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Zerafa, Robert
CM🇲🇹FIDE 5600618· Male· Malta· Born in 1989
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Robert Zerafa, a 37-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2076 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent appearances: Weekend Classics January 2026 Open and Candidates 2025. His peak of 2198 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2019, #1 nationally at the time); he spent 40 months in top 3.
Awarded CM in 2012 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2076
Standard
Rpd2068·Blz2105
All-time high
2198
−122 pts below
Oct 2019 · age 30
Oct 2019 · age 30
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,743 · players worldwide · of 216,808
40 months in National top 3 (2019–2022)
40 months in National top 3 (2019–2022)
Career timeline
17 entries2022
40 months in national top 3
longest streak 40 months · since May 2019
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2176 → returned at 2178
Nov 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
2066 → 2198
Nov 2019
Peak national rank: #1
at age 30 · rated 2198
Oct 2019
All-time peak 2198
at age 30 · −122 from today
Oct 2019
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2198 → returned at 2176
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2088 → 2076
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
4W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 1981 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2021 | -9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsColin PaceCM
🇲🇹MLT·2127
+11 −18 =12
41 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsPatrick ZerafaFM
🇲🇹MLT·2001
+2 −1 =28
31 games·last met May 2025
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vsDuncan VellaCM
🇲🇹MLT·1903
+22 −5 =4
31 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJake DarmaninCM
🇲🇹MLT·2045
+14 −7 =5
26 games·last met Mar 2028
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vsOliver Said
🇲🇹MLT·1967
+14 −2 =4
20 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings
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Malta
#8
out of 130 players
Europe
#12,964
in continent
World
#17,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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