The Swieqi Chess Club Kids Rapids for August 2024, including two category events for Under 12s and Under 18s respectively, were played in the morning of the 24th August . The Under 12s fielded 21 players, with the winner being Samuel Spiteri who had already won this event in the past. Three players tied for second, Nikol Borg, Benjamin Calleja Falzon and Adrian Stellato. Using the tie-break systems, Nikol Borg, the youngest player of the event at 6 years old, took second place, followed by Benjamin Calleja Falzon on third, Adrian Stellato fought for first place till the last round, and was also not defeated in the whole event, but had to settle with fourth place.
Full results for Under 12s can be found at https://chess-results.com/tnr985593.aspx?lan=1&art=1
The Under 18s was a strong event with 10 players playing the FIDE rated event. Vince Kosik won the event followed by Leonardo Zangrilli and Karl Yousif who came second and third respectively based on the tie-breaks. .
Full results for Under 18s can be found at: https://chess-results.com/tnr985594.aspx?lan=1&art=1
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