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Busuttil Naudi, Stephen

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FIDEFIDE 5602980· Male· Malta· Born in 1953

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Stephen Busuttil Naudi, a 73-year-old player, is rated 1493. He returned to competition in February 2026. Recent appearances: Preliminaries 2026 and Malta Senior Championship 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2026). His peak of 1590 was reached at age 73 (Feb 2026, #60 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1493

Standard

Rpd1426·Blz1401

All-time high

1590

−97 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 73

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#188,446

#188,446 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #60
at age 73 · rated 1590
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 73
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1590
at age 73 · −97 from today
Feb 2026
Return after 14-month break
back at 1590
Feb 2026
2024
2nd 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1406
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 71
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Benjamin Calleja Falzon 1,493
Preliminaries 2026 · Jan 2026 · +0.1 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
2.5/ 1122.7%
2W1D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBrian Vella1,487·Malta Senior Championship 2026·R4·+14.2
2.[W]vsDavid Gauci1,429·Malta Senior Championship 2026·R5·+11.3
3.[D]vsBenjamin Calleja Falzon1,493·Preliminaries 2026·R7·+0.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavid Gauci1,429·Preliminaries 2026·R3·-23.6
2.[L]vsJohn McKellar1,567·Malta Senior Championship 2026·R3·-21.3
3.[L]vsHayley Thornton1,489·Preliminaries 2026·R4·-20.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Preliminaries 2026
Swiss
Jan 20260.5/5#341141-96.8
Malta Senior Championship 2026
Swiss
Jan 20262/6#915110.0
Worst Elo result: Preliminaries 2026 (-96.8 Elo, finished #34).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDavid Gauci
🇲🇹MLT·1526
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMilena StagnoWCM
🇲🇹MLT·1771
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsConrad ThakeCM
🇲🇹MLT·1850
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsClaude Licari
🇲🇹MLT·1667
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsHayley Thornton
🇲🇹MLT·1500
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings

/
Malta
#91
out of 129 players
Europe
#118,292
in continent
World
#188,378
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malta
1
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2,226
2
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2,216
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
🇲🇹Mifsud, TimothyFollow Timothy MifsudTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,103
8
🇲🇹Zerafa, RobertFollow Robert ZerafaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,076
9
🇲🇹Dahl, BaardFollow Baard DahlTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,061
10
🇲🇹Darmanin, JakeFollow Jake DarmaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,037
...
91🇲🇹Busuttil Naudi, Stephen1,493
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
118292🇲🇹Busuttil Naudi, Stephen1,493
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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188378🇲🇹Busuttil Naudi, Stephen1,493