 | Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)Patron: Lord Greg Mostyn |
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This can be viewed here All games are now available on the games page. Sad news has reached us that Ian White has passed away. Chris Dixon has sent us a short bio below. A native of Pontypool, Ian attended West Monmouth Grammar School for Boys, representing their chess team on many occasions. He also represented Wales in the Glorney Cup competition. Ian was a member of Pontypool Chess Club for around 50 years, playing for the team regularly in local leagues and national competitions. He captained the A team in recent years, for whom he was an “ever present” player. His playing strength is apparent from the Gwent titles he won – outright champion in 2001 and joint champion in 2004. A tough opponent, Ian would love to “grind out” results in endgames, whether pursuing a difficult win or fighting hard for a draw. Ian was of a quiet and private disposition, but nevertheless he was a popular member of the chess community, both in Pontypool and beyond – a true gentleman. His sudden passing was a shock to us all, and he will be very sadly missed. The funeral will be at the Crematorium in Croesyceiliog on Monday, December 9th, at 10.30 am. No flowers are requested, but there will be an opportunity to make a donation to the British Heart Foundation. Yet again, the event was very successful. Some photos are shown below. 
It is with regret that Abergavenny Chess Club has to report the loss of a long standing member, Bll Newrick, who passed away recently after a long illness. Bill had been an enthusiastic and loyal member of the club for more than thirty years and although he had entered his ninth decade he was still playing to a good club standard. Indeed, in his last playing season he very narrowly missed winning the best performance prize for a second division player in the Gwent League. He will be missed by all the members of Abergavenny Chess Club and those West Walians who enjoyed his company at the Guernsey tournament every October.
The third Junior Congress of the season was held at the Cathedral School, Cardiff with 70 entries. Section prize winners were PREMIER 1st Oliver Sapsford 2nd Tycho Twohig 3rd Govind Anandkumar MAJOR 1st Bindu Doddi 2nd Gruff Dafydd, Macsen Evans, Lucy Taylor, Vedant Lutchman Singh STARTERS 1st Harris Kumar 2nd Luca Davies, Louise Davies, Fraser Hughes Held at the Cathedral School, Cardiff this year’s Championships attracted 12 teams, the largest number of entries for quite a few years. Successfully defending the title the won in 2018 were Chepstow School 2nd St John’s College, Cardiff 3rd Whitchurch High School 14 players took part in this 11 round event. The final results were: 1st Daniel Kosuzek 2nd Jose Camacho Collados 3rd Grzegorz Toczek Rating Prize: Ryan Cheung Since the 2018 Olympiad, following advice from FIDE, the Management Board has drawn up draft proposals regarding selection and appeals process policies which can be downloaded below. The Management Board would welcome feedback from members and any comments should be forwarded to Mark Adams by 29/11/19. It is important to remember that these are only proposals at present and therefore will not apply until at least the 2022 Olympiad. For the 2020 Olympiad, the current Selection Policy applies. The Annual Cardiff Schools Championship, now in its 8th year, was once again held at Cardiff City Stadium. The event attracted 37 teams with about 400 students present. We would like to thank all who supported this event with help in so many ways. This year the event was supported by “Mostyn Estates Ltd” and we sincerely thank them for this support. Rhydypenau Primary School (A Team) were crowned champions with St John’s School (A Team) second and Caedraw School third. Other prizes were awarded to Peterston-Super-Ely School (A team); St Joseph’s School, Clydach and Ysgol y Wern (C team) It has been decided that this year the games from the event will NOT be rated.
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