XYCHESS Classic Grand Prix Feb26 U2200
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Gzira, Malta. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1371, and top seed was Sam Sacco (🇲🇹 MLT, 1859).
Jacob Zammit (🇲🇹 MLT, 1840) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Sam Sacco (3.5) and Steve Mizzi (3.5). Zammit won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇲🇹Gzira, Malta
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇲🇹Malta×8
🇨🇭Switzerland×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJacob Zammit led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Jacob Zammit held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jacob Zammit drew with Sam Sacco (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Jacob Zammit won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacob Zammit | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Sam Sacco | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Steve Mizzi | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Aaron Cordina | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zammit, Jacob | 1840 | MLT | +11B | +14N | +3B | =2N | =4B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.25 | 1944 | +8.6 |
| 2 | Sacco, Sam | 1859 | MLT | +5B | =4N | +6B | =1B | =3N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 10.25 | 1881 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Mizzi, Steve | 1857 | MLT | +8N | +12B | −1N | +4B | =2B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1883 | +2.2 |
| 4 | Cordina, Aaron | 1742 | MLT | +9N | =2B | +14B | −3N | =1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1727 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Gusarov, Mark Mikhail | 1586 | MLT | −2N | +10B | F | =7N | +9B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1059 | -6.8 |
| 6 | Manz, Michael | 1638 | SUI | =10N | =13B | −2N | +8B | =7N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1474 | -17.6 |
| 7 | Gauci, David | 0 | MLT | −12N | +8B | =10N | =5B | =6B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Brincat, Kaiden | 0 | MLT | −3B | −7N | +11B | −6N | +14N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 948 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 8667365 | 0 | — | −4B | +11N | F | +10B | −5N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Manz, Caspar | 0 | SUI | =6B | −5N | =7B | −9N | =11B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Clark, Martin | 0 | MLT | −1N | −9B | −8N | +14B | =10N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1039 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Rovatti, Paolo | 1711 | ITA | +7B | −3N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1057 | -6.0 |
| 13 | Abins Kottungal Basheer | 1474 | IND | F | =6N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1638 | +8.8 |
| 14 | Radomski, Adam | 0 | POL | F | −1B | −4N | −11N | −8B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 991 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Abins Kottungal BasheerIND+8.80.5 pts · #6
- 2Zammit, JacobMLT+8.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Sacco, SamMLT+4.03.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Manz, MichaelSUI-17.62.5 pts · #7
- 2Gusarov, Mark MikhailMLT-6.82.5 pts · #12
- 3Rovatti, PaoloITA-6.01.0 pts · #10