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Speciale, Francesco

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FIDEFIDE 827053· Male· Italy· Born in 1988

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Francesco Speciale, a 38-year-old Italian player, is rated 1932. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 12, WE 10 I due alfieri - Hotel Villa D'Amato - A, and WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A. He had 4 career breaks: 31 months (2007–2010), 41 months (2010–2014), 34 months (2016–2019) and 59 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1979 was reached at age 37 (Apr 2025).

At junior level, he reached #34 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1932

Standard

Rpd1980·Blz—

All-time high

1979

−47 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 37

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#40,527

#40,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
51st Italian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1979
May 2025
All-time peak 1979
at age 37 · −47 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1879 → 1940
Apr 2024
2019
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1879 → returned at 1940
Apr 2019
2016
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1879
May 2016
2010
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1872 → returned at 1871
Nov 2010

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marco Miosi 2,118
WE 10 I due alfieri - Hotel Villa D'Amato - A · Dec 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-40
1972 → 1932
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
4/ 1921.1%
3W9D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAldo Ginebri1,834·FE I due alfieri - A·R5·-12.7
2.[L]vsPietro Gervasi1,962·CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 12·R2·-9.1
3.[L]vsGirolamo Valguarnera1,973·FE I due alfieri - A·R7·-8.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 12
Team
Mar 20261/4#151821-14.8
WE 10 I due alfieri - Hotel Villa D'Amato - A
Swiss
Dec 20253/5#41934-0.8
WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A
Swiss
Oct 20250/3#221249-23.6
Worst Elo result: WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A (-23.6 Elo, finished #22).

Rankings

/
Italy
#1,098
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#29,922
in continent
World
#40,526
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
...
1098🇮🇹Speciale, Francesco1,932
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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29922🇮🇹Speciale, Francesco1,932
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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40526🇮🇹Speciale, Francesco1,932