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Sammut Briffa, Peter

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FIDEFIDE 5600200· Male· Malta· Born in 1964

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Peter Sammut Briffa, a 62-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1950. He is progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie C Gironi 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 e 48, Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Final Rounds, and Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Rds 11-12. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2004–2007) and 21 months (2010–2012). His peak of 2094 was reached at age 53 (May 2017); he also reached #7 nationally in Mar 2017 and spent 36 months in top 10.

Awarded CM in 2022 (age 58).

Current rating

1950

Standard

Rpd1992·Blz1942

All-time high

2094

144 pts below
May 2017 · age 53

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#36,656

#36,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279
36 months in National top 10 (2008–2023)

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
3rd 60-65 player nationally
at age 62 · rated 1950
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1851 → 1938
Jan 2026
6-month rising streak
+49 Elo
Jan 2026
2023
36 months in national top 10
longest streak 14 months · since Jul 2008
Jan 2023
2022
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 58 · rated 1976
Oct 2022
CM title awardedCM
at age 58
Jun 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Rd6
perf 2035 (+115) · 3.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Baard Dahl 2,104

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Mar 20264/5#62031+12.0
Round-Robin
Dec 20252/3#42109+15.2
Round-Robin
Nov 20251.5/2#61990+3.4
Round-Robin
Sep 20253.5/5#32035+18.4
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/6#141906+1.8
Round-Robin
Aug 20251/1#42722+11.4
Round-Robin
Jul 20250/2#141201-15.6
Worst Elo result: Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Rounds 3-5 (-15.6 Elo, finished #14).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Malta
#15
out of 129 players
Europe
#27,076
in continent
World
#36,655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malta
1
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2,226
2
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2,216
3
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2,178
4
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2,144
5
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2,138
6
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2,127
7
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2,103
8
🇲🇹Zerafa, RobertFollow Robert ZerafaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,076
9
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2,061
10
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2,037
...
15🇲🇹Sammut Briffa, Peter1,950
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
27076🇲🇹Sammut Briffa, Peter1,950
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
36655🇲🇹Sammut Briffa, Peter1,950