Il-Federazzjoni Maltija taċ-Chess tippremja lir-rebbieħa għas-sena 2024

Il-Federazzjoni Maltija taċ-Chess organizzat is-serata ta’ premjazzjoni għal dawk il-plejers u uffiċjali li spikkaw matul din is-sena.

Kienet serata li kompliet turi il-potenzjal kbir li għandha din il-logħba f’pajjiżna. Sena li rat bosta plejers ikollhom riżultati sbieħ kemm lokalment kif ukoll fix-xena internazzjonali.

Fost dawn bosta plejers żgħażagħ. Wieħed minnhom kien Jack Mizzi li reġa kellu sena oħra pożittiva u huwa ċ-Champion Nazzjonali.

NI – National Instructor Title:

Matthias Gatt.

FI – FIDE Instructor Title:

Elena Ghitza

WCM (Woman Candidate Master) Title:

Martina Portelli

CM (Candidate Master) and NI (National Instructor) Titles:

Robert Novak  (Robert kiseb tit-itlu fl-Olympiads f’Budapest)

WFM (Women Fude master) Title:

Milena Stagno

FM (Fide Master) Title:

Patrick Zerafa

IA (International Arbiter) Category B

Noel Grima (Din hi l-ogħla kategorija li malti qatt kiseb f’International Arbiter)

Gran Prix Student Arena Tournaments for Middle School and Secondary Schools:

Middle School Grand Prix

3^rd Place:  Hayley Thorton

Runner-up: Mark Mikhail Gusarov

Winner:  Matthew Portelli

Secondary School Grand Prix

3^rd Place: Thomas Falzon

Runner-up: Gabriel Grech

Winner: Isaac Grima Bongailas

Interschools Tournament:

3^rd Place:  St. Michael School Magnus

Runner-up:  St. Martin’s College

Winner: De La Salle College King’s Army

7^th Harry Camilleri Memorial:

Best Female:  Hayley Thornton

Best Unrated: Zente Kosik

Best Under 1500: Nick Calleja Urry

Best Under 1600: Elias Aquilina

Best Under 1700: Keshav Reyansh

Best Under 1800: Andre Gauci

Best Under 1900: Dawid Wilko

3^rd place:  Matthew Portelli

Runner-up: Duncan Vella

Winner:  Jake Darmanin

Junior Championships:

Under 10 3^rd Place:  Alexander Falzon

Under 10 runner-up: Matthew Aquilina

Under 10 Champion: Elena Borg Mercieca

Under 12 3^rd Place: Samuel Spiteri

Under 12 Runner-up: Yunlong Wang

Under 12 Champion: John Refalo

Under 14 3^rd: Gabriel Gauci

Under 14 Runner-up: Matthew Portelli

Under 14 Champion: Isaac Grima Bongailas

Under 20:

Girls Runner-up: Hayley Thornton

Girls Junior Champion: Milena Stagno

Boys 3^rd Place: Jacob Zammit

Boys Runner-up: Andrei Dobbin

Boys Junior Champion: Jack Mizzi

Parallel Tournament

3^rd Place: John Refalo

Runner-up: Isaac Grima Bongailas

Winner: Elena Ghitza

Preliminaries

Best Female:  Martina Portelli

Best Unrated: Ella Micelli-Farrugia

Qualifiers:

10^th:  Claude Licari

9^th: Ian Refalo

8^th: Isaac Grima Bongaila

7^th: Andrei Dobbin

6^th: Krishnan Muthukman

5^th: Martina Portelli (in absentia)

4^th: Karl Saliba

3^rd: Alex Farrugia

Runner-up: Steve Mizzi

Winner: Jacob Zammit

Seniors Championships

Over 65 Champion: Mario Psaila

Over 50 Joint Champion:  Conrad Thake & Mario Psaila.

Most Improved Player from Jan 2024 – Nov 2024 Ratings

3^rd most improved: Jack Mizzi with 171 points

2^nd most improved: Vladimir Lukin with 208 points

Most improved: Matthew Portelli with 334 points.

Outstanding achievements

Matthew Portelli ( fl-eta’ ta’ 12 –il sena ħa sehem fiċ-Championship Finals u spiċċa r-raba’. Kiseb rating iktar minn 2000)

Jack Mizzi (l-iżgħar plejer li qatt rebaħ il-Kampjonat Nazzjonali. Rebaħ ukoll tliet darbiet il-Blitz National u rebaħ ukoll ir-Rapid National. Għandu rating ta’ aktar minn 2200)

Candidates Tournament:.

4^th Place and qualifier to Finals: David Cilia Vincenti

3^rd Place: Robert Novak

2^nd Place: Matthew Portelli

Winner:  Jack Mizzi

Blitz Open Championships

3^rd:   Vladimir Lukin

Runner-up:  Eldar Lachinov

Champion:   Jack Mizzi

Rapid Open Championships

3^rd: Jack Mizzi

Runner-up: Reinhold Mueller

Champion: Robert Novak

Championship Finals:

3^rd place:  Colin Pace

Runner-up: Robert Novak

Malta Champion: Jack Mizzi