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Violini, Paolo
🇮🇹FIDE 822493· Male· Italy· Born in 1970
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Paolo Violini, a 56-year-old Italian player, is rated 1880. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, CIS 2026 - Serie C Gironi 34, 35 e 36, and Team 2026 - IDF Fevrier. Also played 1 rapid event (including Tournoi Accompagnateurs IdF 2025-26 - Etape 1 Bois-Colombes) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2007), 13 months (2011–2012) and 34 months (2012–2015). His peak of 2019 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2009).
Current rating
1880
Standard
Rpd1940·Blz1868
All-time high
2019
−139 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 39
Jan 2009 · age 39
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,210
#53,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1878 → 1962
Mar 2024
67th Italian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1941
Jan 2024
2020
48th Italian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1946
Oct 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 49
Jul 2019
2013
82nd Italian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1975
Apr 2013
2012
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1975 → returned at 1975
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
1917 → 1880
Tournaments
18
57 games
Score
30/ 5752.6%
21W18D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #91 | 1948 | +11.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #158 | 1262 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #62 | 2142 | +19.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #38 | 1761 | -17.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #54 | 2574 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #594 | 1719 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #527 | 1823 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #31 | 1889 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #16 | 1875 | -9.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #1010 | 1790 | -4.6 |
Worst Elo result: 199e Open FIDE Interchess de 3 Rondes (reserve Elo FIDE de 1600 a 2000) (-21.4 Elo, finished #10).
Rankings
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Italy
#1,524
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#39,102
in continent
World
#53,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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