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...