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Catania, Dario
🇮🇹FIDE 865036· Male· Italy· Born in 1961
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Dario Catania, a 65-year-old Italian player, is rated 1543. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include WE 11 I due alfieri - C, WE Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 2025 - B, and WE Sicily chess - C. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He took a 16-month break between May 2022 and Oct 2023. His peak of 1584 was reached at age 63 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd1715·Blz—
All-time high
1584
−41 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 63
Apr 2024 · age 63
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+220 Elo)
1359 → 1579
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1584
at age 63 · −41 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 63
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1391 → returned at 1359
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
1579 → 1543
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
10/ 2147.6%
9W2D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsFederico Tronca1,508·FE 30 Citta' di Palermo - Memorial Baldassare Antonino Camarda - C·R2·+8.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMattia Di Grado1,469·FE 30 Citta' di Palermo - Memorial Baldassare Antonino Camarda - C·R6·-12.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 1557 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/6 | #18 | 1472 | -12.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #10 | 2261 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 1562 | -22.4 |
Worst Elo result: FE 30 Citta' di Palermo - Memorial Baldassare Antonino Camarda - C (-22.4 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
Italy
#5,899
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#109,491
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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