 | Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)Patron: Lord Greg Mostyn |
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The Welsh Chess Union offers its condolences after the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts are with the family at this very sad time.
[Photograph courtesy of The Royal Family / Twitter. Photograph by Jane Bown CBE]
[…] On Sunday, 31st July, Kevin’s mother, Laura (Staveley), suffered a severe catastrophic stroke. At this present time Laura is lovingly been cared for by the doctors and nurses of the Royal Glamorgan Hospital where she is visited by close family only. Kevin and the whole family express their grateful thanks to the staff of the […]
Dyfed Chess has lost another stalwart. David Pinch, who passed away on Sunday 17 July, only moved to the area a few years ago but in that short period had become responsible for all that was good about chess in the Zone. Having initially been very active just as a player he […] It is with great sadness that news has reached the WCU that Len Skinner, Bridgend Chess Club, East Glamorgan passed away over the weekend of 6th-7th March 2022. Len was a long serving member of Bridgend Chess Club although due to his age etc he had not been a regular at the club for a […] 2021 has not been a good year for Cardigan Chess Club and on 6 October a third stalwart left us. Seamus, as he was known to the least respectful in chess circles (and Canon James Cunnane to those most respectful in the Catholic Church), was a member of the Club more or less from its […] Mike O’Leary, one of the founder members of the current Barry Chess Club, sadly passed away on 30th September after a long illness. The WCU wishes to express our sincere condolences to Mike’s family and friends at this very sad time. There will be a funeral on Friday 22nd October at St Helens […] Very sad news has reached the WCU that our FM Iolo Ceredig Jones passed away today after a long illness. The WCU wishes to express our sincere condolences to Iolo’s family and friends at this very sad time. There will be a private funeral on Wednesday September 15th at Aberystwyth Crematorium at 1pm. Contributions, if […] It is with great sadness that news has reached the WCU that John Porter, De La Beche Chess Club, West Wales recently passed away. His clubmate Ken Huntley has written this obituary below. John Porter – an Obituary by Ken Huntley I joined the Tycoch Chess club in 1975, played two games and […] It is with great sadness that we have learned that Gary Wakeham passed away at his home on Wednesday 14th April at the age of 64. Gary was a long standing member of Cardiff Chess Club and over the years served as Club Secretary and Team Captain and was also a very popular Junior Coach. […]
Sadly, news has reached the WCU that Tony Haigh who was prominent in the Dyfed League passed away recently. The funeral will be a private affair due to the Coronavirus retrictions but a more public commemoration of his life may take place at a later date. The WCU wish to pass on our […] |
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