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XYCHESS Team League 2025

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36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Oct 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1910, and top seed was Jack Mizzi (๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น MLT, CM, 2202).

Jacob Zammit (๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น MLT, 1813) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Adam Buckle (5.0) and Jack Mizzi (4.5). Zammit won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Gabriel Grech (1552) beat Onurcan Pala (1914), a +362-point gap.

Location
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นSt. Paul's Bay, Malta
Dates
26 Oct 2025 โ†’ 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team ยท 7 rounds
Top seed
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นCMJack Mizzi2202
Avg top 10
1,910
Participants
36
Titled players ยท 1
CMร—1
Federations ยท 8 represented
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMaltaร—21
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItalyร—3
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerlandร—2
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTurkiyeร—2
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งEnglandร—1
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbiaร—1
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChinaร—1
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFranceร—1
Top 3
  • ๐Ÿฅ‡
    Jacob Zammit
    ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLTยท1813
    5.0ptsยท2504perf+22.0
  • ๐Ÿฅˆ
    Adam Buckle
    ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLTยท1692
    5.0ptsยท2423perf+24.8
  • ๐Ÿฅ‰
    CMJack Mizzi
    ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLTยท2202
    4.5ptsยท2074perf-11.8

Standings

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#PlayerFedEloPtsAvg opp.Perfฮ” Elo
5Zammit, Jacob๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT18135.017042504+22.0
4Buckle, Adam๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT16925.016232423+24.8
3CMMizzi, Jack๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT22024.519252074-11.8
35Mazzuca, Marco๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นITA16344.01692892-8.4
7Ghitza, Elena๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT18314.016921692-14.4
1Mizzi, Steve๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT18214.017791904+12.4
2Gatt, Matthias๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT18964.018702110+27.0
19Dobbin, Andrei๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT17704.015691569-9.6
21Cordina, Aaron๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT17323.518221822+10.0
28Brincat, Kaiden๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT03.516188180.0
15Wang, Ziyi๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT03.516131613+10.8
36Borg Mercieca, George๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT14643.01692892-8.4
17Bail, Quentin๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFRA03.0168215570.0
25FIDE 8667373โ€”02.514566560.0
23Oral, Kaan Emre๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTUR17452.518591666-4.0
11Pala, Onurcan๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT19142.516031603-21.2
24Schneider, Andrej๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT02.017539530.0
13Wang, Qichen๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณCHN02.0174515520.0
27FIDE 8687846โ€”02.014646640.0
22Ozsoy, Ozgun๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT02.0156614410.0
20Saliba, Gerrard Andrei๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT02.0153613430.0
8Jovanovic, Milan B๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSRB20112.019511951-4.4
12Magini, Luca๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นITA20942.021072107+0.8
6Rovatti, Paolo๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นITA17102.015512351+11.6
10Kirici , Ali๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTUR01.5182815980.0
32Manz, Caspar๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSUI01.514466460.0
9Grech, Matthew๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT17081.517131626-9.8
18Gusarov, Mark Mikhail๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT15491.018411568-0.8
31FIDE 8667365โ€”01.017569560.0
14Ozsoy, Ozkan๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT01.0170215090.0
16Grech, Gabriel๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT15521.018191626+11.2
34Gauci, David๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT14451.01770970-2.6
29Beech, Benjamin๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งENG01.01578778-37.2
26Manz, Michael๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSUI16701.018311031-11.6
30Kang Di Benedetto, Leonardo Nils๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMLT15680.018081008-25.2
33FIDE 5606373โ€”00.017709700.0

Key insights

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