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Gatt, Joseph

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FIDEFIDE 5600758· Male· Malta· Born in 1970

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Joseph Gatt, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1617. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th Harry Camilleri Memorial 2026, Preliminaries 2026, and Malta Senior Championship 2026. He took a 27-month break between Dec 2015 and Apr 2018. His peak of 1740 was reached at age 44 (Feb 2014, #26 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1617

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1740

−123 pts below
Feb 2014 · age 44

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#140,490

#140,490 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
5th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1658
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+235 Elo)
1408 → 1643
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 54
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 54
Mar 2024
2022
4th 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 1452
Apr 2022
2020
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1478
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Claude Licari 1,662
9th Harry Camilleri Memorial 2026 · May 2026 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
-41
1658 → 1617
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
7/ 1936.8%
6W2D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBrian Vella1,487·Malta Senior Championship 2026·R2·-14.1
2.[L]vsBenjamin Calleja Falzon1,493·Preliminaries 2026·R3·-13.7
3.[L]vsNikol Borg1,577·9th Harry Camilleri Memorial 2026·R7·-11.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
9th Harry Camilleri Memorial 2026
Swiss
May 20262/6#161573-10.0
Preliminaries 2026
Swiss
Jan 20263/4#231724-12.6
Malta Senior Championship 2026
Swiss
Jan 20262/6#101555-18.0
Worst Elo result: Malta Senior Championship 2026 (-18.0 Elo, finished #10).

Most-Played Opponents

vsRon SammutCM
🇲🇹MLT·1603
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJohn Richards
🇲🇹MLT·1819
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsDavid Gauci
🇲🇹MLT·1526
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsClaude Licari
🇲🇹MLT·1667
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAyman Ibrahim
🇲🇹MLT·1688
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings

/
Malta
#63
out of 129 players
Europe
#94,831
in continent
World
#140,481
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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2,127
7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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94831🇲🇹Gatt, Joseph1,617
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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140481🇲🇹Gatt, Joseph1,617