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Bottini, Paolo

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,473

#37,473 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
85th Italian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1946
Jun 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
CP Siracusa 2026 - Memorial Edoardo Loschi
perf 2537 (+616) · 5/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Gianluca Corsino 2,125
CIS 2026 - Serie B Gironi 23 e 24 · Mar 2026 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
+26
1920 → 1946
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
10W7D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CIS 2026 - Serie B Gironi 23 e 24
Team
Mar 20263.5/5#92111+25.4
CP Siracusa 2026 - Memorial Edoardo Loschi
Swiss
Jan 20265/5#22537+8.4
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/11#1321900-7.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsSalvatore Tondo
🇮🇹ITA·1761
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsSilvano Conti
🇮🇹ITA·1753
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Jan 2022
View head-to-head →
vsVincenzo Monica
🇮🇹ITA·1625
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2023
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Italy
#1,013
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#27,693
in continent
World
#37,472
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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2
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