End of School U/16 Chess Tournament

Tournament:

End of School U/16 Chess Tournament

Eligibility:
16 or under by 31/12/2010 [born from 01/01/1994 onwards]

Date and Time:
Saturday 3rd July 2010
Registration at 9:00am. Games start at 9:30am. Presentation of prizes will be over by 13:00.

Venue:
Stella Maris College, St. Albert Street, Gzira

Format:
5 round Swiss system

Time Control:
15 minutes each player each game

Entrance Fee:

5 EUR

Prizes:
Overall 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Best U/14
Best U/12

Best U/10
Best U/8
Best Female 1st, 2nd
Best Stella Maris Students 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Players can win only one prize, except for the Best Stella Maris Students.

Contact:
Ray Azzopardi on pearl13@maltanet.net or 79706859

Closing Date for Applications:
Wednesday 30th June

Perfect score for Mangion at BOV U-16 tournament

35 players from seven schools take part

Some of the players during the tournament at SPMC, Rabat.

St Aloysius College student Jean Luc Mangion won the BOV U-16 tournament, played recently at St Paul's Missionary College, Rabat.

Mangion garnered maximum points after winning all five rounds as Christian Schembri, of St Benedict College, had to be content with second place this time round after winning last year's title.

Third place went to Matthew Aquilina (Stella Maris).

In the competition for girls, Beatrix Calleja (Sacred Heart School) finished first with three points.

In all, 35 players from seven schools took part with the biggest contingent - 10 players - coming from St Elias College.

The other categories were won as follows:

U-14: Gabriel Farrugia (SPMC);

U-12: Gabriel Grima (St Benedict);

U-10: Andrew Magri (Stella Maris); and U-8: Thomas Aquilina (Stella Maris).

The trophy for Most Promising Player went to Matteo Farrugia (Stella Maris). Gabriel deGiorgio was the best-placed player for hosts SPMC.

The arbiter of the tournament was Peter Sammut Briffa with Ray Azzopardi and current Malta champion Colin Pace representing the Malta Chess Federation.

Trophies were presented by Fr Silvio Bezzina, SPMC rector, and Carl Spiteri, marketing manager at BOV.

BOV U/16 Chess Tournament

Tournament:

BOV U/16 Chess Tournament

Eligibility:
16 or under by 31/12/2010 [born from 01/01/1994 onwards]

Date and Time:
Saturday 17th April 2010
Registration at 8:30am. Games start at 9:00am. Presentation of prizes will be over by 13:00.

Venue:
The Library, St.Paul's Missionary College (St.Agatha's), Hal-Bajjada Street, Rabat

Format:
5 round Swiss system

Time Control:
15 minutes each player each game

Entrance Fee:

4 EUR

Prizes:
Overall 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Best Females 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Best U/14
Best U/12

Best U/10
Best U/8
Best SPMC Students 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Players can win only one prize, except for the Best SPMC Students.

Contact:
Manuel Azzopardi on 21459536, or Ray Azzopardi on pearl13@maltanet.net or 79706859

Closing Date for Applications:
Friday 16th April