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Farrugia, Alex
🇲🇹FIDE 5601100· Male· Malta· Born in 1967
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Alex Farrugia, a 59-year-old player, is rated 1705 — just 28 short of his peak of 1733 (Apr 2024, age 57). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 54 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: Preliminaries 2026. He reached #26 nationally in Jun 2013.
Current rating
1705
Standard
Rpd1753·Blz1722
All-time high
1733
−28 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 57
Apr 2024 · age 57
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#108,167
#108,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+196 Elo)
1537 → 1733
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1733
at age 57 · −28 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
7th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1537
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1537 → returned at 1732
Aug 2022
3rd 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 1554
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
1694 → 1705
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
4W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1748 | +11.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJake DarmaninCM
🇲🇹MLT·2037
+0 −14 =0
14 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsDuncan VellaCM
🇲🇹MLT·1903
+0 −14 =0
14 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsRon SammutCM
🇲🇹MLT·1603
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJohn Richards
🇲🇹MLT·1819
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsFilipina ThorntonWFM
🇲🇹MLT·1783
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Malta
#46
out of 129 players
Europe
#76,049
in continent
World
#108,164
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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