Swieqi Chess Club's Blog

The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids held on 20th December with the two usual events, the Under 12s and the third Secondary Arenas . Under 12 Event 23 young players played the Under 12s, with representatives from over 15 different schools. Francesco Catania , won the event with full points, whilst three players tied on 4 points. On tie breaks, Hangchang Wang took took 2nd place, whilst  Nikol Borg took 3rd place. Worth noting that Miles Dalli Poole also scored 4 point

The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids held on 19th November with the two usual events, the Under 12s and the second Secondary Arenas . Under 12 Event A nive turnout of 30 young players played the Under 12s, which turned out to be well fought for the top places. John Refalo , who usually plays the Secondary arena but was playing European Amateur Championship in the afternoon, dominated the event with full points. Three players tied on 4 points, but on tie breaks, Nikol

The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids held on 25th October , included the usual Under 12s and started the series of Secondary Arenas . The Secondary Arena is the tournament series that the Malta Chess Federation entrusted the Swieqi Chess Club to organise it. To accommodate this the club organised the Under 12s in the morning and the Secondary Arena in the afternoon. In total these events attracted around 50 players. The next junior events will be held on Saturday 29th

The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids for September took place on Saturday 13th September, with the usual Under 12s and Under 18s...

The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids for August took place on Saturday 9th August, with the usual Under 12s and Under 18s...

The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids for May took place on Saturday 10th May, with the usual Under 12s and Under 18s tournaments....

The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids for April was sponsored by Maypole making it a great Easter atmosphere for all kids playing...

A huge congratulations to everyone who took part in our electrifying Rapid April Blitz Tournament! The atmosphere was intense, the moves...

"The Check Mates",  consisting of Kenny Fong, Dusan Djokic and Isaac Grima Bongailas , were declared the first winners of the SCC Rapid...

The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids were held on the 8th February with the usual separate Under 12s and Under 18s events. The Under...

The Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids returned with the first events for the new year on 11th January. As usual two events were held for...

Various Swieqi Chess Club members were actively playing chess events locally and internationally. The club we would like to highlight a...

The Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids for October 2024, including two category events for Under 12s and Under 18s respectively, were played...

The Swieqi Chess Club would like to announce a change in the operational team running the club. Mark Fleri, the main founder and...

The Swieqi Chess Club monthly fast chess events continued, and this October it was the time for an Open Blitz. The turnout was great with...

The third weekend classical event for 2024 organised by the Swieqi Chess Club were held between 30 August and 1st September. This was...

The Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids for August 2024, including two category events for Under 12s and Under 18s respectively, were played in...

The Swieqi Chess Club (SCC) beat the University of Malta Chess Club (UMCC) with the score of 32 to 11, in the first match of an...

The Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids for April 2024, included two separate events for Under 12s and Under 18s respectively. Both tournaments...

The Swieqi Chess Club has committed to organise an annual Charity event every Easter period. This year's tournament was a big success and...