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De La Salle King’s Army Malta School Games Champions May 05, 2023 De La Salle King’s Army composed of Elias Aquilina, Gabriel Gauci and Jack Cutajar Forte are the winners of the Malta School Games 2025. The top 6 teams who qualified from the Interschools Preliminaries held in April met at the University of Malta […]

8th Harry Camilleri Memorial dominated by Junior Players Junior Champion, 13-year old Matthew Portelli won the 8th Harry Camilleri Memorial tournament with 5.5pts from 7 rounds. Portelli secures his second tournament win of the year, solidifying his reputation as one of Malta’s top players.  Malta Champion Jack Mizzi also ended on 5.5pts and ended in […]

Conrad Thake and Oana Caruana Pulpan Triumph in 2025 Seniors and Women’s Chess Championships Conrad Thake and Oana Caruana Pulpan Triumph in 2025 Seniors and Women’s Chess Championships   Conrad Thake wins the Seniors Championship The 15th Malta Champion has won his 3rd Seniors Championship with 5 wins and a draw, once again ending on […]

FIRST INTERSCHOOLS CHESS TOURNAMENT FOR GIRLS MALTA 2025 The 1st edition of the interschools chess tournament for girls was held on the 28th of March, kindly hosted by Saint Ignatius Middle School in Ħandaq. The tournament proved to be a great success with 8 highly fought rounds of chess. The winners were Sacred Heart Senior […]

CM Jack Mizzi, current Malta Champion, played in European Individual Chess Championship in Eforie Nord, Romania.  In what is well known as the strongest of the continental championships, Mizzi had a solid tournament where he ended just ahead of his initial seeding. Jack was out-rated in all but 3 games despite being amongst the highest […]

Matthew Portelli wins National Junior Chess Championship 2025 March 30, 2025 Robert Novak Impressive performances from young chess talents in this year’s Junior Championships Matthew Portelli wins Junior Chess ChampionshipAt 13 years of age, Matthew Portelli wins the National Chess Junior Championships 2025. With an impressive result of 6.5 from a total of 7 games, Matthew […]

Historic Agreement Signed Between Malta and Italian Chess Federations The Malta Chess Federation (MCF), led by President Duncan Vella, has entered into a historic agreement with Luigi Maggi, President of the Federazione Scacchistica Italiana. This landmark collaboration allows Maltese chess players, who are members of the MCF, to participate in exclusive Italian tournaments, fostering greater […]

Jack Mizzi is Malta 2024 Chess Champion Jack Mizzi – Malta Champion 2024 18-year old Jack Mizzi has won the 89th National Malta Championships held in October. Mizzi is also the current Junior Champion – having held the title for the past three years. The Finals was held in the usual double round robin format […]

Titles for players in Budapest Chess Olympiad Malta participated in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest which ended on 22th of September, with a men’s and women’s team. The men’s team, who were seeded 109th ended in joint 102nd place, collecting 5 wins and 6losses from 11 rounds. Malta beat Guam (3.5-0.5), San Marino (4-0), […]

8 juniors participate in the European Youth Chess Championships 8 junior players have ended their experience in the European Youth Chess Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic. Malta were represented in the Girls Under 12, 14 and 18 and Boys Under 10,12,14 and 18. Malta Chess Federation Vice-President Noel Grima was the Head of Delegation. […]