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XYCHESS Classic Grand Prix Feb26 U2200

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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
Top seed
🇲🇹Sam Sacco1859
Avg top 10
1,371
Participants
14
Federations · 5 represented
🇲🇹Malta×8
🇨🇭Switzerland×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Jacob Zammit led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
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
Player1234
1Jacob Zammit*
½
1
½
2Sam Sacco
½
*
½
½
3Steve Mizzi
0
½
*
1
4Aaron Cordina
½
½
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Zammit, Jacob1840MLT+11B+14N+3B=2N=4B4.011.511.58.251944+8.6
2Sacco, Sam1859MLT+5B=4N+6B=1B=3N3.513.015.510.251881+4.0
3Mizzi, Steve1857MLT+8N+12B1N+4B=2B3.512.513.57.751883+2.2
4Cordina, Aaron1742MLT+9N=2B+14B3N=1N3.013.013.05.751727-2.0
5Gusarov, Mark Mikhail1586MLT2N+10BF=7N+9B2.510.011.54.751059-6.8
6Manz, Michael1638SUI=10N=13B2N+8B=7N2.59.510.04.251474-17.6
7Gauci, David0MLT12N+8B=10N=5B=6B2.58.59.55.2515200.0
8Brincat, Kaiden0MLT3B7N+11B6N+14N2.010.010.01.509480.0
9FIDE 866736504B+11NF+10B5N2.09.511.03.008640.0
10Manz, Caspar0SUI=6B5N=7B9N=11B1.59.511.03.2514190.0
11Clark, Martin0MLT1N9B8N+14B=10N1.59.59.50.7510390.0
12Rovatti, Paolo1711ITA+7B3NFFF1.06.06.02.501057-6.0
13Abins Kottungal Basheer1474INDF=6NFFF0.52.52.51.251638+8.8
14Radomski, Adam0POLF1B4N11N8B0.010.510.50.009910.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers