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16-Year Old Vince Kosik wins Feb Open Rapid
Sixteen year old Vince Kosik won the first Open Rapid held at the Swieqi Chess Club on Sunday 18th February with a perfect score. Twenty...
Feb 19, 2024


Vince Kosik wins Kids Rapid U/18 February 2024 Event
The Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids returned in February 2024, with two separate events for Under 12s and Under 18s respectively. The...
Feb 11, 2024


Adrian Stellato wins Kids Rapid U/12 February 2024 Event
The Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids returned in February 2024, with two separate events for Under 12s and Under 18s respectively. The...
Feb 11, 2024


Colin Pace and Leo Lin win January Weekend Classical Events
The first weekend classical tournaments for 2024 at the Swieqi Chess Club were held between 26 and 28 January. Big thanks goes to...
Jan 28, 2024


Sprenar wins January Open Blitz
The Swieqi Chess Club held its first 2024 event, and it was a great start with an almost full house with 36 players participating. The...
Jan 20, 2024


Kids Drop-In Sessions are back!
The Kids Drop-In Club has now been included in the 2024 of the Swieqi Chess Club calendar! It will be held every first Saturday of each...
Dec 26, 2023


Van Hoof wins December Open Rapid
Alexander Van Hoof won the December Open Rapid held on Saturday 9th December. Thank you and well done to all who participated in last...
Dec 10, 2023


Filipina Thornton wins December Weekend Open
After a weekend full of fighting games, the Weekend December Open, as part of SCC Weekend Classics, came to an end. The tournament had a...
Dec 3, 2023


Pace and Oral wins the SCC League Divisions for 2023
The Swieqi Chess Club would like to congratulate the following players of this years chess league. Many thanks go to Noel Muscat and...
Dec 1, 2023
John Refalo wins Kids Rapid U/12 November Event
John Refalo wins the Kids Rapid U/12 November Event with a perfect score of five points out of five games. The event was held on Saturday...
Nov 25, 2023


FM Sprenar wins November Open Blitz
The Swieqi Chess Club alternates between FIDE Open Rapids and Blitz every month, and in November it was time for a Blitz Open. FM...
Nov 11, 2023


Gabriel Gauci wins Kids Rapid U/12 October Event
The October event of the Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapid series for 2023, was held on Saturday 28th October. The U/12 event was won by...
Oct 28, 2023


Grima Bongailas wins Kids Rapid U/18 October Event
The October event of the Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapid series for 2023, was held on Saturday 28th October. The U/18 event was won by Isaac...
Oct 27, 2023


Magini wins October Open Blitz
Italian player Luca Magini, new to the local scene wins the Open Blitz held on Saturday 21st October. Thanks to all the participants who...
Oct 20, 2023


Milena Stagno wins Kids Rapid U/18 September Event
The September event of the Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapid series for 2023, was held on Saturday 30th September. The U/18 event was won...
Sep 30, 2023


Hayley Thornton wins Kids Rapid U/12 September Event
The September event of the Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapid series for 2023, was held on Saturday 30th September. The U/12 event was won by...
Sep 29, 2023


Mario Psaila wins Weekend Classics - August Open
Twenty seven players played the first classical event from the series of the Weekend Classics - the August Weekend Open. Mario Psaila won...
Aug 27, 2023


Nick Calleja Urry wins Kids Rapid U/12 August Event
The August event of the Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapid series for 2023, was held on Saturday 19th August. The U/12 event was won by Nick...
Aug 19, 2023


Milena Stagno wins Kids Rapid U/18 August Event
The August event of the Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapid series for 2023, was held on Saturday 19th August. The U/18 event was won by Milena...
Aug 19, 2023


Jake Darmanin wins August Open Rapid
On Saturday 12th August an Open Rapid was held at the Swieqi Chess Club. It was a full house with 46 players playing, including three >...
Aug 12, 2023
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