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Catapano, Francesco
🇮🇹FIDE 851051· Male· Italy· Born in 1965
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Francesco Catapano, a 61-year-old Italian player, is rated 1738. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 9 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearance: CI Seniores 2025 - Over 50. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2014–2016) and 12 months (2016–2017). His peak of 1810 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
1738
Standard
Rpd1874·Blz—
All-time high
1810
−72 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 60
Mar 2025 · age 60
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,714
#96,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1810
at age 60 · −72 from today
Mar 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1630 → 1789
Mar 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 56
Oct 2021
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1797 → returned at 1794
Jun 2016
2014
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1785 → returned at 1797
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1758 → 1738
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
2W3D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/7 | #14 | 1764 | -20.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGiovanni Spina
🇮🇹ITA·1768
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsLuigi Forlano
🇮🇹ITA·1955
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAgostino Mingrone
🇮🇹ITA·1968
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsEzio Scerra
🇮🇹ITA·1602
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings
/
Italy
#3,232
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#68,828
in continent
World
#96,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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