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Gigante, Giovanni
🇮🇹FIDE 817538· Male· Italy· Born in 1969
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Giovanni Gigante, a 57-year-old Italian player, is rated 1736. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 15 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: CP Trapani 2026 and FE 30 Citta' di Palermo - Memorial Baldassare Antonino Camarda - B. Also played 1 rapid and 1 blitz events recently. His peak of 1913 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2011).
Current rating
1736
Standard
Rpd1842·Blz1748
All-time high
1913
−177 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 42
Jul 2011 · age 42
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,410
#97,410 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1610 → 1765
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1666 → returned at 1654
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 49
Jan 2018
2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
May 2014
2011
All-time peak 1913
at age 42 · −177 from today
Jul 2011
2010
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1747 → 1736
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W3D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTommaso Vesco1,666·FE 30 Citta' di Palermo - Memorial Baldassare Antonino Camarda - B·R6·+7.9
2.[W]vsMarco Flaccomio1,616·FE 30 Citta' di Palermo - Memorial Baldassare Antonino Camarda - B·R1·+6.5
3.[W]vsMarcello Ritondo1,614·FE 30 Citta' di Palermo - Memorial Baldassare Antonino Camarda - B·R3·+6.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEmiliano Lo Manto1,726·FE 30 Citta' di Palermo - Memorial Baldassare Antonino Camarda - B·R5·-10.4
3.[L]vsAntonio Lombardo1,813·FE 30 Citta' di Palermo - Memorial Baldassare Antonino Camarda - B·R4·-8.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #11 | 2525 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/7 | #18 | 1717 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGiacomo Bertino
🇮🇹ITA·1857
+2 −11 =2
15 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsGiulio Fontana
🇮🇹ITA·1806
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAlessandro Monaco
🇮🇹ITA·1755
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsSalvatore Oddo
🇮🇹ITA·1655
+6 −3 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsPietro Mattarella
🇮🇹ITA·1885
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Italy
#3,252
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#69,261
in continent
World
#97,408
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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