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Saliba, Luke
🇲🇹FIDE 5600480· Male· Malta· Born in 1992
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Luke Saliba, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1841 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: WE 25 Citta' di Crema - Memorial Ottavio Ravaschietto - A and Candidates 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Swieqi Chess Club Open Rapid November 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Swieqi Chess Club Open Blitz - February 2026) recently. He reached #20 nationally in May 2023.
Current rating
1841
Standard
Rpd1848·Blz1737
All-time high
1841
at best
Oct 2025 · age 33
Oct 2025 · age 33
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,967
#63,967 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1841
at age 33
Oct 2025
100 career games
at age 33
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1718 → 1806
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #20
at age 31 · rated 1759
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1806 → 1841
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
5W4D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJasen Pavlov Giretti Kanev2,110·WE 25 Citta' di Crema - Memorial Ottavio Ravaschietto - A·R1·+16.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #18 | 1891 | +8.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #8 | 1947 | +25.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsConrad ThakeCM
🇲🇹MLT·1850
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsFilipina ThorntonWFM
🇲🇹MLT·1783
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAndrei Dobbin
🇲🇹MLT·1769
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKaan Emre Oral
🇹🇷TUR·1717
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsElena Ghitza
🇲🇹MLT·1806
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Malta
#28
out of 129 players
Europe
#46,717
in continent
World
#63,966
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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