Malta Chess Federation

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February online Rapid tournament

by Duncan Vella • February 28, 2021

Online Rapid February tournament February 27th 2021   And it is 4 in a row for Jack Mizzi who also wins the Online Rapid February tournament. The rapid event attracted 17 players – the “slower” time of 5 mins + 5 sec for each move proving more popular than the very fast 3min + 2sec […]


February online Blitz tournament

by Duncan Vella • February 13, 2021

Online Blitz February tournament February 13th 2021 15 players took part in the February online blitz tournament held on the Tornelo site. It was a pleasure to have some returning players to the game. Timothy Portelli used to play as a junior player was a nice welcome to the tournament. Tonio Zarb, one of the […]


January online tournaments

by Duncan Vella • January 31, 2021

Online Grand Prix tournaments in January January 31st 2021 Following the Annual General Meeting held in December, members showed interest in online tournaments. It was decided to hold two Grand Prix tournaments (blitz 3+2 and rapid 5+5) that run from January to May. Online Blitz – January Event A respectable 14 players took part in […]


Friendly online tournament (Lichess)

by admin-luke • January 6, 2021

Friendly online tournament (Lichess) December 26, 2020 An online friendly tournament will be held on Saturday 26th Dec at 5pm. This tournament is being organized mainly for newcomers and those whose rating is less than 1300. Take this opportunity to meet fellow Maltese players online. To join, Go to www.lichess.org and create an account if […]


Blitz and Rapid Online Grand Prix

by admin-luke • January 5, 2021

Blitz and Rapid Online Grand Prix. January – May Time limits: Blitz: 3+2 (3 mins + 2sec each move); Rapid: 5+5 (5 mins + 5sec each move). Blitz Grand Prix event dates: On Saturdays at 5pm on 16th Jan, 13th Feb, 13th Mar, 10th Apr, 15th May Rapid Grand Prix event dates: On Saturdays at […]