30th Mar Welsh Championships: Leighton Williams and James Cobb win. Report and Games (Maj and Min games added)
Photos Added
(thanks to Rej Jones)
10th Mar. Welsh Junior Championships Results
24th Feb Dyfed Chess Congress, Fishguard. Leighton Williams has won the Dyfed open with a superb 5/5. Leighton defeated
Stuart Haslinger
in the final round to take the title.Howard Williams finished 2nd, also undefeated on 4.5.
Cross Table
5th Feb U2000 Jamboree Report WCU Junior Championships 8-9th March, Monmouth Entry Form
25th Jan Welsh FIDE Ratings Jan 08
12th Jan: Tim Kett wins the South Wales Winter Congress with 4/5 ahead of D.Sully and J.Sherwin. Report (Updated)
Games Cross Table
1st Jan: Two sets of brothers, coincidentally all surnamed Thomas, featured as champions in the Welsh Junior Rapidplay
Championships
............Report28th Dec WCU Championships, March 21st-24th 2008. Whitchurch Cardiff.
Entry Form.
Welsh Juniors v English Regions and Scotland. Results
10th Dec Dyfed Congress 2008 22-24/Feb/08 Entry Forms
New - Pontypool Chess Club Web Site
3rd Dec 07 WCU Open Jamboree Results Games (thanks to Glynn Sinnett) U1500 Results
2nd Dec 07
The National Youth Chess Association event took place on 10th November 07, at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Wales was represented at
under 16 and under 12 level as "South Wales", although a small number of North Wal
es players were part of the Cheshire & North Wales teams.
Most of the teams were very strong, and the South Wales teams struggled in both age groups.
The under 16s finished 8th of 8 with 6.5/32 (best performances of 2/4 from Jac Thomas and Adam Davis), having taken a weakened team
in the absence of some top players. Cheshire & North Wales won.
The Under 12s amassed 18/48, finishing 7th of 8 teams. Daniel Wilmot (Swansea) starred with an excellent 4/4 on board 5, and
Harsith Maruthireddy also remained unbeaten on board 8. Cheshire & North Wales finished 5th
Thanks to all the players for their efforts against strong opposition. Mike Kilner
10/11/07 Euro Cup and Closing Report with photos. R9 Report
29/10/07 WCU Junior Championships Results
29/10/07 European Club Cup 2007 Report
25/10/07 The Second Bridgend Junior Rapidplay will be held on Saturday 17th May 2008 at Nolton Church Hall, Bridgend. Last year's event
was a big success and hopefully this year's will surpass that tournament. There are tw
o competitions, 16&Under (won by Larry Khanna last year) and 12&Under (won by Alex Freeland).
Contact : Andrew Trickey (01656) 750274 for more details.
20/10/07 Frank Hatto RP Nov 18th Jon Gilbert 01633 874723 Entry Forms
20/10/07 East Glamorgan Minor League Underway. Report
17/8/07 Congratulations to Megan Owens who is the U12 and U13 British Girls Chess Champion 2007.
She was also presented with the Roy Clues Cup for the best Welsh player overall.
19/7/07 GM M.Dzhumaev wins the South Wales International and £1000 with 8/9. Stuart Haslinger gets final GM norm.
Web Site
19/7/07 WCO KO Finals Day Games
15/7/07 WCU AGM Home Director’s Report
7/7/07 4th South Wales International Underway. Results.
7/7/07 Welsh Challenge Cup Final Report
27/5/07 Wanted: Welsh players for the British Championships. Click here for details.
27/5/07 WCPL report and final standings
25/5/07 Welsh AGM. Agenda
24/4/07 2007 Welsh Championship cross table and games now online.
15/4/07 WKO Cup Results and Semi Final Draws here
15/4/07 Welshbase Update. 12035 Games. Download zipped file here (2.6MB)
15/4/07 2007 Welsh Championships. While we are waiting for a report and the Championship games, here are the headlines of the event.
The Championship was won by James Cobb(6/7), with Michael White and Sven Zeidler joint 2nd (5/7).
Ioan Rees was U-21 champion (4½/7) and Abigail Cast Welsh Ladies Champion (3½/7). John Bowers and Jason Garcia win the
Tom Westom Major with 5½/7.
Danny Gottschalk won the John Bishop Minor with 6/7. Click on the links for
the John Bishop Minor and Tom Weston Major games. Cross Tables. Major Minor
15/4/07 2007 WCU AGM will be held on Thursday 7th June 2007 at 7:30 pm. The venue is the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel
. Attendees should park in the Main Car Park and enter the hotel via the main reception where they will be directed
to the actual meeting room.
1/4/07 FIDE April 2007 list
31/3/07 2007 Welsh Chess Championships starts 6/4/07 at the superb Vale of Glamorgan Indoor Training Centre
23/3/07 The 4NCL will be holding an inaugural team rapidplay tournament in the summer over 2 days (30/6-1/7/07) for which entries
are invited from all interested teams throughout the WCU, whether existing 4NCL teams wanting to
“dust off the cobwebs” during the summer or new teams wanting to try out the 4NCL without necessarily committing to the full league.
Click here for
further details.
2/2/07 Forum added: In this age of the 4NCL, the SWPL and Challenge cup, has the zonal competition lost it’s place in the WCU calendar?
Click here
to post your views. Click here for the forum
2/2/07 Zonal News: East Glamorgan lose 10-0 by default to Gwent. Click here.
24/1/07 Coaching in the WCU. At present people looking for a coach either for themselves or their children have no reliable information to
assist them
in making their choice. A list of accredited coaches will help players t
o find someone with relevant experience and provide some protection for young players from unsuitable persons.
From a new initiativ by the WCU
U management board, you can now apply to become an accredited WCU coach. Click here for details.
20/1/07 Jan FIDE Rating List. Congratulations to James Cobb on reaching 2420.
19/1/07 New Junior Club Chess Club - want to join? Click here for details of Dave Sully’s initiative..
1/1/07 Want to improve your chess? Click here to find out more!
12/11/06 WCU KO CUp 2006-7. First round draw.
12/11/06 Gwent win the U1500 Jamboree Results
8/11/06 Dyfed (23/2/07) and WCU Rapid Play (26/11/06) Entry Forms
31/10/06 Stuart Hutchings has sent an excellent final report on this years ECC
31/10/06 3-way tie at this years Gwent Closed.
23/10/06 SWPL 60-07. Season kicks off with a win for Cardiff.
23/10/06 For Sale: Ornate Chess Sets from the late Frank Hatto’s collection.
For further details contact Ian Eustis 01792 862115.
7/10/06 Today, the teams jet off to Austria for this years Euro Club Cup. Watch this space for on the spot reports
3/10/06 FIDE Rating List Oct 06
18/9/06 4NCL: Mixed fortunes for Welsh Teams. SWD 1 lose 7-1 to Guildford, SWD 2 lose to Brown Jack (Peter and Jane Richmond)
Results
4/9/06 Junior Competition Entry Forms. Please note that the WCU Junior Championships have been brought forward to 30th Sept.
4/9/06 James Cobb gets another GM scalp and finishes =2nd News.
2/9/06 James Cobb gets GM scalp.
26/8/06 West Wales Congress Oct 06 Entry Form
25/8/06 2006-7 WCU Rating List added
24/8/06 WCU Calendar Updated
24/8/06 Cardiff are Welsh Club Champions after drawing 3-3 with Nidum.Click here for details.
26/6/06 WCU AGM 2006 Minutes
25/6/06 Welsh Challenge Cup Results and Fixtures.
20/5/06 WCU AGM 15/6/06 Agenda and registration proposal.
13/5/06 WCU Statement supporting the Right Moves Election Campaign Click Here
4/5/06 4NCL: South Wales Dragons gain promotion to Division 1 4NCL Site Report
24/4/06 John Trevelyan wins the Welsh Championships Report.
4/4/06 Newsletter 1st Edition
4/4/06 OLYMPIAD - Selectors Report
4/4/06 Gwent win Zonals Results
29/3/06 U2000 Jamboree Results and games
29/3/06 British Championships Swansea 2006 WCU qualifiers and how to qualify
25/3/06 OPEN, U1800 & U1500 Results and Semi-Final Draw
5/3/06 New Link Added Bridgend Chess Club
9/2/06
Mens: 1. L.Williams 2374 2. R.Jones 2297 3. R.Dineley 4. T.Kett 2213 5. A.Spice 2202 6. J.Thomas 1933
Reserves 1st J.Trevelyan 2219 2nd F.May 2136 3rd P.Varley 2172 4th G.Morris 2094 5th C.Walsh 2205 Capt G.Rees
Ladies: 1. A.Cast 2. J.Wilson 3. S.Blackburne 4. M.Owens 1293 Reserve Julie van Kemenade 1696. Capt J.Cast
6/2/06 SWPL Results and games
6/2/06 U1700 Jamboree Results
6/2/06 Zonal Results Rounds 1 and 2
5/2/06 Who is on the management board? Click here to find out.
5/2/06 This year's WCU Easter Congress will be held in exceptional surroundings provided by our sponsor, the Vale Hotel, Hensol. The
entry form i
s now on the web-site.
Note: the qualification requirements for entry to the Welsh Championship have been slightly relaxed since the form was printed. See the
box on 'page
3' of the form.
28/1/06 Welsh Base updated 1172 games including Newport, and St Vincent.
22/12/05 Calendar added
2/12/05 4NCL SWD Report by David Sully plus some annotated games
29/11/05 U1500 & U1800 Ko Cups. Results and R2 draw here.
27/11/05 WCU U1500 Jamboree results
27/11/05 SWPL Round 1 Complete.
20/10 WCU Rapid Play Entry Form
9/10 Welsh Juniors in Europe. Click here
9/10 Bridgend Youth Tournament: Nov 12th Information
1/10 WCU KO Cup U1800 and U1500 Draw here
1/10 WCU Registration Form.This is the form that EG use to register players. Club secretaries in other Zones are welcome to
adapt it, with the agreement of their Zone Treasurer, to register their players.
7/9 Welsh Chess History - can you help? Click here
4/9 Welsh British Champions Report
3/9 SWPL Qualifying Event Report
3/9 East Glam Rapid Play Results and Report
30/8 West Wales Entry Forms
13/8 British Championships:
Joseff Thomas, Jac Thomas, Megan Owens - British U16, U14 and U11 Champions! Report to follow
10/8 Gothenburg: Welsh Stats
7/8 Gothenburg Final Round Report
6/8 Gothenburg R8 Wales beat Scotland!! Report Here
6/8 Gothenburg R7 Wales 1-3 Luxembourg Report here
5/8 Gothenburg R6 Turkey 3-1 Wales Report Here
3/8 Gothenburg R5 Wales 3½-½ Cyprus Report here
3/8 Gothenburg R4 - Ireland win clash of Celtic brothers Report here
1/8 Gothenburg R3 Finland 3-1 Wales Report Here
31/7 Gothenburg R2 Wales 0-4 Sweden Report Here
31/7 Gothenburg R1 Jones ½-½ Korchnoi !! Report here
20/7/2005 Monmouth: Dobrov and Rayner win. Tables here
18/7/2005 Dyfed Entry Form added
14/7/2005 South Wales International - Dobrov wins Results here
07/7/2005 WCU Rating List Published here
04/7/2005 July FIDE Rating List here
30/6/2005 Challenge Cup: Cardiff Win here
22/5/2005 WCU Cup Rules for 2005/6 here
WCU AGM - a new President and a new Treasurer, plus more MB changes. Details to follow soon.
East Glam AGM Details here
Nidum win the KO Cup. Results
9/5/2005 East Glamorgan RP Report
6/5/2005 WCU KO Finals day pairings here
4/5/2005 WCU AGM Details here
3/5/2005 Cardigan win the 1st South Wales Premier League
25/4/2005 East Glam win the U1700 Jamboree Results
11/4/2005 Welsh Championships Leighton Williams Wins! Results
11/4/2005 WCU FIDE Ratings April 05 Click here
25/03/2005 SWPL Round 4 Complete
21/03/2005 Welsh Junior Championships Report
12/03/2005 WCU KO Results and Semi Final Draw. All games to be played by end of April.
12/03/2005 SWPL Round 4 Results: Caerphilly topple Cardigan
24/02/2005 Updated Link to the New Nidum Liberals web page
24/02/2005 Dyfed Results
12/02/2005 Newport 2005 - results
09/02/2005 U1500 Jamboree Results
09/02/2005 Zonal Results and Table
07/02/2005 South Wales Premier League R3 - Cardigan maintain slender lead
07/02/2005 The Grange, Monmouth School. Welsh Chess success story!.
Read about Monmouth schools superb record for providing chess for youngsters. Can your zone emulate this? Kevin Thomas reports.
02/02/2005 Welsh Chess Championships Entry Form
02/02/2005 WCU Management Board Meeting minutes here
02/02/2005 SWPL Cardigan maintain their lead.
24/01/2005 U1500 Jamboree double round event - 6th Feb. at North Cardiff Chess Club.(09:45. Team lists to John Thornton by 09:50)
05/01/2005 KO Cup Round 1 results and Round 2 Pairings Click here
18/12/04 Jan 05 Welsh FIDE Ratings Click here
16/12/04 SWPL Round 2 completed. Cardigan are top! Click here
09/12/04 SWPL Round 2 games added
08/12/04 SWPL Cardigan defeat Nidum!!
04/12/04 4NCL Div 2 results R3&4 -SWD2 3 points from 4! Results and Games
04/12/04 SWPL Round 2 Monmouth hold Cardiff 2½-2½! Click here
04/12/04 Added pgn download for Welsh Base Click here
01/12/04 County matches: round 1 results plus some games. Click here
28/11/04 New link added Nidum Chess Club
16/11/04 New Link added to West Wales Chess League
14/11/04 Welsh Base updated
14/11/04 Update from Crete Click here
14/11/04 SWPL First Round Completed. Tables here
8/11/04 4NCL: R1 and 2 Welsh Team Results Click Here
7/11/04 South Wales Premier League Click here
7/11/04 News from the World Youth in Crete Click Here
5/11/04 Olympiad News Results and Games
16/10/04 Welsh KO Cup draw Click here
30/09/04 West Wales Weekend Congress, Swansea 8-10/10. 5 round swiss. Qualifies for the
BCF Grand Prix. For details and entries ring Les Philpin 01792 418711 email here
29/09/04 Added link to Rhyddings Web Site Click here
11/09/04 WCU KO Cup Entry Details Click here
03/09/04 Important dates for Juniors Click here
23/08/04 Jac Thomas - British U12 Champion!!
Megan Owens - British U9 Girls Champion!! Click here for report
23/08/04 Welsh Ladies Report Details here
05/08/04 WCU Rapid Play Details here
30/07/04 Glorney/Faber: Girls finish second!! Boys finish with wooden spoon after a 3-2 defeat against a strong Czech team. Click here.
30/07/04 Olympiad Squad Click here
29/07/04 Bad day at the office for the Welsh in Aberdeen. Click here.
28/07/04 Welsh Girls lead Faber after 3 rounds, but a 4½-½ defeat for the boys Click here
27/07/04 Glorney/Faber Results and games. Steady start for the Welsh!! Click here
26/07/04 2004-5 Calendar Click here
20/07/04 Summer Events Update (Cardiff and Caerphilly Clubs) Click here.
20/07/04 Monmouth Congress Results Click here
06/07/04 Press release: Monmouth School win BCF Schools Championships. Click here
05/07/04 Welsh Challenge Cup Results Click here
04/07/04 Jul 04 FIDE List. Click here
18/6/04 New Link Added Click here
25/5/04 Cardiff Chess Club - Summer Events programme. Click here
23/5/04 Welsh Base - update 3 added. WCU KO and ECC Greece. Click here
23/5/04 WCU KO Finals - games added. To play through Click here
16/5/04 Welsh KO Results Cardigan win!! Click here
13/5/04 It is with great regret that we have to announce the sad death yesterday of former WCU President, Frank Hatto. Obituary
to follow shortly.
Kevin Staveley’s personal obituary.
3/5/04 North Wales contacts added
3/5/04 Report on the East Glamorgan 50th Anniversary Event. Click here29/04/04 Summer Events Programmes Click here.
If you wish to advertise your club’s events, e-mail them to me here
18/04/04 - AGM - major changes to management board - details to follow soon.
03/04/04 New FIDE list out. click here
03/04/04 AGM Agenda Click here
07/03/04 Read Tim Kett’s report on the Welsh performance in Crete Click here
03/03/04 Oxford v Wales games Click here
26/02/04 Welsh base - more games added Click here
23/02/04 4-way tie in Fishguard Open. Abigail Cast beats IM Leighton Williams Click here
19/02/04 Read Tim Kett’s Report on Wales v Oxford University. Click here
19/02/04 Welsh base - more games added Click here
12/02/04 East Glam 50 year Celebration Event. Click here
11/02/04 Wales v The Greats - a selection of games. Click here
08/02/04 Links Updated. Click here
01/02/04 Entry Forms now available for download. Click here
25/01/04 Welsh teams at the 4NCL Click here
19/1/04 Gallery added Click here
19/1/04 South Wales Rapid Play Results. Click here
19/1/04 Hebden wins Welsh International Click here
05/01/04 Alan Spice wins the Newport Open. Click Here
04/01/04 Selection Tables for Ladies Olympiad added
25/12/03: Jan 04 provisional FIDE Rating List out. Click Here
25/12/03 Selection Tables for Olympiad (open section) updated.
22/12/03: read Tim Kett’s excellent round by round account of the trials and tribulations of the Welsh team’s exploits at Polvdiv 03.
