Chess Congress Questionnaire

Kevin Staveley has recently noticed that the number of players playing in weekend congresses has fallen.

To better understand the reasons for this fall, would members please complete the questionnaire below and return it to Kevin Staveley (kevin.staveley@btinternet.com).

Chess Congress Questionnaire

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2026 Welsh Rapidplay Championship

2026 WELSH RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

1st James Tapp 6 £120 2nd = *Alexis Harakis *Tim Kett *Grzgorz Toczek *Thomas Brown 5.5 £45 each

 

Welsh Ladies Rapidplay Champion Yimo Liu 3.5 £30 Welsh Under 18 Rapidplay Champion Otto Bartlett-Davis Csege Hanczar 5 £15 each Welsh Under 16 Rapidplay Champion Otto Bartlett-Davis Csege Hanczar […]

2025-26 West Wales K O Cup Results

Open Stan Fort Cup

Final Morriston Balrogs 2.5-1.5 White Knights A

Under 1900 R E Jones Trophy

Final Morriston Banshees 1.5-2.5 Noahs Yard A

Under 1650 A D Nicholson Shield

Final 3 team jamboree 1st Noahs Yard B  3 points 2nd Morriston Hydras 2 points 3rd Castell Nedd Centurians 1 point

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2026 Fishguard Rapidplay Results

  There were 60 players competing.   Congratulations to the organisers for a superb event. The prize winners were:

1st place: FM Alexis Harakis, Pembrokeshire – £150 2nd place (joint): Ewan Ferguson, Carmarthen – £75 2nd place (joint): Daniel Wilmot, Pontypridd – £75 Best placed U1700: Michael Edwards, Narberth – £30 Best placed U1500 (joint): […]

Pembrokeshire Chess Club welcomes AI opponent

 

 

Last week, Pembrokeshire Chess Club hosted a special guest: “Rook to D2” – an AI-powered chess robot from the Welsh Chess Union.

The visit marked the first stop of the robot’s tour across Wales, making it a historic moment for the county. Club members, both young and old, gathered at Kensington Court […]

Welsh Junior Champs Prize winners

 

WELSH JUNIOR CHAMPS PRIZE WINNERS

 

UNDER 14 CHAMPIONSHIP

 

1st =

Otto Bartlett-Davis

James Choung

4

3rd =

Samarth Chawla

Rohan Powell

3.5

 

UNDER 12 CHAMPIONSHIP

 

1st

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2026 Welsh Championship Results

  2026 WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP   PRIZE WINNERS   CHAMPIONSHIP   Position Name Points Prize 1st Jose Camacho Collados 6 £300 2nd Hugo Fowler 5.5 £200 3rd = Jonathan Blackburn Sven Zeidler Alex Bullen 5 £35 each Ladies Champion Imogen Camp 4.5 £50 U21 Champion Iwan Cave 3.5 £50 Rating Prize Imogen Camp 4.5 £50 […]

2026 WCU Spring Congress and Junior Champ Results

 

WELSH UNDER 13 CHAMPIONSHIP 1st = Archie Jones Adam Sarwar 4 pts   3rd Rohan Powell 3,5 pts     WELSH UNDER 11 CHAMPIONSHIP 1st = Cynan Jones Constantine Popov 4 pts   3rd = Clara Deng Dimitri Zografos 3,5 pts     WELSH UNDER 9 CHAMPIONSHIP 1st Daarshik Haldar     2nd Zirui […]

2026 Welsh Blitz Results 14/2/26

1st Jose Camacho Collados £120 2nd Grzegorz Toczek £80 3rd Daniel Kozusek £40

RATING PRIZES

Under 1750 Govind Anandkumar and Arush Murthy £30 each Under 1550 Andrei Zhuraviev £30

 

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2026 South Wales Winter Congress Results

SOUTH WALES WINTER CONGRESS PRIZEWINNERS

OPEN

1 James Tapp 4.5 £150 2 = Alex Bullen David McGhee Adam J Musson Alan Young 4 £37.50 each Rating Prize  1890 = 1771 Tomasz Zapboowski 3.5 £30 Under 1771 Rating Prize Wutong Chen 3 £30

MAJOR

1 Andrew R Smith 4.5 […]

WCU Rating List 2026

The rating list has now been updated with the new 2026 ratings. If you spot any anomalies with your calculation, please contact Dave Norris d.j.norris@outlook.com   Mark Adams Executive Director