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Paltrinieri, Nicholas
FM🇮🇹FIDE 828262· Male· Italy· Born in 1995
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Nicholas Paltrinieri, a 31-year-old Italian FIDE Master, is rated 2406 — just 9 short of his peak of 2415 (May 2026, age 31) and ranked 25th among Italian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7-8. He reached Italian #24 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #6, #5, #6, #4 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2406
Standard
Rpd2329·Blz2222
All-time high
2415
−9 pts below
May 2026 · age 31
May 2026 · age 31
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · Italian players · of 7,248
Career timeline
24 entries2026
Peak Italian rank: #24
at age 31 · rated 2415
May 2026
All-time peak 2415
at age 31
May 2026
Crossed 2400
at age 31
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 31
Apr 2026
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Nov 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2337 → returned at 2357
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+47
2359 → 2406
Tournaments
13
61 games
Score
43/ 6170.5%
37W12D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #20 | 2326 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #126 | 2408 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #15 | 3207 | +21.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 3049 | +13.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2340 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2377 | +7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #63 | 2500 | +7.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #138 | 2315 | -3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #62 | 2335 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #16 | 2257 | -4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlberto BarpIM
🇮🇹ITA·2450
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlessio BorasoFM
🇮🇹ITA·2275
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsDavide OlivettiFM
🇮🇹ITA·2245
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsAlexander BertagnolliIM
🇮🇹ITA·2340
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNiccolo` CasadioFM
🇮🇹ITA·2336
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Italy
#25
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#988
in continent
World
#1,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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