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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…

Barely four years ago he was on track to becoming a self-made billionaire.

Having started his working life as a hotel pianist, an eye for an opportunity saw the web-hosting business which Lawrence Jones and his wife Gail founded in their spare bedroom grow into a tech powerhouse employing 500 people.

Along with a £700million fortune came an invitation to play chess against fellow entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson on Necker Island, being appointed MBE for services to the digital economy, and becoming a major donor to the Conservative Party.

The couple also own exclusive Swiss nightclub Le Farinet where Prince William was in 2017 pictured dancing with his hands on the waist of a mystery blonde during a lads’ skiing trip.

Lawrence Jones and his wife Gail founded web-hosting business…