Format
DF
Defina, Francesco
🇮🇹FIDE 887986· Male· Italy· Born in 1990
Follow Francesco DefinaTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Francesco Defina, a 36-year-old Italian player, is rated 1798 — just 10 short of his peak of 1808 (Apr 2025, age 35). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Oct 2022 and Apr 2024. Recent appearances: CIS 2026 - Serie Promozione Veneto and WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A.
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd2077·Blz1980
All-time high
1808
−10 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 35
Apr 2025 · age 35
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#76,990
#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1808
at age 35 · −10 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1633 → 1800
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Apr 2024
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1633 → returned at 1800
Oct 2022
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Dec 2018
First FIDE rating
1630 · at age 28
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1808 → 1798
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsLuca Ramondo1,709·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A·R4·+16.4
3.[D]vsManuel Jamous1,792·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A·R5·+1.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsShenghui William Cai1,743·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A·R2·-21.7
2.[L]vsLuca Buffoni1,903·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A·R3·-12.8
3.[L]vsFilippo De Bona1,963·WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A·R1·-10.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #72 | 2018 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/5 | #23 | 1675 | -36.4 |
Worst Elo result: WE 29 Autunno scacchistico veneziano - Memorial Mario Monticelli - A (-36.4 Elo, finished #23).
Rankings
/
Italy
#2,430
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#55,727
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Italy
| 1 | 🇮🇹Follow Lorenzo LodiciTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,599 |
| 2 | 🇮🇹Follow Daniele VocaturoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,561 |
| 3 | 🇮🇹Follow Luca Jr MoroniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,551 |
| 4 | 🇮🇹Follow Francesco SonisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,526 |
| 5 | 🇮🇹Follow Sabino BrunelloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,522 |
| 6 | 🇮🇹Follow Pier Luigi BassoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,500 |
| 7 | 🇮🇹Follow Sebastian Dario IermitoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,491 |
| 8 | 🇮🇹Follow Danyyil DvirnyyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,479 |
| 9 | 🇮🇹Follow Edoardo Di BenedettoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,470 |
| 10 | 🇮🇹Follow Gabriele LumachiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,463 |
| ... | ||
| 2430 | 1,798 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 55727 | 1,798 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 76989 | 1,798 | |