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Portelli, Matthew
CM🇲🇹FIDE 5604931· Male· Malta· Born in 2011
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Matthew Portelli, a 15-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2138 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1777 and 2235 over the past 2 years. 113 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, CIS 2026 - Serie C Gironi 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 e 48, and Malta Junior Championships U20. Also played 4 rapid (including Malta Rapid Challenge June 25) and 10 blitz events (including Mokate Blitz Tournament - XIII Katowice Chess Festival) recently. His peak of 2235 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2026, #1 nationally at the time); he has been in top 10 for 14 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2138
Standard
Rpd2189·Blz2098
All-time high
2235
−97 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
106 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#503 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
National top 10 since Apr 2025
National top 10 since Apr 2025
Career timeline
13 entries2026
14 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 14 months · since Apr 2025
Jun 2026
Peak national rank: #1
at age 15 · rated 2235
Feb 2026
1st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 2235
Feb 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 15
Feb 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2235
at age 15 · −97 from today
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2125 → 2138
Tournaments
18
104 games
Score
70/ 10467.3%
56W28D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2193 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/11 | #327 | 2028 | -103.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #8 | 2061 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2087 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2735 | +40.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2004 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2293 | +106.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #29 | 2111 | +14.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2084 | +2.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #38 | 2097 | +14.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJack MizziCM
🇲🇹MLT·2216
+4 −13 =2
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJohn Refalo
🇲🇹MLT·1754
+14 −0 =2
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsVince Kosik
🇲🇹MLT·1949
+7 −5 =3
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMatthias Gatt
🇲🇹MLT·1942
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsOnurcan Pala
🇲🇹MLT·1862
+9 −2 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Malta
#5
out of 129 players
Europe
#8,763
in continent
World
#12,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Malta
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