Carlo Melzi

Carlo Melzi

Carlo Melzi, aka "melzino" online and among friends, was born in Milan in 1974, and started playing backgammon in the early 90s. By the late 90s Carlo was one of the best Italian players, reached one of the top positions on FIBS server, and had his first international success at the Oslo Open 1999. His national successes include a bunch of Italian overall championships, while his most notable international win is the Paris PGT Open in 2008. In the last decade, Carlo was selected for the World Team opposing Denmark in three separate occasions: at Nordic Open 2012, 2013 and 2017. Carlo obtained the BMAB GM2 title in 2022, following the GM3 title achieved in 2018. He has been a regular in the 33-64 spots of the Giants list since 2009, and finally was voted Giant # 31 in 2024.