in continent
World
#37,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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