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South Wales come second in the NYCA Under 16s

At the NYCA competitions held at Kennilworth on 4 November South Wales came second out of six teams in the under 16s, and fourth out of six teams in the under 12s. Meanwhile, North Wales and Cheshire came third in the under 16s and sixth in the under 12s.

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More Junior qualifiers for the 2018 Welsh Junior Championships

Congratulations to the following new qualifiers for the Junior Championships after the 1st Junior Congress in Merthyr:

U9 Solomon Baker U10 William Pennock U11 Rishi Paul, Vedant Lutchman Singh.

George Smith awarded Welsh Arbiter title

George Smith, a chess player at Chepstow School, has been awarded the title Welsh Arbiter.

First Welsh Junior Congress 2017

The first of three Welsh Junior Congresses to be held this autumn took place on Saturday 21 October at Bishop Hedley High School in Merthyr. Daniel Shek won the Open section, Yuxuan Wu the Premiership, Rishi Paul the Major and Sarthak Nukalapati the Starters.

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St John’s and Howell’s share 2017 Welsh Secondary School Championships

At the 2017 Welsh Secondary School Championships, hosted at Bishop Hedley High School in Merthyr on Saturday 21 October, the joint winners were two schools from Cardiff: St John’s, and the previous holders, Howell’s. Third were Chepstow School.

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Millfield International 2017: Chepstow come second in the Majors

Making their debut in the 2017 Millfield International, Chepstow School came second in the Major section, just behind Torquay Grammar School for Boys.

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Welsh Dragons deliver strong performances in the Junior 4NCL

At the junior 4NCL competition held at Wokefield Park, Reading, on the 30 September and 1 October, the three Welsh Dragons teams all finished in the top half of the table.

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South Wales U14s come third in NYCA

In the NYCA tournament held in Telford on Sunday 24 September, the under 14s came third with 18.5 game points out of a possible 36. The under 18s came joint third with Warwickshire, scoring 6 game points out of a possible 24.

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Hiya Ray and the European Under-12 Girls Championship in Romania

Hiya Ray recently competed in the European U-12 Girls Championship in Romania. She acheived a score of 4½/9 (+3 =3 -3) versus an average field of almost 1700 FIDE. Her own FIDE rating of 1483 will be gaining 82 points as a result. Hiya’s report and games are below.

Tim Kett

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Welsh Junior Championships 2018 – Qualification Changes

PLEASE NOTE In order to take part in the 2018 Welsh U8, 9, 10 or 11 Championships players must have achieved the following ratings: U8 (born 2010 or later) over 200, U9 (born 2009 or later) over 550, U10 (born 2008 or later) over 700, U11 (born 2007 or later) over 800. For qualification for […]

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