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Saliba, Karl

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FIDEFIDE 5601290· Male· Malta· Born in 1987

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Karl Saliba, a 39-year-old player, is rated 1782. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 10 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reti Amateur Open 2026, WE 25 Citta' di Crema - Memorial Ottavio Ravaschietto - A, and Candidates 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Malta Open Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1817 was reached at age 37 (Sep 2024); he also reached #21 nationally in Jun 2024.

Current rating

1782

Standard

Rpd1752·Blz1705

All-time high

1817

−35 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 37

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#82,023

#82,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
All-time peak 1817
at age 37 · −35 from today
Sep 2024
Peak national rank: #21
at age 37 · rated 1805
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+244 Elo)
1560 → 1804
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 37
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 37
Jan 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 36
Nov 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
WE 25 Citta' di Crema - Memorial Ottavio Ravaschietto - A
perf 1862 (+79) · 2.5/6 · #22
Top opponent
vs Daniele Tondelli 1,944
WE 25 Citta' di Crema - Memorial Ottavio Ravaschietto - A · Sep 2025 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-28
1810 → 1782
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
7.5/ 1841.7%
6W3D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJohn Richards1,792·Candidates 2025·R5·-9.5
2.[L]vsSam Sacco1,839·Candidates 2025·R7·-8.2
3.[L]vsIsaac Grima Bongailas1,853·Candidates 2025·R4·-7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Reti Amateur Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/4#441960-1.4
WE 25 Citta' di Crema - Memorial Ottavio Ravaschietto - A
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/6#221862+8.8
Candidates 2025
Swiss
Jul 20252/7#181606-35.6
Worst Elo result: Candidates 2025 (-35.6 Elo, finished #18).

Most-Played Opponents

vsJohn Richards
🇲🇹MLT·1819
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsConrad ThakeCM
🇲🇹MLT·1850
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsIan Refalo
🇲🇹MLT·1690
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsRon SammutCM
🇲🇹MLT·1603
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2023
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Rankings

/
Malta
#34
out of 129 players
Europe
#59,115
in continent
World
#82,021
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malta
1
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2
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3
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2,178
4
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2,144
5
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2,138
6
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2,127
7
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2,103
8
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2,076
9
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2,061
10
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2,037
...
34🇲🇹Saliba, Karl1,782
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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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
59115🇲🇹Saliba, Karl1,782
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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82021🇲🇹Saliba, Karl1,782