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Balbi, Fabio
🇮🇹FIDE 814733· Male· Italy· Born in 1953
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Fabio Balbi, a 73-year-old Italian player, is rated 1799 — just 1 short of his peak of 1800 (Dec 2025, age 72). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 47-month break between Dec 2019 and Dec 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A.
Current rating
1799
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1821
All-time high
1800
−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 72
Dec 2025 · age 72
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#76,663
#76,663 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
65th Italian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1800
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 72
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1800
at age 72 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1622 → 1797
Mar 2024
2020
92nd Italian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1622
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1797 → 1799
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsPaolo Rezzonico1,992·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A·R4·+15.0
2.[W]vsStefano Guida1,722·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A·R2·+7.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlberto Tatulli Uva1,836·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A·R5·-9.0
2.[L]vsGiuseppe Dino1,928·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A·R3·-6.5
3.[L]vsLeonardo Tona1,963·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A·R1·-5.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #21 | 1818 | +2.0 |
Rankings
/
Italy
#2,407
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#55,479
in continent
World
#76,663
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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