Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Rounds 1-2
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 01 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in St. Julian's, Malta. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 934, and top seed was Ziyang Lin (🇲🇹 MLT, 1660).
Ziyang Lin (🇲🇹 MLT, 1660) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Matthew Callus (2.0) and Martina Portelli (1.5). Lin shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇲🇹St. Julian's, Malta
Dates
01 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇹Malta×10
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lin, Ziyang | 1660 | MLT | +7B | +9N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2202 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Callus, Matthew | 1442 | MLT | +8B | +7N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2286 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Portelli, MartinaWCM | 1597 | MLT | =4N | +5B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1631 | +1.4 |
| 4 | Sammut, RonCM | 1626 | MLT | =3B | +8N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1728 | +4.8 |
| 5 | Dalli Poole, Miles James | 0 | MLT | +?B | −3N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mallia, Thomas | 0 | MLT | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Micallef Trigona, Luke | 0 | MLT | −1N | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Grech, Michael | 1541 | MLT | −2N | −4B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 737 | -34.8 |
| 9 | Thornton, Hayley | 1473 | MLT | F | −1B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 859 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Azzopardi, Thomas | 0 | MLT | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Callus, MatthewMLT+22.42.0 pts · #3
- 2Lin, ZiyangMLT+7.22.0 pts · #2
- 3Sammut, RonCMMLT+4.81.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Grech, MichaelMLT-34.80.0 pts · #10
- 2Thornton, HayleyMLT-7.20.0 pts · #6
- 3Mallia, ThomasMLT0.01.0 pts · #7