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MLT · 60 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1849 (Dec 2015)

Best performance: 2240 at April 2007 Invitation(Best of 2007)

World #=72162 live, down 1135#71,027 publishedMalta #31Europe #=52185among active players

Classical rating

1819

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2007

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1793 to 1819 over the last 12 months; peak 1849 in December 2015.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261819, 0, 0 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261819, 0, 0 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261819, 0, 0 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261819, 0, 0 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261819, 0, 0 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261819, 0, 0 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
May 20261819, 0, 0 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261819, 0, 0 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261819, 0, 0 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261819, -11, 5 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261830, +30, 11 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251800, +7, 3 games1878, 0, 0 games1817, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (1 win, 2 draws), since Jan 9. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 818 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 14.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Malta Senior Championship 2026Jan 3 – Jan 17TPR 17263/6

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 702 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2006–2026

#OpponentRating
1, FM Marijn Otte, Apr 2007 · April 2007 Invitation, 2134
2, CM Joseph Lauri, Nov 2019 · XY Chess Team League 2019, 2118
3, CM Peter Sammut Briffa, 2 wins, May 2017 · 2nd Harry Camilleri Memorial Open, 2081

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 131 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20265316541726
20254019½18331826
2024191117661823
20233219½15881668
20224321½16291629
202122818181716
202020916961660
2018563316971762
2017854516871708
20164516½18211726
20156935½18181825
20144519½18011751
2013331418501793
20124111½19491783
201122919361871
2010155½19281833
200821818761789
2007168½19281949
20062½2256—

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near John Richards · Classical

World

  1. #=72162David Tinoyan1819.0
  2. #=72162Pedram Ghorbanzade1819.0
  3. #=72162John Richards1819.0
  4. #=72162Fatemeh Kashefi1819.0
  5. #=72162Joseph T Farrell1819.0

Malta

  1. #29Sam Sacco1845.0
  2. #30Jacob Zammit1826.0
  3. #31John Richards1819.0
  4. #32Gabriel Gauci1804.0
  5. #33Mario Psaila1798.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.