INTERSCHOOLS 97

The Interschools tournament was held on the 1st - 3rd April '97.  It
was organised by the Malta Olympic Committee (MOC) and department of
Education.

12 players took part representing 5 schools.
St. Aloysius were represented by Domnic Paulino, Charles William,
and Mark S. Ellul.  St. Michael were represented by James Cauchi, Mark
Gaffarena and Joseph Cassar.  Savio College were represented
by Andrew Ellul. Sharon Cilia and Karen Camilleri represented
Maria Regina and finally St. Martin's were represented by Kevin
Puglisevich, Joseph Antoncich and Criag Mcculloch.

The tournament was a success for St. Aloysius as Domnic Paulino
and Charles William finished in the first two placing.  James
Cauchi finished third to give St. Michael second place. Andrew
Ellul finished fourth for Savio College.

Round 1

Domnic Paulino vs Craig Mcculloch    1-0
James Cauchi vs Karen Camilleri      1-0
Mark Gaffarena vs Sharon Cilia       1-0
Joseph Antoncich vs Mark S. Ellul    0-1
Kevin Puglisevich vs Charles William 0-1
Joseph Cassar vs Andrew Ellul        0-1

Round 2

Andrew Ellul vs James Cauchi         0-1
Karen Camilleri vs Joseph Cassar     0-1
Craig Mcculloch vs Kevin Puglisevich 0-1
Charles William vs Domnic Paulino    0-1
Sharon Cilia vs Joseph Antoncich     0-1
Mark Gaffarena vs Mark S. Ellul      0-1

Round 3

Sharon Cilia vs Craig Mcculloch      1-0
Domnic Paulino vs Mark Gaffarena     1-0
Karen Camilleri vs Charles William   0-1
Joseph Antoncich vs Joseph Cassar    0-1
Kevin Puglisevich vs Andrew Ellul    ½-½ 
James Cauchi vs Mark S. Ellul        1-0

Round 4

James Cauchi vs Domnic Paulino       0-1
Joseph Cassar vs Charles William     0-1
Mark S. Ellul vs Kevin Puglisevich   0-1 w/o
Andrew Ellul vs Sharon Cilia         1-0
Mark Gaffarena vs Joseph Antoncich   1-0
Craig Mcculloch vs Karen Camilleri   0-1

Round 5

Domnic Paulino vs Andrew Ellul       1-0
Mark Gaffarena vs Kevin Puglisevich  0-1
Charles William vs James Cauchi      1-0
Joseph Cassar vs Sharon Cilia        0-1
Joseph Antoncich vs Karen Camilleri  ½-½
Mark S. Ellul vs Craig Mcculloch     0-1 w/o

Round 6                                  

Kevin Puglisevich vs Domnic Paulino  0-1 w/o
Charles William vs Mark Gaffarena    1-0
James Cauchi vs Joseph Cassar        1-0
Karen Camilleri vs Andrew Ellul      0-1
Sharon Cilia vs Mark S. Ellul        1-0 w/o
Craig Mcculloch vs Joseph Antoncich  0-1

Round 7 

Joseph Antoncich vs James Cauchi     0-1 
Andrwe Ellul vs Craig Mcculloch      1-0
Sharon Cilia vs Charles William      0-1
Domnic Paulino vs Karen Cassar       1-0
Joseph Cassar vs Mark Gaffarena      0-1



Present Positions

Players           School        Played   Points
D. Paulino      St. Aloysius      7        7
C. William      St. Aloysius      7        6
J. Cauchi       St. Michael       7        5
A. Ellul        Savio College     7        4½
M. Gaffarena    St. Michael       7        4
S. Cilia        Maria Regina      7        3
J. Cassar       St. Michael       7        3
K. Puglisevich  St. Martin's      7        2½
J. Antoncich    St. Martin's      7        2½
M. S. Ellul     St. Aloysius      7        2
K. Camilleri    Maria Regina      7        1½
C. Mcculloch    St. Martin's      7        1

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