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 27 players competing, including players from 9 different federations. It was a pleasure to have the newly crowned champion, CM Jack Mizzi, compete for the first time at the Swieqi Chess Club. The event was won by Eldar Lachinov, from Azerbaijan, with a score of 8 points out of 9 games. Manfred Unger placed joined second with the better tie-break on 7.5 points. Same points, but third place on tie-break went for CM Jack Mizzi.
Other winners included, Elena Ghitza as best female, Matthew Portelli as best junior (under 18) and Ozcan Ozkan as best under 1700.
All details can be found at:https://chess-results.com/tnr1031829.aspx?lan=1&art=1
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