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Riga, Raffaele

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FIDEFIDE 897116· Male· Italy· Born in 1964

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Raffaele Riga, a 62-year-old Italian player, is rated 1740. He has slipped back 98 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include WE 30 Grand Hotel Adriatico - B, FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - C, and WE 8 Vesuvio chess festival - B. Also played 2 rapid events recently. His peak of 1844 was reached at age 51 (Jul 2015).

Current rating

1740

Standard

Rpd1788·Blz—

All-time high

1844

−104 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 51

Activity

47

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#96,037

#96,037 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+217 Elo)
1620 → 1837
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1743 → returned at 1710
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
WE 30 Grand Hotel Adriatico - B
perf 1812 (+52) · 3/5 · #27
Top opponent
vs Carsten Wollenweber 2,018
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 · Oct 2025 · +16.0 Elo
Evolution
-98
1838 → 1740
Tournaments
7
54 games
Score
23.5/ 5443.5%
17W13D24L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMatteo Divano1,583·WE 8 Vesuvio chess festival - B·R4·-15.0
2.[L]vsAlessandro Napoli1,617·FE 4 Citta' di Tivoli - B·R1·-13.4
3.[L]vsNarek Khachatrian1,639·FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - C·R9·-13.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FE 4 Citta' di Tivoli - B
Swiss
Apr 20263/7#291651-20.4
WE 30 Grand Hotel Adriatico - B
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/5#271812+5.8
FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - C
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/9#291687-21.4
WE 8 Vesuvio chess festival - B
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#301615-24.0
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/11#1211826-0.8
FE 29 Grand Hotel Adriatico - B
Swiss
Sep 20254.5/9#191828+9.0
Campionato italiano 1N 2025
Swiss
Jul 20252/8#241621-46.0
Worst Elo result: Campionato italiano 1N 2025 (-46.0 Elo, finished #24).

Most-Played Opponents

vsSavino Di Lascio
🇮🇹ITA·1835
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGennaro Paduano
🇮🇹ITA·1803
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsFrancesco Panariello
🇮🇹ITA·1772
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2019
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Italy
#3,198
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#68,385
in continent
World
#96,035
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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