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Cardona, Paolo
🇮🇹FIDE 834637· Male· Italy· Born in 1963
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Paolo Cardona, a 63-year-old Italian player, is rated 1807. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2009–2010), 23 months (2015–2017), 19 months (2018–2020) and 15 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: CIS 2026 - Serie C Girone 5. Also played 6 rapid events recently. His peak of 1919 was reached at age 48 (Mar 2011).
Current rating
1807
Standard
Rpd1910·Blz1921
All-time high
1919
−112 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 48
Mar 2011 · age 48
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#74,142
#74,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Apr 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1798 → returned at 1807
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
1790 → 1839
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1867 → returned at 1863
Jun 2018
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
1798 → 1807
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2554 | +8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGiancarlo Badano
🇮🇹ITA·1802
+6 −16 =8
30 games·last met May 2026
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vsDomenico Atteo
🇮🇹ITA·1882
+24 −3 =3
30 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlessandro Biancotti
🇮🇹ITA·1840
+15 −9 =4
28 games·last met May 2026
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vsLeandro Pesce
🇮🇹ITA·1802
+19 −4 =3
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsTihomir Nikolajevic
🇮🇹ITA·1715
+10 −6 =7
23 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Italy
#2,310
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#53,749
in continent
World
#74,141
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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