Jack Mizzi

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'''Jack Mizzi''' is a Maltese chess player. He was born on the 17 May 2006 in Malta. Mizzi is the 2024 Malta Chess Champion, the U-20 Junior Chess Champion, the National Rapid Chess Champion and the National Blitz Chess Champion in Malta. Mizzi is the youngest chess player to have won the Preliminaries in Malta at 13 years old.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Weenink |first=Steffie |date=2019-03-15 |title=WATCH: This 12-Year-Old Boy Might Be Well On His Way To Becoming Malta's Youngest Chess Champion |url=https://lovinmalta.com/news/this-12-year-old-boy-might-be-well-on-his-way-to-becoming-maltas-youngest-chess-champion/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Lovin Malta |language=en-GB}}</ref> At 16 years old he became the youngest Maltese player to be awarded the Candidate Master title.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Mizzi, Jack |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5602521 |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref> He was called a chess "prodigy" by the online journal ''Malta Today'' in their short documentary about Mizzi.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=From The Fringe {{!}} The Chess Prodigy {{!}} Queen's Gambit, Alekhine's Defence, Caro-Kann and Trompowsky Attack... it's all part of the game for prodigy Jack Mizzi ♟ {{!}} By MaltaToday {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/maltatoday/videos/from-the-fringe-the-chess-prodigy/629596231565529/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref> Mizzi participated in the World Youth Chess Championships in Romania 2022.<ref name=":1" /> In 2023 he set a new Malta chess record winning the Malta Blitz Championship with a perfect 9-0 score.<ref name=":10" />

== Chess career ==

Mizzi started learning chess in 2016 at the age of 10.<ref name=":6" /> His debut in FIDE-rated competitions started in the Preliminaries 2017 where he obtained his initial ELO rating of 1478.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Preliminaries 2017 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr263361.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&snr=27 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

In 2017, he became the Malta U14 Rapid Junior Champion<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Malta U-14 Chess Championship 2017 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr311998.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> winning 5 out of 5 games and an ELO performance of 2068. Later that year, he represented Malta in the European Youth Chess Championship (EYCC), his first international tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - European Youth Chess Championship 2017 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr296074.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=115 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maltese juniors set for Euros |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/Maltese-juniors-set-for-Euros.651761 |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Times of Malta |date=27 June 2017 |language=en-gb}}</ref>

In 2018, he became the U14 Junior Champion<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Malta Junior Championship 2018 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr350186.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> for the second time. He participated in the Preliminaries 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Preliminaries 2018 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr329385.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> placed third and qualified for the first time for the Candidates 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-17 |title=Candidates 2021 redux - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/candidates-2021-redux/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> where he obtained 3 points.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Malta Championship Candidates 2018 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr363630.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> In Summer 2018, Mizzi (ELO 1575) represented Malta in the European Youth Chess Championships in Latvia,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - European Youth Chess Championship O-12 - 2018 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr367948.aspx?lan=1 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> and obtained a win against the higher rated Davidov Lazar (ELO 1763) from Serbia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - European Youth Chess Championship O-12 - 2018 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr367948.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=82 |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

thumb|Jack Mizzi at the Simultaneous Exhibition at Birkirkara, 2018 In December 2018, at age 12, Mizzi played a 2.5-hour long simultaneous chess exhibition at the Birkirkara Local Council against 13 players and won all games.<ref>{{Citation |title=Jack Mizzi Simultaneous Chess 29 12 2018 | date=January 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-vowdn0cVY |language=en |access-date=2022-11-08}}</ref> He placed second in the FIDE-rated Blitz tournament<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - B'Kara Chess Challenge |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr403035.aspx?lan=1&art=4 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> following the simultaneous chess exhibition.

===Malta records===

In 2019, Mizzi broke a Malta record<ref name=":0" /> as the youngest player to win the Preliminaries<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Preliminaries 2019 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr412054.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&snr=7 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> unbeaten with 5.5/7. This result qualified Mizzi to play in the Candidates 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Candidates 2019 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr450421.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> where he placed 15th.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Candidates 2019 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr450421.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

In March 2019, Jack played for the first time in a team tournament in Sicily in CIS 2019 and finished the tournament unbeaten with 4/5 points.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - CIS 2019 - Raggruppamento Promozione - Catania |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr420615.aspx?lan=1&art=20&snr=33 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

In the 2019 Junior Championships, Jack Mizzi tied for first place<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Sparkasse Malta Junior Championship 2019 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr424605.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> with Cosmin Alexa. Following tie-breaks, Mizzi was awarded the U-18 Junior Champion title.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-25 |title=Past Malta Junior Champions - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/past-malta-junior-champions/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>

thumb|Jack Mizzi presented the trophy for winning the Preliminaries 2019 in December by Noel Grima Mizzi participated in the European Youth Chess Championships 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - European Youth Chess Championships 2019 Open U14 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr459970.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&flag=30&snr=121 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> in Bratislava with a win against Heldenbergh Nils from Belgium. Mizzi placed sixth in the Blitz tournament that was part of the event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Friendly Blitz Tournament at EYCC 2019 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr461641.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&flag=30 |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Friendly Blitz Tournament at EYCC 2019 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr461641.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&flag=30 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

===COVID pandemic era===

In December 2019 through the start of January 2020, Mizzi played in his first open tournament overseas in Schwanberg, Austria where he obtained 4 draws.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 3. Internationales Schilcherlandopen Gruppe A |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr430932.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&flag=30&snr=47 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> He played in the Blitz event and obtained a performance rating of 2074.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Silvesterblitzturnier |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr498085.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&snr=41 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

Mizzi participated for the final time in the Interschool chess tournament in March 2020 which he won with 7/7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Interschools March 2020 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr523668.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> After this tournament, the Malta Chess Federation (MCF)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-05 |title=Home - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> as well as the European Chess Union (ECU) and FIDE stopped the organisation of all on-the-board tournaments due to the Covid pandemic. In 2020, the Malta Junior championships<ref name=":4" /> and the European Youth Chess Championships were not held due to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doggers (PeterDoggers) |first=Peter |title=Coronavirus: Which Chess Events Have Been Canceled? |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/coronavirus-which-chess-events-have-been-canceled |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Chess.com |date=18 March 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>

To mitigate the situation FIDE, ECU and MCF organised a series of online tournaments. Mizzi represented Malta in Division 4 of the online FIDE Olympiads that were held for the first time ever in 2020. Jack obtained 6.5/9 and was Malta's top player.<ref name="fideonline">{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2020 FIDE Online Olympiad |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr531362.aspx?lan=1&art=8&flag=30 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> This resulted in Malta qualifying to Division 3 and Mizzi obtained 4.5/9.<ref name="fideonline"/>

In July 2020, the Malta Chess Federation organised the Candidates tournament over the board, in which Mizzi placed fifth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Candidates 2020 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr530099.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=7 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

thumb|Final-Online-Blitz-Grand-Prix-Points thumb|Final-Online-Rapid-Grand-Prix-Points From January through May 2021, Mizzi played and won both the Blitz and Rapid Grand Prix, which consisted of a series of online tournaments organised by the Malta Chess Federation, as a substitute to on-the-board chess during the pandemic. The Malta Chess Federation praised Jack for his achievement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-30 |title=Jack Mizzi wins Blitz and Rapid Online Grand Prix - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/blitz-and-rapid-online-grandprix/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-25 |title=April online Rapid tournament - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/april-online-rapid-tournament/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>

thumb|Jack plays GM Soćko in the Blitz tournament

In Summer 2021, some European chess Federations and organisations, started organising on-the-board tournaments. At the end of July 2021, Mizzi was invited to play in Poland in the Irene Warajomskiej Memorial. Despite a result of 5/9 with 1 loss, 2 wins and 6 draws, Jack's ELO rating suffered a reduction of 55.<ref>{{Cite web |title=V Międzynarodowy Memoriał Ireny Warakomskiej - Open B - ChessManager |url=https://www.chessmanager.com/en/tournaments/6256670202134528/players/4884742220546048 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.chessmanager.com |language=en}}</ref> He also participated in the Blitz tournament where he faced GM Bartosz Soćko.<ref>{{Cite web |title=V Międzynarodowy Memoriał Ireny Warakomskiej - Blitz - ChessManager |url=https://www.chessmanager.com/en/tournaments/6255220013137920/players/5636435484868608 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.chessmanager.com |language=en}}</ref>

Mizzi was invited to play for ASD Pedone Isolano, a chess club based in Sicily, in the Italian Championship, CIS202I that was held in Sicily. He obtained three wins, suffered one loss, and in the last game obtained a draw.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CIS 2021 serie C 29_30_31 |url=https://www.vegaresult.com/orion-trn/www754/teamreport3.php |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.vegaresult.com}}</ref>

=== Championships === The MCF held the Candidates 2021 in what was nicknamed a redux version after it had to be rescheduled because of the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-17 |title=Candidates 2021 redux - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/candidates-2021-redux/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> Mizzi placed second in the tournament, and obtained a place in the final stage of the Championships that were held at the end of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Candidates 2021 redux |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr587244.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

Mizzi participated in the 2021 Junior Championships<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Sparkasse Malta Junior Championship 2021 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr566334.aspx?lan=1 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> and won the U18 Junior Champion title unbeaten. He also played in the European Small Nations (ESNA) Blitz championship in Malta and drew against the World Women's Senior World Champion, WGM Berend Elvira.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - ESNA Blitz 2021 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr595833.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&snr=16 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

Mizzi participated for the first time and placed third in the final stage of the championships that were held from December 2021 to January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-19 |title=Robert Zerafa wins Malta Chess Championship |url=https://sportsdesk.com.mt/2022/01/19/robert-zerafa-wins-malta-chess-championship/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=SportsDesk |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Finals 2021 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr600642.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

In March 2022, at age 16, Mizzi became Malta's U20 Chess Junior Champion<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Malta Junior Championship 2022 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr614873.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=7Champion |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> with 6.5/7. Later that year, he placed tenth in the Candidates 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Candidates 2022 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr651813.aspx?lan=1&art=4 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> He obtained three wins, one draw, and three losses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Candidates 2022 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr651813.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&snr=6 |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

Mizzi's win of the Junior Champion U-20 earned him a place in the Malta National Chess Team. In August 2022, Jack participated for the first time<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2022 |title=Malta participating at the Chess Olympiads in India |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/malta-participating-chess-olympiads-india.971993 |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maltese national teams halfway through the 44th Chess Olympiad |date=6 August 2022 |url=https://sportsdesk.com.mt/2022/08/06/maltese-national-teams-halfway-through-the-44th-chess-olympiad/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> in the 44th Chess Olympiads that were held in Chennai and obtained 3 wins and a draw.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Open |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr653631.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=MLT&flag=30 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-17 |title=44th Chess Olympiad India with a captain's eye Round 1-4 - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/44th-chess-olympiad-india-with-a-captains-eye-round-1-4/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Mizzi played in the World Youth Chess Championship that were held in Mamaia, Romania during September 2022. He obtained 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses and suffered an ELO 54 loss.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championships 2022 - Open 16 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr655566.aspx?lan=1 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

thumb|Jack won against IM Fred Berend in the European Small Nations Championship In October 2022, Mizzi represented Malta in the 4th European Small Nations Championships<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 4th ESNA Individual Championship 2022 |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr675539.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> that were held in Liechtenstein and finished in fifth place,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sport |first=minn TVM |title=Ċess: Jack Mizzi jipparteċipa fil-Kampjonat ESNA |url=https://tvmnews.mt/sport/cess-jack-mizzi-jippartecipa-fil-kampjonat-esna/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=TVMnews.mt |date=5 October 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2022 |title=16-year-old Jack Mizzi makes waves at international chess tournament |url=https://www.guidememalta.com/en/16-year-old-jack-mizzi-makes-waves-at-international-chess-tournament |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=www.guidememalta.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=Ċess: Riżultat prestiġjuż għal Jack Mizzi fil-Kampjonat tal-ESNA f'Liechtenstein |url=https://netnews.com.mt/2022/10/05/cess-rizultat-prestigjuz-ghal-jack-mizzi-fil-kampjonat-tal-ensa-f-liechtenstein/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=NETnews |language=mt-MT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-03 |title=Jack Mizzi jikklassifika fil-ħames post fil-Kampjonat taċ-Ċess tal-Pajjiżi ż-Żgħar għall-Ewropa - ONE |url=https://one.com.mt/jack-mizzi-jikklassifika-fil-hames-post-fil-kampjonat-tac-cess-tal-pajjizi-z-zghar-ghall-ewropa/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108100853/https://one.com.mt/jack-mizzi-jikklassifika-fil-hames-post-fil-kampjonat-tac-cess-tal-pajjizi-z-zghar-ghall-ewropa/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-03 |title=Lance Henderson wins European Small Nations Championship |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/lance-henderson-wins-european-small-nations-2022 |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Chess News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-13 |title=Jack Mizzi places 5th in European Small Nations Chess Championship - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/jack-mizzi-places-5th-in-european-small-nations-chess-championship/ |access-date=2023-02-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> gaining 144 ELO points. He obtained wins against IM Berend Fred (ELO 2300) and FM Michaelides Konstantinos (ELO 2304), the latter being Mizzi's strongest win according to Chessbase.<ref>{{Cite web |last=GmbH |first=ChessBase |title=Jack Mizzi player profile |url=https://players.chessbase.com/en/player/Mizzi_Jack/483317 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=ChessBase Players |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 4th ESNA Individual Championship 2022 |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr675539.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&snr=10 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

In October 2022 Mizzi participated in the World Amateur Chess Championship<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Amateur Chess Championships 2022 |url=https://malta2022.net/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=World Amateur Chess Championships 2022 |language=en}}</ref> that were held in Malta and inaugurated by the FIDE President, Arkady Dvorkovich.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-22 |title=FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich visits Malta - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/dvorkovich-visits-malta/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> Mizzi placed 4th<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Malta blitz |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr688140.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=IND&snr=20 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Malta blitz |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr688140.aspx?lan=1&art=4&fed=IND |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> in the Blitz tournament which was part of the World Amateur Chess Championships 2022. Playing in the U-2300 category of the main event of classical chess, he won three games,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Amateur Chess Championships 2022 - U2300 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr669871.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&turdet=NO&flag=30&snr=44 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> including a win against Alex Cherniak (ELO 2246), and obtained two draws. He suffered four losses, all against higher rated players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Amateur Chess Championships 2022 - U2300 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr669871.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MLT&turdet=NO&flag=30&snr=44 |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

At the start of the World Amateur Championships, Mizzi's ELO rating was 1808. Following this tournament, his ELO increased by 251 in one period resulting in a rating of 2059.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Mizzi, Jack MLT Individual Calculations Chess Ratings FIDE |url=https://ratings.fide.com/calculations.phtml?id+number=5602521&period=2022-11-01&rating=0 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref>

In December 2022, Mizzi became Malta's National Rapid Chess Champion and the National Blitz Chess Champion.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-10 |title=Chess: Jack Mizzi jirbaħ żewġ titli nazzjonali f'ġurnata waħda - ONE |url=https://one.com.mt/chess-jack-mizzi-jirbah-zewg-titli-nazzjonali-fgurnata-wahda/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210161822/https://one.com.mt/chess-jack-mizzi-jirbah-zewg-titli-nazzjonali-fgurnata-wahda/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=Jack Mizzi inkurunat Champion nazzjonali taċ-Chess |url=https://netnews.com.mt/2022/12/05/jack-mizzi-inkurunat-champion-nazzjonali-tac-chess/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=NETnews |language=mt-MT}}</ref>

In March 2023, Mizzi won the Malta u-20 National Chess Junior Championship for the second consecutive year.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=Jack Mizzi leads Junior Championships - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/jack-mizzi-leads-junior-championships/ |access-date=2023-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-19 |title=Jack Mizzi wins Junior Chess Championship - Malta Chess Federation |url=https://chessmalta.com/jack-mizzi-wins-junior-chess-championship/ |access-date=2023-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-23 |title=Jack Mizzi rebbieħ tal-Junior Chess Championships - ONE |url=https://one.com.mt/jack-mizzi-rebbieh-tal-junior-chess-championships/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> In the same month he was awarded the Candidate Master title by FIDE and at 16 years Mizzi became the youngest ever Malta player to win this award.<ref name=":8" />

In September 2023, Mizzi won the Malta Open 2023 Blitz tournament with 9 wins out of 9 games, setting a new Malta record for winning a chess championship with a perfect score,<ref name=":11" /> and was declared Malta's National Blitz Chess Champion for the second consecutive year.<ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-06 |title=Jack Mizzi in record run at the Malta Blitz Chess Championship |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/jack-mizzi-record-run-malta-blitz-chess-championship.1059537 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=SportsDesk |date=2023-10-06 |title=Jack Mizzi in record run at the Malta Blitz Chess Championship |url=https://sport.timesofmalta.com/2023/10/06/jack-mizzi-in-record-run-at-the-malta-blitz-chess-championship/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=SportsDesk |language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2024, Jack Mizzi won the Malta Junior Championship for the 3rd consecutive year.<ref name=":12" />

Mizzi became the 89th Malta Champion in October 2024.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Finals 2024 |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr1032149.aspx?lan=1&art=1&fed=MLT |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> ln December 2024, Mizzi won the Malta Blitz Chess Championship for the 3rd consecutive time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Malta Open Blitz Championship 2024 |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr1067785.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements == *{{Awards |award=Malta Blitz Champion |year=November, 2024 |title=awarded by Malta Chess Federation}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Malta Open Blitz Championship 2024 |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr1067785.aspx?lan=1&art=1 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

*{{Awards |award=Malta Champion |year=October, 2024 |title=awarded by Malta Chess Federation}}<ref name=":13" />

*{{Awards |award=Malta Junior Champion |year=March, 2024 |title=awarded by Malta Chess Federation}}<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Junior Championships U14-U20s 2024 |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr899599.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=7 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> *{{Awards |award=Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award |year=September, 2023 |title=awarded by Malta Sports Journalist Association}}<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last1=Insurance |first1=Atlas |last2=Cauchi |first2=Mattea |date=2023-10-13 |title=Jack Mizzi wins the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for September 2023 {{!}} Atlas Insurance Malta {{!}} People You Can Trust |url=https://www.atlas.com.mt/atlas-youth-athlete-of-the-month/jack-mizzi-wins-the-atlas-youth-athlete-of-the-month-award-for-september-2023/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Atlas Insurance Malta |language=en-US}}</ref> *{{Awards |award=Malta Blitz Champion |year=September, 2023 |title=awarded by Malta Chess Federation}}<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Malta Open Blitz Championship 2023 |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr806963.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9 |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> *{{Awards |award=Candidate Master |year=March 2023 |title=awarded by FIDE |name=CM<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mizzi, Jack |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5602521 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref>}} *{{Awards |award=Malta Junior Champion |year=March, 2023 |title=awarded by Malta Chess Federation}}<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Malta Junior Chess Championships 2023 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr737067.aspx?lan=1 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref> *{{Awards |award=Malta Junior Champion |year=March, 2022 |title=awarded by Malta Chess Federation <ref name=":2" />}} *{{Awards |award=Malta Blitz Champion<ref name=":5" /> |year=December, 2022 |title=awarded by Malta Chess Federation}} *{{Awards |award=Malta Rapid Champion<ref name=":5" /> |year=December, 2022 |title=awarded by Malta Chess Federation}} *{{Awards |award=Arena International Master |year=December 2021 |title=awarded by FIDE |name=AIM<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mizzi, Jack |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5602521 |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref>}} *{{Awards |award=Arena Fide Master |year=May 2021 |title=awarded by FIDE |name=AFM<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-16 |title=Mizzi, Jack |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5602521 |access-date=2022-11-13 |archive-date=2021-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616202900/https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5602521 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>}}

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