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Refalo, John
🇲🇹FIDE 5605164· Male· Malta· Born in 2013
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John Refalo, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1754 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +124 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th Harry Camilleri Memorial 2026, CIS 2026 - Serie C Gironi 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 e 48, and Malta Junior Championships U20. Also played 8 rapid (including Malta Rapid Challenge June 25) and 6 blitz events (including EYCC 2025 - 2nd Blitz Tournament) recently. He reached #37 nationally in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #1 and #2 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1754
Standard
Rpd1786·Blz1799
All-time high
1754
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#91,237
#91,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1754
at age 13
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 13
Apr 2026
1st U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1743
Mar 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #37
at age 12 · rated 1733
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+214 Elo)
1514 → 1728
Oct 2025
2nd U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1731
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+108
1646 → 1754
Tournaments
13
62 games
Score
33/ 6253.2%
21W24D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1639 | -12.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #6 | 2025 | +56.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #109 | 1612 | -35.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 1792 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 1759 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #11 | 2008 | +13.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/1 | #5 | 2384 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/7 | #21 | 1679 | -14.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2326 | +30.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #115 | 1860 | -12.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatthew PortelliCM
🇲🇹MLT·2138
+0 −15 =2
17 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsZachary Briffa
🇲🇹MLT·1611
+9 −1 =2
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsVince Kosik
🇲🇹MLT·1949
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGabriel Gauci
🇲🇹MLT·1655
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIsaac Grima Bongailas
🇲🇹MLT·1762
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Malta
#41
out of 129 players
Europe
#65,251
in continent
World
#91,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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