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Gatt, Matthias
🇲🇹FIDE 5601452· Male· Malta· Born in 2003
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Matthias Gatt, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1942 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie C Gironi 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 e 48, Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Final Rounds, and Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Rds 11-12. Also played 1 rapid (including European Universities Chess Championship 2025 - Open rapid) and 2 blitz events (including European Universities Chess Championship 2025 - Open blitz) recently. He took a 16-month break between Nov 2021 and Apr 2023. He reached #16 nationally in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz1943
All-time high
1942
at best
Apr 2026 · age 23
Apr 2026 · age 23
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak national rank: #16
at age 23 · rated 1942
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1942
at age 23
Apr 2026
8-month rising streak
+94 Elo
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 22
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
2022
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1762
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+99
1843 → 1942
Tournaments
9
39 games
Score
20.5/ 3952.6%
14W13D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #25 | 2016 | +11.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2030 | +5.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #11 | 1862 | -4.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2110 | +27.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #14 | 1987 | +7.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/10 | #6 | 1930 | +8.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 0.5/1 | #9 | 1726 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 2091 | +46.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #7 | 1871 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJake DarmaninCM
🇲🇹MLT·2037
+2 −16 =1
19 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsMatthew Fleri
🇲🇹MLT·1886
+1 −10 =5
16 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsJack MizziCM
🇲🇹MLT·2216
+3 −9 =3
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMatthew PortelliCM
🇲🇹MLT·2138
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsLuke Fleri
🇲🇹MLT·1759
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Oct 2019
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Rankings
/
Malta
#17
out of 129 players
Europe
#28,321
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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