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Beliavskii and Gauci win SCC Juniors October 2025 Edition
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
Oct 28


Nikol Borg and John Refalo win SCC Juniors September 2025
The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids for September took place on Saturday 13th September, with the usual Under 12s and Under 18s...
Sep 20


Tristan Scicluna and Amir Ibragimov win SCC Juniors August 2025
The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids for August took place on Saturday 9th August, with the usual Under 12s and Under 18s...
Aug 9


Thomas Azzopardi and Gabriel Gauci win SCC Juniors May 2025
The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids for May took place on Saturday 10th May, with the usual Under 12s and Under 18s tournaments....
May 13


Nikol Borg and Matthew Portelli wins Maypole Easter Juniors April 2025
The monthly Swieqi Chess Club Junior Rapids for April was sponsored by Maypole making it a great Easter atmosphere for all kids playing...
Apr 20


Jack Mizzi wins April Open Blitz
A huge congratulations to everyone who took part in our electrifying Rapid April Blitz Tournament! The atmosphere was intense, the moves...
Apr 20


The Check Mates win 1st Edition of the SCC Team Rapid
"The Check Mates", Â consisting of Kenny Fong, Dusan Djokic and Isaac Grima Bongailas , were declared the first winners of the SCC Rapid...
Feb 23


Wang and Kosik win Kids Rapids U/12 & U/18 for February 2025
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...
Feb 9


Tristan Jes Scicluna and Vince Kosik win Kids Rapids U/12 & U/18 January 2025
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...
Jan 13


Achievements by SCC Members in the last 6 months
Various Swieqi Chess Club members were actively playing chess events locally and internationally. The club we would like to highlight a...
Oct 29, 2024


Benjamin Calleja Falzon and Jack Mizzi win Kids Rapids U/12 & U/18 October 2024 Events
The Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids for October 2024, including two category events for Under 12s and Under 18s respectively, were played...
Oct 27, 2024
Club Statement: Robert Novak part of club's committee
The Swieqi Chess Club would like to announce a change in the operational team running the club. Mark Fleri, the main founder and...
Oct 26, 2024


Lachinov wins October Open Blitz
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...
Oct 20, 2024


Onurcan Pala and Wayne Vella win August Weekend Classical Events
The third weekend classical event for 2024 organised by the Swieqi Chess Club were held between 30 August and 1st September. This was...
Sep 3, 2024


Samuel Spiteri and Vince Kosik win Kids Rapids U/12 & U/18 August 2024 Events
The Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids for August 2024, including two category events for Under 12s and Under 18s respectively, were played in...
Aug 25, 2024


Swieqi Chess Club beats University Chess Club in 1st CCC event
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...
Jul 14, 2024


Reynash and Portelli win Kids Rapids U/12 & U/18 April 2024 Events
The Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids for April 2024, included two separate events for Under 12s and Under 18s respectively. Both tournaments...
Jun 3, 2024


€800 Collected in Charity Open Rapid
The Swieqi Chess Club has committed to organise an annual Charity event every Easter period. This year's tournament was a big success and...
May 2, 2024


CM Jake Darmanin wins March's Weekend Open
After a weekend full of fighting games, the Weekend March Open, as part of SCC Weekend Classics, came to an end. The tournament included...
Mar 24, 2024


Mueller wins March Open Blitz
The Swieqi Chess Club monthly fast chess events continued, and this March it was the time for an Open Blitz. The event was won by FM...
Mar 19, 2024
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