Luca Moroni
{{short description|Italian chess grandmaster (born 2000)}}
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|image = Moroni,Luca_2015_Wien.JPG
|caption = Luca Moroni in 2015
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|country = {{ITA}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|7|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = Desio, Italy
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|title = Grandmaster (2017)
|worldchampion =
|peakrating = 2601 (January 2024)
|FideID = 865834
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Luca Moroni (born 1 July 2000) is an Italian chess grandmaster. He is three times Italian Champion in 2017, 2022 and 2023, and winner of chess' Mitropa Cup in 2021. He represented Italian Team at Chess Olympiads in 2016, 2018 and 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.scacchierando.it/evidenza/chennai-2022-turni-7-11/|title=44esime Olimpiadi degli scacchi: Chennai 2022|language=Italian|access-date=19 August 2022}} and at Online Chess Olympiads in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.scacchierando.it/olimpiadi-2020/olimpiadi-online-le-convocazioni-dellitalia/|title=Olimpiadi online: convocazioni Italia|language=Italian|access-date=19 August 2022}}
Career
Moroni was born in Desio, a town near Milan. He learned playing chess at 6, won the silver medal at World Youth Championship in Under-16 category in 2015{{cite web|url=https://areariservata.sportesalute.eu/lombardia/lombardia/notizie/11825-scacchi-il-monzese-luca-moroni-vice-campione-del-mondo-under-16.html|title=
Scacchi - Il monzese Luca Moroni vice-campione del mondo Under 16
|language=Italian|access-date=18 February 2024}} and earned the title of International Master at 16 in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.spqrnews.com/axel-stacca-tutti-moroni-conquista-gia-il-titolo-di-maestro-internazionale|title=Axel stacca tutti. Moroni conquista già il titolo di Maestro Internazionale.|language=Italian|access-date=18 February 2024}}
In 2015, he achieved his first grandmaster norm at Italian Chess Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.spqrnews.com/luca-moroni-batte-borgo-sua-anche-la-norma-di-grande-maestro/|title=Luca Moroni batte Borgo: sua anche la norma di Grande Maestro.|language=Italian|access-date=18 February 2024}} In December he played a simul with 120 games, overtaking the former national record of Italian Grandmaster Sergio Mariotti.{{cite web|url=https://www.spqrnews.com/luca-moroni-batte-borgo-sua-anche-la-norma-di-grande-maestro/|title=Record Italiano partite in simultanea: Luca Moroni contro 120 giocatori. Cade il record di Mariotti.|language=Italian|access-date=18 February 2024}}
In 2016, he took part in his first Chess Olympiad in Baku, where he achieved his second grandmaster norm.{{cite web|url=https://www.scacchierando.it/olimpiadi-2016/olimpiadi-diretta-turni_9-11/|title=Olimpiadi 2016: Grazie Italia!|language=Italian|access-date=18 February 2024}} He earned the title of Grandmaster in August, going beyond {{formatnum:2500}} Elo points.{{cite web|url=https://www.scacchierando.it/tornei-estero/xix-open-internacional-descacs-de-sants/|title=Moroni diventa il 16º GM italiano!|language=Italian|access-date=18 February 2024}}
In 2017, he won the Italian Chess Championship in Cosenza at 17, becoming the youngest Italian Chess Champion after Fabiano Caruana, who earned the title at 15 in 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.spqrnews.com/luca-moroni-a-17-anni-campione-italiano-assoluto-di-scacchi/|title=Luca Moroni: a 17 anni Campione Italiano Assoluto di scacchi.|language=Italian|access-date=17 February 2024}}
In 2018, he was 1st at European Individual Rapid Championship in Skopje, but finished 4th for tiebreak criteria. He was on 2nd place at World Youth Championship in Porto Carras in Under 18 category, but 4th for tiebreak.
References
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External links
- {{Fide|865834}}
- {{chessgames player|id=139821}}
- [https://www.365chess.com/players/Luca_Jr_Moroni Luca Moroni] chess games at 365Chess.com
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Category:Italian chess players