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Carnicelli, Valerio
IM🇮🇹FIDE 856185· Male· Italy· Born in 2000
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Valerio Carnicelli, a 26-year-old Italian International Master, is rated 2436 — just 18 short of his peak of 2454 (Dec 2025, age 25) and ranked 18th among Italian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈89/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8, and 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande. Also played 5 rapid (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) and 1 blitz events recently. He reached Italian #11 in Dec 2025.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 25) and FM in 2016 (age 16). Earned a GM norm at CN Equipas 2024-25. At junior level, he reached World #95 in U16, World #32 in U14, World #54 in U12, World #41 in U10, World #24 in U8 and #7 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2436
Standard
Rpd2392·Blz2317
All-time high
2454
−18 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 25
Dec 2025 · age 25
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
112 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Italian players · of 7,248
Career timeline
27 entries2025
Peak Italian rank: #11
at age 25 · rated 2454
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2454
at age 25 · −28 from today
Dec 2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 2025 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Aug 2025
2023
Crossed 2400
at age 23
Aug 2023
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 23
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
2396 → 2436
Tournaments
16
96 games
Score
64.5/ 9667.2%
47W35D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #18 | 2531 | +10.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #19 | 2414 | -0.3 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #63 | 2193 | -9.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | 3118 | +10.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #18 | 2392 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #14 | 2430 | +0.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #103 | — | -7.1 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | — | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #24 | 2319 | -15.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/10 | #6 | 2444 | -0.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMario SibilioFM
🇮🇹ITA·2256
+35 −35 =13
83 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCristi MachidonFM
🇲🇩MDA·2350
+24 −25 =13
62 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsMarco Lantini
🇮🇹ITA·1908
+36 −9 =5
50 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSergejs GromovsFM
🇮🇹ITA·2113
+23 −10 =4
37 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMarco CorviFM
🇮🇹ITA·2230
+15 −8 =12
35 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Italy
#18
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#719
in continent
World
#1,167
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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