FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and Malta Chess Federation Vice President Duncan Vella and Treasurer Noel Grima held a meeting to discuss current and future affairs of the Malta Chess Federation.
This was Mr. Dvorkovich’s first visit to Malta but also the 100th country he travelled to. The President explained that his father was part of the USSR Contingent in the 1980 Chess Olympiads held in Valletta.