The University of Malta finally has its own chess club and it’s going to be hosting its first major event next week.
A ‘chess open’ will take place at the University Quadrangle on Wednesday 17th April, where students will get to play against each other and even test out their skills against professional chess players.
Prizes are on offer for those who manage to beat them.
The University Chess Club is run by a group of student chess aficionados and its president is Matthias Gatt, who was recently runner-up of the national blitz championship.
Its executive also includes Andre Farrugia, Dylan Phillips, Jamie Farrugia, Andrei Dobbin, Martina Portelli, Jacob Zammit, and Adam Buckle.
Lovin Malta recently met up with Matthias Gatt and challenged him to a game of chess. You can see…
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