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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 5 career breaks: 14 months (2012–2013), 15 months (2016–2017), 21 months (2018–2020), 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2024–2026). 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

#36,485

#36,485 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
84th Italian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1951
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1916 → 1950
Mar 2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1950 → returned at 1951
Mar 2024
2020
40th Italian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1916
Oct 2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1916 → returned at 1950
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1916
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — 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

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Italy
#971
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#26,962
in continent
World
#36,485
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
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2,590
2
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2,561
3
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2,556
4
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2,541
5
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2,525
6
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2,500
7
🇮🇹Iermito, Sebastian DarioFollow Sebastian Dario IermitoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,498
8
🇮🇹Dvirnyy, DanyyilFollow Danyyil DvirnyyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,479
9
🇮🇹Rombaldoni, DenisFollow Denis RombaldoniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,461
10
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2,460
...
971🇮🇹Sottani, Paolo1,951
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
26962🇮🇹Sottani, Paolo1,951
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
36485🇮🇹Sottani, Paolo1,951