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Borg, Nikol
🇲🇹FIDE 5605709· Male· Malta· Born in 2017
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Nikol Borg, a 9-year-old player, is rated 1581 — just 14 short of his peak of 1595 (Mar 2026, age 9). He is on a breakout run, having gained +87 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th Harry Camilleri Memorial 2026, Weekend Classics April 2026 Open, and Malta Junior U12 Championship. Also played 2 rapid (including Malta Rapid Challenge June 25) and 1 blitz events (including Swieqi Chess Club Open Blitz September 2025) recently. He reached #59 nationally in Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1581
Standard
Rpd1444·Blz1521
All-time high
1595
−14 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 9
Mar 2026 · age 9
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#154,284
#154,284 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1494 → 1581
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1595
at age 9 · −14 from today
Mar 2026
Peak national rank: #59
at age 9 · rated 1592
Feb 2026
1st U10 player nationally
at age 9 · rated 1592
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 9
Feb 2026
2025
1st U8 player nationally
at age 8 · rated 1561
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+102
1479 → 1581
Tournaments
13
56 games
Score
25/ 5644.6%
22W6D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #17 | 1741 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 1792 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/3 | #4 | 2306 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #12 | 1726 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #15 | 1540 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #2 | 1511 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #10 | 835 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/3 | #82 | 2453 | -26.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2/1 | #13 | 2468 | -7.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 0.5/1 | #2 | 1588 | +7.2 |
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Rankings
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Malta
#73
out of 129 players
Europe
#102,129
in continent
World
#154,269
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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