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Messina, Giuseppe Ottavio
🇮🇹FIDE 816477· Male· Italy· Born in 1971
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Giuseppe Ottavio Messina, a 55-year-old Italian player, is rated 1902. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 12, CP Caltanissetta e Agrigento 2026, and WE Chessmate cruise - A. Also played 3 rapid and 2 blitz events recently. His peak of 2116 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2011).
Current rating
1902
Standard
Rpd1901·Blz1994
All-time high
2116
−214 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 40
Jan 2011 · age 40
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,633
#47,633 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
500 career games
at age 54
Mar 2025
2022
63rd Italian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1940
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1935 → returned at 1922
Jan 2020
2019
63rd Italian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2009
Apr 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
Jan 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1915 → 2007
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1915 → 1902
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
8W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #12 | 1932 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 1810 | -10.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #3 | 1934 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #11 | 1864 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFrancesco SonisGM
🇮🇹ITA·2526
+2 −17 =2
21 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsYuri Sanna
🇮🇹ITA·1916
+11 −8 =0
19 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLeonardo Deruda
🇮🇹ITA·1817
+13 −4 =1
18 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsLuca Sonis
🇮🇹ITA·2042
+7 −7 =1
15 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsAlessandro Altea
🇮🇹ITA·2099
+4 −8 =3
15 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings
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Italy
#1,344
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#35,102
in continent
World
#47,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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