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Darmanin, Jake
CM🇲🇹FIDE 5601061· Male· Malta· Born in 1994
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Jake Darmanin, a 32-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2037. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 9 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈29/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 rapid (including Malta Rapid Challenge June 25) and 3 blitz events (including ESNA Cyprus Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2119 was reached at age 30 (Jun 2024); he also reached #4 nationally in Jan 2022 and spent 19 months in top 5.
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2037
Standard
Rpd2107·Blz2089
All-time high
2119
−82 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 30
Jun 2024 · age 30
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22,325
#22,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
19 months in National top 5 (2020–2022)
19 months in National top 5 (2020–2022)
Career timeline
15 entries2024
All-time peak 2119
at age 30 · −82 from today
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Apr 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
Oct 2022
19 months in national top 5
longest streak 17 months · since Nov 2020
Jun 2022
Peak national rank: #4
at age 28 · rated 2116
Jan 2022
2020
Crossed 2100
at age 26
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
2052 → 2037
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
24/ 4158.5%
21W6D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 1940 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2180 | +15.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2129 | +19.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/7 | #37 | 1912 | -22.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3.5/10 | #5 | 1981 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #1 | 2038 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDuncan VellaCM
🇲🇹MLT·1903
+24 −10 =8
42 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsColin PaceCM
🇲🇹MLT·2127
+11 −13 =8
32 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsPatrick ZerafaFM
🇲🇹MLT·2013
+6 −11 =11
28 games·last met May 2026
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vsRobert ZerafaCM
🇲🇹MLT·2076
+7 −14 =5
26 games·last met Mar 2028
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vsOliver Said
🇲🇹MLT·1967
+13 −6 =2
21 games·last met Nov 2027
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Rankings
/
Malta
#10
out of 129 players
Europe
#16,421
in continent
World
#22,325
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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