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An International Chess Tournament on Malta

1/27/2021 – On the Mediterranean island of Malta, the number of Corona infections is comparatively low. This gave Clarence Psaila the courage to organise the XY Winter Chess Festival, a small live-event with a limited number of players and a strict adherence to safety. However, with players from three continents and 13 countries, the XY Winter Festival might currently still be the most international over-the-board chess tournament.

Lucky Dino: New Open in Malta

6/13/2015 – Swiss IM Roland Ekstroem and a Polish Candidate Master Piotr Tworzydlo shared first place in the Lucky Dino Open in Sliema, Malta, held 20-26 May 2015. The two players scored 7.5/9 1.5 points ahead of the third prize winner, Tiberiu-Petre Stanciu from Romania. This pictorial report Piotr Kaim contains very instructive and entertaining "banter" commentary by the winner.

Arkell and Lombaers win in sunny Malta

1/28/2015 – English GM Keith Arkell (2497) and Dutch player Peter Lombaers (2291) shared first place in a round robin in Sliema, Malta, held 9–15 January 2015. Both players scored 6.5/9. The much more experienced GM Arkell was declared the winner on tiebreak, but Peter Lombaers was even more satisfied, since it meant fulfilling his first IM norm. Pictorial report by Piotr Kaim.
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