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Zerafa, Patrick
FM🇲🇹FIDE 5600375· Male· Malta· Born in 1988
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Patrick Zerafa, a 38-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2013. He has fluctuated between 1986 and 2017 over the past 2 years. 38 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Weekend Classics April 2026 Open, Weekend Classics January 2026 Open, and 9th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including ESNA Cyprus Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 32-month break between Nov 2020 and Aug 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2101 was reached at age 26 (Sep 2014); he also reached #4 nationally in May 2016 and spent 90 months in top 10, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 36) and CM in 2009 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2013
Standard
Rpd2085·Blz2020
All-time high
2101
−88 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 26
Sep 2014 · age 26
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,537
#25,537 · players worldwide · of 218,279
90 months in National top 10 (2008–2024)
90 months in National top 10 (2008–2024)
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
May 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 37
Dec 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 36
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 36
Oct 2024
90 months in national top 10
longest streak 55 months · since Jan 2008
Aug 2024
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1951 → returned at 1951
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2004 → 2013
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
19.5/ 3162.9%
16W7D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2038 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1978 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #5 | 1849 | -7.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #24 | 1988 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 2018 | +5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDuncan VellaCM
🇲🇹MLT·1903
+19 −8 =12
39 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsColin PaceCM
🇲🇹MLT·2127
+5 −20 =10
35 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRobert ZerafaCM
🇲🇹MLT·2076
+1 −2 =28
31 games·last met May 2025
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vsJake DarmaninCM
🇲🇹MLT·2037
+11 −6 =11
28 games·last met May 2026
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vsJoseph GauciCM
🇲🇹MLT·2139
+4 −9 =5
18 games·last met Oct 2015
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Rankings
/
Malta
#11
out of 129 players
Europe
#18,865
in continent
World
#25,537
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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