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Paonessa, Denis
🇮🇹FIDE 836931· Male· Italy· Born in 1971
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Denis Paonessa, a 55-year-old Italian player, is rated 1779. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OP Settimanale Campionato eporediese 2026 Rounds 6-7, CIS 2026 - Serie Promozione Piemonte Girone 4, and CIS 2026 - Serie C Girone 4. Also played 1 rapid and 2 blitz events recently. His peak of 1985 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2007).
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd1872·Blz1771
All-time high
1985
−206 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 36
Jul 2007 · age 36
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#82,929
#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2022
88th Italian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1864
Apr 2022
2021
86th Italian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1881
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1867 → returned at 1881
May 2020
2016
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1794 → 1852
May 2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Feb 2016
2012
100 career games
at age 41
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
1825 → 1779
Tournaments
10
28 games
Score
14/ 2850.0%
12W4D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 631 | -17.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2488 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2305 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 1885 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 1723 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #10 | 1687 | -12.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2329 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #9 | 1826 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #4 | 1758 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/5 | #34 | 1463 | -46.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFabrizio RanieriFM
🇮🇹ITA·2149
+2 −28 =2
32 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFilippo Chiarotto
🇮🇹ITA·1946
+3 −17 =8
28 games·last met May 2026
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vsEnzo Bellafiore
🇮🇹ITA·1666
+11 −9 =7
27 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAntonio Castaldo
🇮🇹ITA·1514
+14 −2 =4
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAdriano Giachino
🇮🇹ITA·1521
+19 −0 =0
19 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Italy
#2,650
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#59,732
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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