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Refalo, Ian
🇲🇹FIDE 5601118· Male· Malta· Born in 1965
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Ian Refalo, a 61-year-old player, is rated 1690. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include WE Citta' di Treviso 2026 - C, Preliminaries 2026, and Malta Senior Championship 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Swieqi Chess Club Open Rapid July 2025) recently. His peak of 1756 was reached at age 60 (Feb 2025); he also reached #27 nationally in Aug 2016.
Current rating
1690
Standard
Rpd1763·Blz1768
All-time high
1756
−66 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 60
Feb 2025 · age 60
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#113,622
#113,622 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
5th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1713
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1756
at age 60 · −66 from today
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1586 → 1755
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 59
Feb 2024
2022
4th 55-60 player nationally
at age 57 · rated 1623
Apr 2022
2020
3rd 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 1600
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
1724 → 1690
Tournaments
6
37 games
Score
17.5/ 3747.3%
11W13D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #23 | 1527 | -25.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #7 | 1820 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2036 | +32.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/7 | #24 | 1563 | -24.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 1803 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #10 | 1694 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn Richards
🇲🇹MLT·1819
+3 −10 =8
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRon SammutCM
🇲🇹MLT·1603
+4 −4 =7
15 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMario Psaila
🇲🇹MLT·1807
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAlfred Azzopardi
🇲🇹MLT·1679
+0 −3 =6
9 games·last met Jul 2020
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vsFilipina ThorntonWFM
🇲🇹MLT·1783
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
/
Malta
#49
out of 129 players
Europe
#79,384
in continent
World
#113,618
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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