Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Round 6
Double Round-RobinStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 27 Aug 2025 in St. Julians, Malta. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1992, and top seed was Colin Pace (🇲🇹 MLT, CM, 2158).
Luca Magini (🇮🇹 ITA, 2076) won with 1.5/5, ahead of Colin Pace (1.0) and Baard Dahl (1.0). Magini took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇲🇹St. Julians, Malta
Dates
27 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Double RR · 5 rounds
Titled players · 4
CM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇲🇹Malta×12
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇦🇺Australia×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLuca Magini led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Luca Magini held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magini, Luca | 2076 | ITA | F | F | F | +10B | =7N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2199 | +5.8 |
| 2 | Pace, ColinCM | 2158 | MLT | F | F | F | F | +12B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2731 | +4.2 |
| 3 | Dahl, Baard | 2095 | MLT | F | F | F | F | +11B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2635 | +3.6 |
| 4 | Sammut Briffa, PeterCM | 1905 | MLT | F | F | F | F | +15N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2736 | +11.4 |
| 5 | Lukin, Vladimir | 1888 | MLT | F | F | F | F | +13N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2638 | +17.2 |
| 6 | Kosik, Vince | 1890 | MLT | F | F | F | F | +14B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2583 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Portelli, MatthewCM | 2125 | MLT | F | F | F | F | =1B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2088 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Oral, Kaan Emre | 1726 | TUR | F | F | F | F | =9N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1845 | +2.8 |
| 9 | Gatt, Matthias | 1843 | MLT | F | F | F | F | =8B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1742 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Fong, Kenny | 1921 | AUS | F | F | F | −1N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1288 | -5.4 |
| 11 | Ghitza, Elena | 1837 | MLT | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1300 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Caruana Pulpan, OanaWFM | 1939 | MLT | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1363 | -4.2 |
| 13 | Psaila, Mario | 1848 | MLT | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1090 | -8.6 |
| 14 | Richards, John | 1792 | MLT | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1145 | -5.8 |
| 15 | Pala, Onurcan | 1922 | MLT | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1089 | -11.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lukin, VladimirMLT+17.21.0 pts · #5
- 2Kosik, VinceMLT+11.61.0 pts · #6
- 3Sammut Briffa, PeterCMMLT+11.41.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Pala, OnurcanMLT-11.40.0 pts · #14
- 2Psaila, MarioMLT-8.60.0 pts · #12
- 3Richards, JohnMLT-5.80.0 pts · #13