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XYCHESS Classic Grand Prix April U2200

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17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Gzira, Malta. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1779, and top seed was Dulamsuren Yanjindulam (🇲🇳 MGL, WIM, 2091).

Dulamsuren Yanjindulam (🇲🇳 MGL, WIM, 2091) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Alberto Farah (4.0) and Jacob Zammit (3.5). Yanjindulam won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Alberto Farah (1886) beat Dulamsuren Yanjindulam (WIM, 2091), a +205-point gap.

Location
🇲🇹Gzira, Malta
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇲🇳WIMDulamsuren Yanjindulam2091
Avg top 10
1,779
Participants
17
Titled players · 1
WIM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇲🇹Malta×9
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Farah takes lead
Farah4Yanjindulam4Zammit3.5Mizzi3.5Oral3Briffa2.5
R4 · LEADER CHANGE19 Apr

Alberto Farah takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Yanjindulam takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Alberto Farah beat WIM Dulamsuren Yanjindulam (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Alberto Farah*
1
½
—
2WIMDulamsuren Yanjindulam
0
*
1
1
3Jacob Zammit
½
0
*—
4Steve Mizzi—
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Yanjindulam, DulamsurenWIM2091MGL+13B+3N+4B−2N+6B4.013.514.510.502065-1.6
2Farah, Alberto1886MLT=10N+5B+6N+1B=3N4.013.015.012.252050+20.6
3Zammit, Jacob1809MLT+16B−1B+11N+7N=2B3.512.512.56.501905+14.4
4Mizzi, Steve1876MLT+11B+14N−1N=5B+8N3.511.512.57.001813-4.2
5Oral, Kaan Emre1709TUR+12B−2N+14B=4N=7B3.012.013.06.001725+1.2
6Sacco, Sam1863MLT=8N+10B−2B+15N−1N2.512.513.54.251723-15.6
7Willamowius, Lukas1788GER=9N=8B+12N−3B=5N2.511.513.56.001551-36.4
8Briffa, Zachary1510MLT=6B=7N+13B=10N−4B2.510.511.54.501746+55.2
9Attard, Edward0MLT=7B−13NF+11B+14N2.56.56.54.2516590.0
10Gusarov, Mark Mikhail1579MLT=2B−6N+16N=8B−12N2.011.011.03.251679+17.2
11Radomski, Adam1563POL−4N+16B−3B−9N+15B2.010.510.51.001672+20.0
12Gauci, David0MLT−5NF−7B+13N+10B2.08.58.53.0016760.0
13Mazzuca, Marco1626ITA−1N+9B−8N−12BF1.011.011.02.50968-14.8
14FIDE 56053340—F−4B−5N+16N−9B1.09.09.00.0015550.0
15Beech, Benjamin1547ENGFF+17B−6B−11N1.04.54.50.001511-8.0
16Brincat, Kaiden1459MLT−3N−11N−10B−14BF0.08.59.50.00850-31.6
17Abins Kottungal Basheer1483INDFF−15NFF0.01.01.00.00747-16.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets