Preliminaries 2002
11/02 - 04/03

Arbiters:
  Ron Sammut
Email: ronalds@global.net.mt
Tel. Nos:
   373681(home)
   69996083(work)
   99466706(mobile)
Duncan Vella
Email: dv@ges-m.com
Tel. Nos:
   99420714
Colin Pace
Email: cpace@maltanet.net
Tel. Nos:
   99496279

Standings
Place Name Rating Score Tie-breaks
1Cardona, Mark1669-
2Attard, Ivan17836-
3Mizzi, PaulU/R528
4Cassar, Mario1849527.5
5Attard, Kevin1541525.5
6Lau, Uwe1551-
7Cauchi, James1845432.5 / 16.5
8Azzopardi, Joe1575432.5 / 15
9Vella, Joe1481429
10Galea, Francis1686428
11Cuschieri, Mark1545424
12Sinn, Charles1473423.5
13Muscat Baron, Anthony165833.5
14Azzopardi, Ray126127
15Cuschieri, Michael145921
16Cordina, MikeU/R20.5
17Refalo, Ian1408320.5
18Farrugia, EliotU/R319.5
19Agius, MauriceU/R318.5
20Sacco, SamU/R318.0
21Bugelli, FabianoU/R-
22Saliba, MatthewU/R2-
23Bonello, JordanU/R-
24Buttigieg, MikeU/R123
25Sadegh, IbtisamU/R121.5
26Sammut, RobertU/R116

Notes:
Players with the same number of points are ordered according to the tie-break
Top 6 players qualify for the Candidates


Round 1 (11/2/2002)
Board White Black Score
1 Cassar, Mario Agius, Maurice 1-0
2 Azzopardi, Ray Cauchi, James 0-1
3 Attard, Ivan Bonello, Jordan 1-0
4 Bugelli, Fabiano Galea, Francis 0-1
4 Cardona, Mark Buttigieg, Mike 1-0
5 Cordina, Mike Muscat Baron, Anthony 0-1
6 Azzopardi, Joe Farrugia, Eliot 1-0
7 Mizzi, Paul Lau, Awe 1-0
8 Cuschieri, Mark Sacco, Sam 1-0
9 Vella, Joe Attard, Kevin 1-0
10 Sadegh, Ibtisam Sinn, Charles 0-1
11 Cuschieri, Michael Saliba, Matthew 1-0
12 Sammut, Robert Refalo, Ian 0-1

Round 2 (15/2/2002)
Board White Black Score
1 Lau, Awe Cassar, Mario 1-0
2 Cauchi, James Cuschieri, Mark 1-0
3 Vella, Joe Attard, Ivan 0-1
4 Galea, Francis Cuschieri, Michael 1-0
5 Sinn, Charles Cardona, Mark 0-1
6 Muscat Baron, Anthony Mizzi, Paul 1-0
7 Refalo, Ian Azzopardi, Joe 0-1
8 Agius, Maurice Attard, Kevin 0-1
9 Farrugia, Eliot Azzopardi, Ray 0-1
10 Bonello, Jordan Sadegh, Ibtisam 0-1
11 Sacco, Sam Bugelli, Fabiano 0-1
12 Buttigieg, Mike Sammut, Robert 1-0
13 Saliba, Matthew Cordina, Mike 0-1

Round 3 (18/2/2002)
Board White Black Score
1 Cardona, Mark Cauchi, James 1-0
2 Attard, Ivan Muscat Baron, Anthony 1-0
3 Azzopardi, Joe Galea, Francis 1-0
4 Cassar, Mario Refalo, Ian 1-0
5 Azzopardi, Ray Lau, Awe ½-½
6 Cuschieri, Mark Bugelli, Fabiano 1-0
7 Cordina, Mike Vella, Joe 0-1
8 Mizzi, Paul Sinn, Charles 1-0
9 Cuschieri, Michael Sadegh, Ibtisam 1-0
10 Attard, Kevin Buttigieg, Mike 1-0
11 Sammut, Robert Agius, Maurice 0-1 w/o
12 Sacco, Sam Bonello, Jordan 1-0 w/o
13 Saliba, Matthew Farrugia, Eliot 0-1

Round 4 (22/2/2002)
Board White Black Score
1 Azzopardi, Joe Cardona, Mark 0-1
2 Cassar, Mario Attard, Ivan 0-1
3 Muscat Baron, Anthony Cuschieri, Mark 1-0
4 Cauchi, James Vella, Joe ½-½
5 Galea, Francis Mizzi, Paul 0-1
6 Attard, Kevin Cuschieri, Michael 1-0
7 Lau, Awe Sinn, Charles 1-0
8 Refalo, Ian Azzopardi, Ray 0-1
9 Bugelli, Fabiano Cordina, Mike ½-½
10 Buttigieg, Mike Farrugia, Eliot 0-1 w/o
11 Sadegh, Ibtisam Sacco, Sam 0-1
12 Bonello, Jordan Sammut, Robert 0-1
13 Agius, Maurice Saliba, Matthew 0-1

Round 5 (25/2/2002)
Board White Black Score
1 Attard, Ivan Cardona, Mark 0-1
2 Muscat Baron, Anthony Attard, Kevin 0-1
3 Mizzi, Paul Azzopardi, Joe 0-1
4 Lau, Awe Cauchi, James 0-1
5 Vella, Joe Azzopardi, Ray ½-½
6 Cuschieri, Michael Cassar, Mario 0-1
7 Sacco, Sam Galea, Francis 0-1
8 Farrugia, Eliot Cuschieri, Mark 0-1
9 Cordina, Mike Sadegh, Ibtisam 1-0
10 Sammut, Robert Bugelli, Fabiano 0-1
11 Saliba, Matthew Refalo, Ian 0-1
12 Buttigieg, Mike Agius, Maurice 0-1 w/o
13 Sinn, Charles Bonello, Jordan 1-0

Round 6 (1/3/2002)
Board White Black Score
1 Cardona, Mark Muscat Baron, Anthony 1-0
2 Azzopardi, Joe Attard, Ivan 0-1
3 Cauchi, James Attard, Kevin ½-½
4 Azzopardi, Ray Cassar, Mario 0-1
5 Galea, Francis Vella, Joe 1-0
6 Cuschieri, Mark Mizzi, Paul 0-1
7 Bugelli, Fabiano Lau, Awe 0-1
8 Agius, Maurice Cordina, Mike 0-1
9 Refalo, Ian Buttigieg, Mike 1-0 w/o
10 Sinn, Charles Saliba, Matthew 1-0
11 Sadegh, Ibtisam Farrugia, Eliot 0-1
12 Sammut, Robert Sacco, Sam 0-1
13 Bonello, Jordan Cuschieri, Michael ½-½

Round 7 (4/3/2002)
Board White Black Score
1 Attard, Kevin Cardona, Mark ½-½
2 Attard, Ivan Galea, Francis 1-0
3 Cassar, Mario Azzopardi, Joe 1-0
4 Mizzi, Paul Cauchi, James 1-0
5 Cordina, Mike Lau, Awe 0-1
6 Muscat Baron, Anthony Azzopardi, Ray ½-½
7 Refalo, Ian Cuschieri, Mark 0-1
8 Farrugia, Eliot Vella, Joe 0-1
9 Sacco, Sam Sinn, Charles 0-1
10 Cuschieri, Michael Bugelli, Fabiano 1-0
11 Sadegh, Ibtisam Agius, Maurice 0-1
12 Saliba, Matthew Sammut, Robert 1-0 w/o
13 Buttigieg, Mike Bonello, Jordan 0-1 w/o