November 2026

Best chess players in Malta

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive: 197
GrandmastersGM: 0
International MastersIM: 1
Woman GrandmastersWGM: 0

Best chess players in Malta, Standard, Open
Rank	Player	Rating	Change	Games	Born
1	CM Matthew Portelli Malta	2276New	New	11	2011
2	CM Jack Mizzi Malta	2227New	New	10	2006
3	IM Torben Sorensen Malta	2226New	New	·	1963
4	FM Tommi Verkasalo Malta	2178New	New	·	1982
5	CM Attila Robert Novak Malta	2146New	New	10	1984
6	CM Colin Pace Malta	2118New	New	12	1979
7	CM Timothy Mifsud Malta	2103New	New	·	1979
8	Baard Dahl Malta	2061New	New	·	1970
9	CM Robert Zerafa Malta	2036New	New	9	1989
10	CM Jake Darmanin Malta	2036New	New	2	1994
11	CM Joseph Lauri Malta	2027New	New	4	1955
12	FM Clarence Psaila Malta	2013New	New	·	1984
13	Vince Kosik Malta	2007New	New	·	2007
14	WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan Malta	1987New	New	1	1978
15	FM Patrick Zerafa Malta	1974New	New	·	1988
16	Matthias Gatt Malta	1962New	New	5	2003
17	CM Peter Sammut Briffa Malta	1946New	New	2	1964
18	Vladimir Lukin Malta	1942New	New	·	1978
19	Stefan Beulertz Malta	1938New	New	·	·
20	CM David Cilia Vincenti Malta	1915New	New	2	1977
21	CM Duncan Vella Malta	1907New	New	2	1971
22	Alberto Farah Malta	1894New	New	2	1985
23	Steve Mizzi Malta	1878New	New	6	2000
24	CM Conrad Thake Malta	1870New	New	5	1963
25	Dusan Djokic Malta	1865New	New	3	1996
26	Onurcan Pala Malta	1861New	New	2	1991
27	Sam Sacco Malta	1845New	New	4	1988
28	Suraj Rajwani Malta	1838New	New	5	1983
29	John Refalo Malta	1836New	New	11	2013
30	Jacob Zammit Malta	1826New	New	4	2004
31	John Richards Malta	1819New	New	·	1966
32	Mario Psaila Malta	1815New	New	1	1956
33	Gabriel Gauci Malta	1804New	New	10	2011
34	Elena Ghitza Malta	1797New	New	2	1980
35	Edward Attard Malta	1789New	New	8	1986
36	Luke Saliba Malta	1787New	New	1	1992
37	Karl Saliba Malta	1782New	New	·	1987
38	Adam Buckle Malta	1774New	New	13	2000
39	Xin Lian Malta	1772New	New	6	2016
40	John Baker Malta	1771New	New	4	1948
41	Keshav Reyansh Malta	1768New	New	1	2015
42	WCM Yunlong Wang Malta	1765New	New	·	2012
43	WCM Milena Stagno Malta	1761New	New	·	2006
44	WFM Filipina Thornton Malta	1759New	New	8	1977
45	Luke Fleri Malta	1759New	New	·	2007
46	Benjamin Zammit Malta	1754New	New	6	1999
47	Aaron Cordina Malta	1742New	New	4	1994
48	Andrei Dobbin Malta	1737New	New	5	2005
49	Matthias Borda Malta	1736New	New	11	2012
50	Ian Refalo Malta	1709New	New	5	1965

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Questions

There are 197 active FIDE rated players in Malta. The highest rated is CM Matthew Portelli with 2276 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Malta?

CM Matthew Portelli, rated 2276 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Malta?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has no grandmasters in Malta.

Who is the highest rated woman in Malta?

WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan, rated 1987 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in Malta?

CM Matthew Portelli, rated 2276 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.