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Pala, Onurcan
🇲🇹FIDE 6363318· Male· Malta· Born in 1991
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Onurcan Pala, a 35-year-old player, is rated 1862. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie C Gironi 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 e 48, Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Final Rounds, and European Amateur Championship U2300. Also played 2 rapid (including Malta Rapid Challenge June 25) and 3 blitz events (including Malta Open Blitz Championships 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2012–2014) and 25 months (2014–2016). His peak of 1939 was reached at age 33 (Oct 2024); he also reached #14 nationally in Jun 2024.
Competes for Malta since Jun 2023.
Current rating
1862
Standard
Rpd1826·Blz1829
All-time high
1939
−77 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 33
Oct 2024 · age 33
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#58,058
#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
All-time peak 1939
at age 33 · −77 from today
Oct 2024
Peak national rank: #14
at age 33 · rated 1908
Jun 2024
2023
Switched federation: TUR → MLT
at age 32
Jun 2023
2020
Crossed 1800
at age 29
Mar 2020
100 career games
at age 29
Feb 2020
2017
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1551 → 1669
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-60
1922 → 1862
Tournaments
10
44 games
Score
20.5/ 4446.6%
17W7D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 1920 | +15.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #35 | 1803 | -5.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0/3 | #15 | 1212 | -19.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/8 | #11 | 1888 | -4.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 2001 | +5.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #11 | 1883 | -21.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #13 | 1755 | -21.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #14 | 1105 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #9 | 1839 | -10.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2615 | +14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAttila Robert NovakCM
🇲🇹MLT·2144
+1 −13 =2
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJack MizziCM
🇲🇹MLT·2216
+4 −9 =0
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJake DarmaninCM
🇲🇹MLT·2037
+1 −11 =0
12 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsElena Ghitza
🇲🇹MLT·1806
+8 −3 =1
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsColin PaceCM
🇲🇹MLT·2127
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2027
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Rankings
/
Malta
#25
out of 129 players
Europe
#42,543
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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