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BZ
Briffa, Zachary
🇲🇹FIDE 5604737· Male· Malta· Born in 2011
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Zachary Briffa, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1611 — just 4 short of his peak of 1615 (May 2026, age 15). He is on a breakout run, having gained +195 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th Harry Camilleri Memorial 2026, XYCHESS Classic Grand Prix April U2200, and Weekend Classics April 2026 Open. Also played 13 rapid (including Malta Open Rapid Championship 2025) and 8 blitz events (including Malta Open Blitz Championships 2025) recently. He reached #64 nationally in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #8 and #12 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd1649·Blz1603
All-time high
1615
−4 pts below
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#142,777
#142,777 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #64
at age 15 · rated 1611
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1416 → 1611
Jun 2026
8th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1615
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
May 2026
All-time peak 1615
at age 15 · −4 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+196
1415 → 1611
Tournaments
14
64 games
Score
23.5/ 6436.7%
22W11D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #15 | 1728 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #4 | 1746 | +55.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 1707 | +50.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #96 | 1764 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #12 | 1609 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 1765 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #30 | 1802 | +13.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #6 | 1458 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatthew Callus
🇲🇹MLT·1642
+10 −4 =1
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGabriel Gauci
🇲🇹MLT·1655
+2 −4 =6
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJohn Refalo
🇲🇹MLT·1754
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsKaan Emre Oral
🇹🇷TUR·1717
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsMark Mikhail Gusarov
🇲🇹MLT·1594
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Malta
#64
out of 129 players
Europe
#96,077
in continent
World
#142,767
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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