Preliminaries 2003
11/02 - 04/03

Arbiter:
  Ron Sammut; Email: ronalds@global.net.mt
Tel. Nos: 21373681(home), 69996083(work), 99466706(mobile)

Standings
Place Name Rating Score
1 Said, Oliver 1659
2 Zerafa, Patrick U/R 5
3 Refalo, Ian 1405 5
4 Zerafa, Robert U/R 5
5 Attard, Ivan 1737
6 Saliba, Matthew 1473
7 Attard, Kevin 1707
8 Pullicino, Christian 1667
9 Borg, Braden 1556 4
10 Grima, Noel 1384 4
11 Azzopardi, Ray 1496
12 Bugelli, Fabiano 1470
13 Sacco, Sam 1501
14 Camilleri, Kenneth U/R
15 Muscat Baron, Anthony 1658 3
16 Lau, Uwe 1544 3
17 Agius, Lawrence U/R 3
18 Sadegh, Ibtisam U/R 3
19 Shamala, Omar U/R
20 Attard, Stephen U/R 2
21 Borg, Ryan 1245
22 Galea, Clayton U/R 1
23 Marmara, Vincent (withdrawal at round 5) 1335 ½

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


Round 1 (11/2/2003)
Board White Black Score
1 Attard, Ivan Grima, Noel 1-0
2 Marmara, Vincent Pullicino, Christian 0-1
3 Borg, Ryan Said, Oliver 0-1
4 Muscat Baron, Anthony Shamala, Omar 1-0
5 Borg, Braden Refalo, Ian ½-½
6 Sadegh, Ibtisam Uwe, Lau 1-0
7 Sacco, Sam Zerafa, Robert 1-0
8 Attard, Stephen Azzopardi, Ray 0-1
9 Saliba, Matthew Zerafa, Patrick 0-1
10 Agius, Lawrence Bugelli, Fabiano 0-1
11 Camilleri, Kenneth Galea, Clayton 1-0 w/o

Round 2 (15/2/2003)
Board White Black Score
1 Azzopardi, Ray Attard, Ivan 0-1
2 Pullicino, Christian Camilleri, Kenneth ½-½
3 Said, Oliver Ibtisam, Sadegh 1-0
4 Bugelli, Fabiano Muscat Baron, Anthony 1-0
5 Zerafa, Patrick Sacco, Sam 1-0
6 Lau, Uwe Borg, Braden 0-1
7 Refalo, Ian Saliba, Matthew 1-0
8 Grima, Noel Attard, Stephen 0-1
9 Galea, Clayton Marmara, Vincent ½-½
10 Shamala, Omar Borg, Ryan 1-0
11 Zerafa, Robert Agius, Lawrence 1-0
12 Attard, Kevin (late entry) Bye 1-0

Round 3 (18/2/2003)
Board White Black Score
1 Attard, Ivan Said, Oliver ½-½
2 Muscat Baron, Anthony Zerafa, Patrick 0-1
3 Borg, Braden Pullicino, Christian 1-0
4 Camilleri, Kenneth Refalo, Ian 1-0
5 Sacco, Sam Bugelli, Fabiano ½-½
6 Attard, Kevin Azzopardi, Ray ½-½
7 Sadegh, Ibtisam Shamala, Omar 0-1
8 Marmara, Vincent Zerafa, Robert 0-1
9 Attard, Stephen Galea, Clayton 1-0
10 Borg, Ryan Grima, Noel 0-1
11 Saliba, Matthew Lau, Uwe 1-0
12 Agius, Lawrence Bye 1-0

Round 4 (22/2/2003)
Board White Black Score
1 Zerafa, Patrick Attard, Ivan 1-0
2 Bugelli, Fabiano Camilleri, Kenneth 1-0
3 Said, Oliver Pullicino, Christian 1-0
4 Shamala, Omar Borg, Braden ½-½
5 Zerafa, Robert Attard, Stephen 1-0
6 Azzopardi, Ray Sacco, Sam 1-0
7 Refalo, Ian Attard, Kevin ½-½
8 Agius, Lawrence Muscat Baron, Anthony 0-1
9 Sadegh, Ibtisam Saliba, Matthew 0-1
10 Grima, Noel Marmara, Vincent 1-0 w/o
11 Galea, Clayton Borg, Ryan ½-½
12 Lau, Uwe Bye 1-0

Round 5 (25/2/2002)
Board White Black Score
1 Said, Oliver Zerafa, Patrick 1-0
2 Borg, Braden Bugelli, Fabiano 1-0
3 Camilleri, Kenneth Zerafa, Robert 0-1
4 Attard, Ivan Shamala, Omar 1-0
5 Saliba, Matthew Azzopardi, Ray 1-0
6 Grima, Noel Muscat Baron, Anthony 0-1
7 Attard, Stephen Refalo, Ian 0-1 w/o
8 Sacco, Sam Attard, Kevin 0-1
9 Pullicino, Christian Agius, Lawrence 1-0
10 Lau, Uwe Galea, Clayton 1-0
11 Marmara, Vincent Sadegh, Ibtisam 0-1 w/o
12 Borg, Ryan BYE 1-0

Round 6 (1/3/2002)
Board White Black Score
1 Zerafa, Robert Said, Oliver 0-1
2 Zerafa, Patrick Borg, Braden 1-0
3 Bugelli, Fabiano Attard, Ivan 0-1
4 Muscat Baron, Anthony Refalo, Ian 0-1
5 Attard, Kevin Saliba, Matthew ½-½
6 Shamala, Omar Pullicino, Christian 0-1
7 Azzopardi, Ray Camilleri, Kenneth 1-0
8 Attard, Stephen Uwe, Lau 0-1
9 Grima, Noel Sadegh, Ibtisam 1-0
10 Borg, Ryan Sacco, Sam 0-1
11 Agius, Lawrence Galea, Clayton 1-0

Round 7 (4/3/2002)
Board White Black Score
1 Borg, Braden Said, Oliver 0-1
2 Attard, Ivan Zerafa, Robert 0-1
3 Refalo, Ian Zerafa, Patrick 1-0
4 Pullicino, Christian Azzopardi, Ray 1-0
5 Saliba, Matthew Bugelli, Fabiano 1-0
6 Muscat Baron, Anthony Attard, Kevin 0-1
7 Lau, Uwe Grima, Noel 0-1
8 Sacco, Sam Shamala, Omar 1-0
9 Camilleri, Kenneth Attard, Stephen 1-0
10 Borg, Ryan Agius, Lawrence 0-1
11 Galea, Clayton Sadegh, Ibtisam 0-1