Important note on membership renewals by Paypal

We are appreciative of all membership renewals, and PayPal is a convenient method for many. However, we are finding that some (a minority of) members who have initiated a repeat payment by Paypal are omitting to amend the value of their annual subscription to £15 (instead of £12).

This was also the case last year, […]

2020 Olympiad: Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia: 1-15 August

The 2020 Olympiad is scheduled to take place in Khanty-Mansisyk, an oil-rich town in Western Siberia, from 1-15 August.  Khanty has hosted a number of major chess events, including the 2010 Olympiad and the current World Cup.  This note outlines the process for selecting both the Welsh Women’s and Open teams and draws attention to […]

NYCA Team Championship success for U-18’s and U14’s!

Every season we enter four teams from South Wales in the National Youth Chess Association competitions. In effect, these are English intercounty championships. As is to be expected, the opposition is strong and successes are few and far between, an occasional place in the top three being the best we can hope for.

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