Attention all Club Secretaries in Dyfed, East Glam, Gwent and North Wales!

Following a suggestion by our new Publicity Officer Paul Hatchett, the website now has a page allowing the user to search for a local club based on their postcode. In order for this to be a success, would all club secretaries outside West Wales (I have those) please notify me of the details of their […]

Information for Chess Players in North Wales

Between 19th and 23rd August, the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) Conference will be held in Llandudno.

Therefore, the Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation (WCCF) would like to use this opportunity to engage with chess players in North Wales regarding over-the-board events to be held during the conference and information can be found here.

Chess Players / Teachers / Parents

Momentum is growing in Junior Chess and more adults are needed to help out. The charity “Chess in Schools and Communities” (CSC) are running a course to encourage people to get involved on either a paid or voluntary basis. The course will cover:

· Techniques for teaching chess—practical exercises

· Resources available […]

Welsh Championship weekend games now available

The games from the 2018 Welsh Championship, Tom Weston Open Major and John Bishop Minor are now available for download from the Games page.

URGENT!! 2018 WCU AGM

Please note that due to the adverse weather conditions, the 2018 WCU AGM scheduled to take place on Sunday 4th March has now been cancelled.

This will now be rearranged and a new date announced in the near future.

ECU Newsletter February 2018

The February 2018 ECU Newsletter can be downloaded from here.

Welsh Junior Championships 2018: Week-end one results

At the first week-end of the Welsh Junior Chess Championships, held at Chepstow School on 24-25 February, Susana Fraser and Ifan Rathbone-Jones shared the Under 14 title, Ellison Smith won the under 12s, Sridatta Dantu and Ben Jaberansari shared the under 10s and Govind Anandkumar won the under 8s.

Llya Taylor won the under 10 […]

Lord Greg Mostyn WCU Patron

Today, the Welsh Chess Union has the great pleasure to announce that Lord Greg Mostyn has agreed to become a patron of the Welsh Chess Union.

We look forward to working with him and to meeting him at events around Wales.

2018 WCU AGM

The 2018 WCU AGM will be held at Pencoed Welfare Hall on Sunday 4th March 2018 at 2pm.

2018 New Year Congress Games

The games from the 2018 New Year Open and Major are now downloadable from the Games page.