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Callus, Matthew
🇲🇹FIDE 5605792· Male· Malta· Born in 2012
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Matthew Callus, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1642 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +200 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Weekend Classics April 2026 Open, CIS 2026 - Serie Promozione Sicilia, and Malta Junior Championships U20. Also played 14 rapid (including World Schools Team Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Malta Open Blitz Championships 2025) recently. He reached #61 nationally in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #5 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1642
Standard
Rpd1440·Blz1539
All-time high
1642
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#131,199
#131,199 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Peak national rank: #61
at age 14 · rated 1642
Jun 2026
5th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1642
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1438 → 1642
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
May 2026
All-time peak 1642
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+181
1461 → 1642
Tournaments
10
43 games
Score
23.5/ 4354.7%
22W3D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #9 | 1888 | +59.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/1 | #209 | 2498 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #4 | 1681 | +53.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #16 | 1796 | +21.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #16 | 1560 | -52.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2/1 | #4 | 2415 | +23.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2283 | +36.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZachary Briffa
🇲🇹MLT·1611
+4 −10 =1
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsFrancesco Catania
🇲🇹MLT·1611
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMatthias Borda
🇲🇹MLT·1689
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsGabriel Gauci
🇲🇹MLT·1655
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsBenjamin Calleja Falzon
🇲🇹MLT·1467
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Malta
#61
out of 129 players
Europe
#89,670
in continent
World
#131,193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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