Castell Nedd Haloween Pizza Party

Another successful year with the Cast Halloween Pizza Party! The junior members turned up to enjoy an evening filled with decorations, costumes, Halloween games — and, of course, chess. There were some wonderful contributions that made the event extra special. Ocean’s grandmother, Marion, baked 30 Halloween-themed cupcakes, while Cae brought along some of his […]

South Wales Autumn Congress Results

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Final position Name Points Prize 1 = Duke, Dillan Liu Yutong 4.5  £125 each 3 = Kett, Tim Turner, Joseph David 4 £25 each Under 1800 Rating Prize Smith, Andrew R Korowski, Georgi 3.5 £50 each Under 1700 Rating Prize Chen, Wutong 3.5 £100 

 

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Bob Owen RIP

  It is with great sadness that the Management Board need to inform you that Bob Owen from Bridgend Chess Club has passed away on 27th October 2025.   Bob has been a core member of the Bridgend club for many years and many current members of the EGCA would have played a game against […]

2025 European Club Cup Results

Four teams represented Wales at this event. They were The Full Ponty, Morriston in Wales, Cardiff Chess Club 1 and Cardiff Chess Club 2.

The Full Ponty were seeded 96 of 102, Morriston in Wales 101 of 102, Cardiff Chess Club 1 89 0f 102 and Cardiff Cess Club 2 102 of 102.

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2025 European Club Cup

The 2025 European Club Cup will be held in Rhodes, Greece between October 18th and 26th,

Four welsh tams will be competing: The Full Ponty, Morriston, Cardiff 1 and Cardiff 2.

We wish them well.Tournament website

Chess Results info

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WCU AGM

The 2025 WCU AGM will be held on 23rd November 2025 at 14.30 via zoom. Motions or any other matters for inclusion at the AGM, should be sent to the Executive Director by Oct 27th 2025. (Email: executivedirector@welshchessunion.uk)    

October 6th, 2025 | Category: News, Uncategorized | Comments are closed

David (D K) Evans RIP

Sadly, the WCU has recently been made aware of the death of David Evans (a.k.a. D K) from Bridgend in March 2024.

David played chess a lot in the 1970s – 80s for both Bridgend in the East Glamorgan League and Swansea in the West Wales League. In more recent times he […]