Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2A Last rounds
Team Round-RobinStandard
11 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held from 15 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in St. Julians, Malta. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1562, and top seed was Zente Kosik (🇭🇺 HUN, 1689).
Benjamin Beech (🇬🇧 ENG, 1505) won with 2.0/13, ahead of Zente Kosik (1.5) and Matthias Borda (1.5). Beech clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 12: Benjamin Beech (1505) beat Matthew Fiott (1609), a +104-point gap.
Location
🇲🇹St. Julians, Malta
Dates
15 Dec 2025 → 27 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 13 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇲🇹Malta×9
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beech, Benjamin | 🇬🇧ENG | 1505 | 2.0 | 1527 | 2327 | +42.4 |
| 3 | Kosik, Zente | 🇭🇺HUN | 1689 | 1.5 | 1585 | 1778 | +8.8 |
| 2 | Borda, Matthias | 🇲🇹MLT | 1647 | 1.5 | 1576 | 1769 | +12.8 |
| 4 | Sacco, Isaac | 🇲🇹MLT | 1521 | 1.0 | 1556 | 1556 | +3.2 |
| 5 | Kang Di Benedetto, Leonardo Nils | 🇲🇹MLT | 1565 | 1.0 | 1528 | 2328 | +18.0 |
| 6 | Briffa, Zachary | 🇲🇹MLT | 1462 | 0.5 | 1650 | 1457 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Wang, Ziyi | 🇲🇹MLT | 1528 | 0.5 | 1494 | 1301 | -23.6 |
| 9 | Gauci, David | 🇲🇹MLT | 1422 | 0.5 | 1525 | 1332 | -4.4 |
| 7 | Reyansh, Keshav | 🇲🇹MLT | 1650 | 0.5 | 1462 | 1462 | -10.0 |
| 10 | Fiott, Matthew | 🇲🇹MLT | 1609 | 0.0 | 1505 | 705 | -25.6 |
| 11 | Kosorukov, Artem | 🇲🇹MLT | 1444 | 0.0 | 1505 | 705 | -16.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Beech, BenjaminENG+42.42.0 pts · #1
- 2Kang Di Benedetto, Leonardo NilsMLT+18.01.0 pts · #5
- 3Borda, MatthiasMLT+12.81.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Fiott, MatthewMLT-25.60.0 pts · #10
- 2Wang, ZiyiMLT-23.60.5 pts · #8
- 3Kosorukov, ArtemMLT-16.80.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R12+104 Elo gap