Congratulations are in order to Tom Thorpe who was recently awarded the FIDE Arbiter title at the 88th FIDE Congress in Antalya, Turkey.
 | Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)Patron: Lord Greg Mostyn |
| Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)Patron: Lord Greg Mostyn |
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Congratulations are in order to Tom Thorpe who was recently awarded the FIDE Arbiter title at the 88th FIDE Congress in Antalya, Turkey. In the light of the ongoing restrictions caused by the Covid-19 crisis, the Annual General Meeting for 2020, originally set for 17 May, has been postponed. When rearranged, suitable advance notice will be given in accordance with the terms of the WCU Constitution. Similarly, the Management Board meeting scheduled for 15 April is also postponed […] The Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation and Welsh Chess Union are pleased to announce the William Davies Evans Correspondence Cup. With the widespread disruption of Over the Board Chess events due to the Covid-19 Virus, we are partnering to organise a server-based Correspondence Chess Tournament. The event will be held utilising the Silli Tournament system, where […] In view of the current situation it has been decided to postpone the Welsh Championships (10-13 April) and also the Welsh Rapidplay and Blitz Championships (24-25 April). All entry fees received for the Welsh Championship will be refunded in full over the next couple of weeks. Following the postponement of the WCPL and Under […] Junior Events Contrary to current Government advice on school activities, we have decided to cancel the impending Welsh Junior Championship. The conditions affecting our Junior events are rather different from those seen in individual schools. As well as bringing together juniors from different schools, the tournament also requires the services of our volunteers – some […] A vacancy has arisen for a Visiting Chess Tutor for Adavanced Students (all ages) at St John’s College, William Nicholls Drive, Cardiff, CF35YX from September 2020 onwards. More details are here. The new rating system is now live with a dedicated webpage for all zones. This can be found here: Attention all WCU members! The WCCF has now created this major event and request that any interested WCU members who wish to try correspondence chess should consider entering. Anyone wishing to compete in this event will find information here. You can now sign up on the top right to receive all the latest website news direct to your inbox! The WCU Management Board would like to wish all WCU members a Happy New Year. Sad news has reached us that Ian White has passed away. Chris Dixon has sent us a short bio below. A native of Pontypool, Ian attended West Monmouth Grammar School for Boys, representing their chess team on many occasions. He also represented Wales in the Glorney Cup competition. Ian was a member of Pontypool Chess […] |
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