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XYCHESS Classic Grand Prix Jan26 U2200

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16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Gzira, Malta. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1616, and top seed was Steve Mizzi (🇲🇹 MLT, 1842).

Steve Mizzi (🇲🇹 MLT, 1842) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jacob Zammit (4.0) and Paolo Rovatti (4.0). Mizzi shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

Location
🇲🇹Gzira, Malta
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇲🇹Steve Mizzi1842
Avg top 10
1,616
Participants
16
Federations · 5 represented
🇲🇹Malta×10
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Steve Mizzi led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
7
2
1
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Mizzi takes lead
R5 · LEADER CHANGE01 Feb

Steve Mizzi takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Steve Mizzi beat Jacob Zammit (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Steve Mizzi 4 wins (R2–R5)Jacob Zammit 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Steve Mizzi*
1
1
2Jacob Zammit
0
*
1
3Paolo Rovatti
0
*
4Mark Mikhail Gusarov
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mizzi, Steve1842MLT=6N+10B+8N+2B+4N4.512.014.012.751955+11.4
2Zammit, Jacob1835MLT+13B+7N+3B1N+6B4.013.515.010.501850+4.4
3Rovatti, Paolo1703ITA+10N+5B2N+11B+12N4.011.013.09.001778+8.2
4Gusarov, Mark Mikhail1548MLT+9N=8B+5N+12B1B3.511.513.58.001736+38.0
5Abins Kottungal Basheer1501IND+11B3N4B+15N+9B3.011.512.55.00826-26.8
6Briffa, Zachary1462MLT=1B+13N12B+9B2N2.512.514.05.751589+18.0
7Ozsoy, Ozkan1584MLT+15N2B9N=8B+14N2.59.510.53.501554-3.6
8Manz, Michael1658SUI+14B=4N1B=7N11N2.012.514.04.501533-20.4
9Ozsoy, Ozgun0MLT4B+14N+7B6N5N2.011.513.04.0013310.0
10Gauci, David1429MLT3B1N+16B13N+15B2.011.011.01.00869-14.6
11Radomski, Adam0POL5NF+15B3N+8B2.010.010.03.0014960.0
12Grech, Gabriel1563MLT+16BF+6N4N3B2.010.010.02.501446-18.8
13Vella, Brian1462MLT2N6B=14N+10BF1.510.010.02.751454-5.2
14Brincat, Kaiden0MLT8N9B=13B+16N7B1.58.08.00.7512950.0
15FIDE 866736507B+16N11N5B10N1.09.59.50.007080.0
16FIDE 1355392012N15B10N14BF0.07.08.00.007020.0

Key insights

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