Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2C Round 5
Double Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 27 Aug 2025 in St. Julians, Malta. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1064, and top seed was Lucien Noel (🇨🇭 SUI, 1668).
Ella Miceli-Farrugia (🇲🇹 MLT, 1588) won with 0.5/5, ahead of Nikol Borg (0.5) and John Refalo (0.5).
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
Federations · 2 represented
🇲🇹Malta×4
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 11 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
13
11
11
11
3
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ella Miceli-Farrugia drew with Nikol Borg (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇹Miceli-Farrugia, Ella | 1588 | * | ½ | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | -3.6 | 1467 |
| 2 | 🇲🇹Borg, Nikol | 1479 | ½ | * | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | +7.2 | 1598 |
| 3 | 🇲🇹Refalo, John | 1646 | — | — | * | ½ | — | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | -2.8 | 1684 |
| 4 | 🇨🇭Noel, Lucien | 1668 | — | — | ½ | * | — | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | +1.4 | 1731 |
| 5 | FIDE 5604923 | 0 | — | — | — | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 770 |
| 6 | 🇲🇹Scicluna, Tristan Jes | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 795 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Borg, NikolMLT+7.20.5 pts · #2
- 2Noel, LucienSUI+1.40.5 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 56049230.00.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Miceli-Farrugia, EllaMLT-3.60.5 pts · #1
- 2Refalo, JohnMLT-2.80.5 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 56049230.00.0 pts · #5