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Sarno, Valerio
🇮🇹FIDE 827045· Male· Italy· Born in 1969
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Valerio Sarno, a 57-year-old Italian player, is rated 1814. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Settimanale 9 Superstar - Girone 2 Rounds 4-5-6-7, CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 17, and Settimanale 9 Superstar - Girone 2 Rounds 1-2-3. Also played 5 rapid and 1 blitz events recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2007), 120 months (2008–2018) and 45 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1877 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2008).
Current rating
1814
Standard
Rpd1796·Blz1791
All-time high
1877
−63 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 39
Oct 2008 · age 39
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,011
#72,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1635 → 1784
Feb 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 55
Jun 2024
2018
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1779 → returned at 1781
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
1768 → 1814
Tournaments
12
41 games
Score
22.5/ 4154.9%
15W15D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #10 | 1826 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #4 | 1880 | +10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 1931 | +19.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #7 | 1727 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2109 | +25.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1824 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #13 | 1684 | -14.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #8 | 927 | -23.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #3 | 1706 | -10.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 1768 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGiovanni Marino
🇮🇹ITA·1930
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsCarlo Molinari
🇮🇹ITA·1902
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMassimiliano Russo
🇮🇹ITA·1778
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMarco Di Domenico
🇮🇹ITA·1711
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDanilo Marino
🇮🇹ITA·1868
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Italy
#2,224
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#52,268
in continent
World
#72,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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