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Gauci, David
🇲🇹FIDE 5600715· Male· Malta· Born in 1976
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David Gauci, a 50-year-old player, is rated 1627 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +181 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XYCHESS Classic Grand Prix April U2200, Weekend Classics April 2026 Open, and XYCHESS Classic Grand Prix Feb26 U2200. Also played 2 rapid (including Malta Rapid Challenge June 25) and 2 blitz events (including Malta Open Blitz Championships 2025) recently. He reached #52 nationally in Dec 2014.
Current rating
1627
Standard
Rpd1486·Blz1494
All-time high
1627
at best
May 2026 · age 50
May 2026 · age 50
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#136,232
#136,232 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 50
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 50
May 2026
All-time peak 1627
at age 50
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+329 Elo)
1135 → 1464
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 48
Mar 2024
2022
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1158
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+178
1449 → 1627
Tournaments
12
54 games
Score
17.5/ 5432.4%
14W11D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #8 | 1676 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #15 | 1450 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 1520 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 1789 | -14.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #33 | 1645 | -13.8 |
Rankings
/
Malta
#64
out of 130 players
Europe
#92,486
in continent
World
#136,224
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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