Llanelli Chess Club History

‘A Chess Player’ writing from Llanelli in March 1835, wrote that, “three gentlemen resident here, are willing to challenge any three gentlemen in Swansea at a game of chess”, with moves being transmitted by post.  There had already been some biting correspondence in the paper between himself and ‘Jonathon Bradford’ of Swansea.

Writing from Oystermouth […]

2023 World Junior Championships Mexico

Ifan  Rathbone-Jones is representing Wales at this event.

His progress can be followed here. 

2023 World Seniors Team Championships North Macedonia

The team representing Wales in the Over 65s comprises the following players:

Peter Varley John Fletcher Lee Davis John Waterfield Anthony Hughes

The team representing Wales in the Over 50s comprises the following players:

Sven Zeidler Mark Adams Lee Davis David Perrett Gary Thomas

 

Their progress can be followed here. 

We wish them well.

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Newport Open, Intermediate and Welsh Seniors Results

Newport Open 

1st Keith Arkell 5/5

Newport Intermediate 

1st Yaroslav Sharhorodsky 5/5

Welsh Seniors

=1st Rudy van Kemenade and Mark Thomas (Games now on the Games page)

 

2023 Glorney, Gilbert, Robinson and Stokes Report

                                                      Glorney  Gilbert  International   2023

This year the tournament was held in Scotland in a welcome return to over the board competition.  As in previous years, we were restricted […]