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Vella, Brian

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FIDEFIDE 5606330· Male· Malta· Born in 1960

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Brian Vella, a 66-year-old player, is rated 1417. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 9th Harry Camilleri Memorial 2026, Weekend Classics April 2026 Open, and XYCHESS Classic Grand Prix Jan26 U2200. His peak of 1525 was reached at age 66 (Feb 2026, #72 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1417

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1525

−108 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 66

Activity

62

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#213,855

#213,855 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Jun 2026
Peak national rank: #72
at age 66 · rated 1525
Feb 2026
3rd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1525
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1487 → 1525
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 66
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1525
at age 66 · −108 from today
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Malta Senior Championship 2026
perf 1642 (+117) · 2.5/5 · #8
Top opponent
vs John Richards 1,830
Malta Senior Championship 2026 · Jan 2026 · +14.1 Elo
Evolution
-70
1487 → 1417
Tournaments
7
39 games
Score
9.5/ 3924.4%
6W7D26L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
9th Harry Camilleri Memorial 2026
Swiss
May 20260.5/4#211290-17.2
Weekend Classics April 2026 Open
Swiss
Apr 20260.5/3#211372-34.8
XYCHESS Classic Grand Prix Jan26 U2200
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/3#91575-5.2
Preliminaries 2026
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/5#351506-31.6
Malta Senior Championship 2026
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/5#81642+44.0
European Amateur Championship U1700
Swiss
Nov 20251.5/8#1312660.0
Weekend Classics - October Open 2025
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/4#816500.0
Worst Elo result: Weekend Classics April 2026 Open (-34.8 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

/
Malta
#106
out of 129 players
Europe
#128,017
in continent
World
#213,422
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malta
1
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2,226
2
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2,216
3
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2,178
4
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2,144
5
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2,138
6
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2,127
7
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2,103
8
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2,076
9
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2,061
10
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2,037
...
106🇲🇹Vella, Brian1,417
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
128017🇲🇹Vella, Brian1,417
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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213422🇲🇹Vella, Brian1,417