Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Rds 6-7
Team Round-RobinStandard
13 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in St. Julians, Malta. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1081, and top seed was Ziyang Lin (🇲🇹 MLT, 1666).
Ziyang Lin (🇲🇹 MLT, 1666) won with 4.0/9, ahead of Ron Sammut (4.0) and Hayley Thornton (4.0). Lin shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇲🇹St. Julians, Malta
Dates
25 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇹Malta×12
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lin, Ziyang | 🇲🇹MLT | 1666 | 4.0 | 1531 | 1531 | -19.2 |
| 2 | CMSammut, Ron | 🇲🇹MLT | 1636 | 4.0 | 1587 | 2387 | +19.2 |
| 1 | Thornton, Hayley | 🇲🇹MLT | 0 | 4.0 | 1498 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 3 | WCMPortelli, Martina | 🇲🇹MLT | 1585 | 3.0 | 1493 | 2293 | +14.6 |
| 5 | Spiteri, Samuel | 🇲🇹MLT | 1493 | 2.0 | 1585 | 1585 | +12.4 |
| 7 | Grech, Michael | 🇲🇹MLT | 1451 | 2.0 | 1529 | 1404 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Callus, Matthew | 🇲🇹MLT | 1461 | 2.0 | 1601 | 801 | -12.0 |
| 6 | Azzopardi, Thomas | 🇲🇹MLT | 0 | 1.5 | 1587 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Calleja Falzon, Benjamin | 🇲🇹MLT | 1516 | 1.0 | 1522 | 722 | -41.6 |
| 13 | FIDE 5605628 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1522 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Micallef Trigona, Luke | 🇲🇹MLT | 0 | 0.5 | 1498 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mallia, Thomas | 🇲🇹MLT | 0 | 0.0 | 1591 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dalli Poole, Miles James | 🇲🇹MLT | 0 | 0.0 | 1591 | 791 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sammut, RonCMMLT+19.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Portelli, MartinaWCMMLT+14.63.0 pts · #3
- 3Spiteri, SamuelMLT+12.42.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Calleja Falzon, BenjaminMLT-41.61.0 pts · #12
- 2Lin, ZiyangMLT-19.24.0 pts · #4
- 3Callus, MatthewMLT-12.02.0 pts · #10