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Sottani, Paolo

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FIDEFIDE 821845· Male· Italy· Born in 1957

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Paolo Sottani, a 69-year-old Italian player, is rated 1951 — just 16 short of his peak of 1967 (May 2014, age 57). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2012–2013), 15 months (2016–2017), 21 months (2018–2020) and 73 months (2020–2026). Recent appearances: CP Grosseto 2026 and CIS 2026 - Serie C Gironi 7 e 8.

Current rating

1951

Standard

Rpd1972·Blz—

All-time high

1967

−16 pts below
May 2014 · age 57

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#36,458

#36,458 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
81st Italian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1951
Jun 2026
2020
40th Italian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1916
Oct 2020
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 1916 → returned at 1951
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1916
Apr 2018
2016
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1892 → returned at 1880
Jan 2016
2014
All-time peak 1967
at age 57 · −16 from today
May 2014

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Emanuele Beniamino Miceli 1,785
CP Grosseto 2026 · Mar 2026 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
+1
1950 → 1951
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
3W4D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEmanuele Beniamino Miceli1,785·CP Grosseto 2026·R3·+5.6
2.[W]vsLeonardo Datola1,710·CIS 2026 - Serie C Gironi 7 e 8·R2·+4.0
3.[W]vsMarco Culicchi1,447·CP Grosseto 2026·R1·+1.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDaniele Cantoro2,195·CP Grosseto 2026·R5·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CP Grosseto 2026
Swiss
Mar 20263/3#82609+3.2
CIS 2026 - Serie C Gironi 7 e 8
Team
Mar 20262/3#391911-2.2

Rankings

/
Italy
#980
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#26,932
in continent
World
#36,457
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
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2
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2,561
3
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2,551
4
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2,526
5
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2,522
6
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2,500
7
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2,491
8
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2,479
9
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2,470
10
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2,463
...
980🇮🇹Sottani, Paolo1,951
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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26932🇮🇹Sottani, Paolo1,951
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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36457🇮🇹Sottani, Paolo1,951