ECU Newsletter December 2018

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WORLD SENIORS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

DEADLINE: 15 JANUARY 2019

This announcement invites WCU members, registered as Welsh with FIDE, to let us know by 15 January whether they may be interested in taking part in this event (and in which section) by e-mailing Peter Bevan (internationaldirector@welshchessunion.uk)  and Howard Williams (chairmanselectors@welshchessunion.uk).  

Players intending […]

World Cadets Championship, Spain, Nov 3-16

Belated news from the World Cadets Tournament held in Santiago in Spain during November.

Hiya Ray was the only Welsh player to take part, playing in the Girls U12 Championship. She was given financial support with a bursary from the WCU. These bursaries are to support players whose rating suggests they have a good […]

Junior Quadrangular Results

The annual quadrangular tournament was held in Liverpool on 8th-9th December.Wales best placing was 2nd in the U16, 2.5 game points behind the winners Scotland. The U14 team finished 3rd, but were only beaten by the winners Scotland. The U12 competition was very close with Wales in last place, but only 3 game points […]

Welsh Junior Rapidplay Championships Results

The Junior Rapidplay Championships were played on Saturday 15th December at Bishop Hedley school in Merthyr.

The prizewinners were:-U8 Championship (7 players) Joint champions:  Aaryan Pandit  and Hasan Amar    3rd= Govind Anandkumar, James Choung, Gruff DafyddU10 Championship  (9 players) Champion: Tom Davies   2nd  Evan Lewis   3rd= Wangsu Xu, Isabella Caesar, Henry GoldsmithU12 […]

Bill Flew RIP

Sad news has reached us that Bill Flew has passed away. 

Bill was a regular player in Upper killay and  initialy a captain of the second team before  becoming the first team captain.   He  started playing in the league for Pennard in the 1970’s, before moving away to the Midlands.   He retured to […]

WCPL Games

The games from Rounds 1 and 2 are now downloadable from the Games page.

First Rank Edition 18

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ECU Newletter November 2018

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ST JOHN COLLEGE GO THROUGH ECF U11 OPEN

  Playing at home on Sat 1st of December 2018, St John emerged as the victors in this 5 round Swiss tournament.   The six teams that took part in this competition were:  Dell, Rhydypennau A and B, Ysgol y Wern, St John and Broadfield primary who travelled from Swindon.   With scores tied at […]