The 2019 Welsh Girls’ Championships were held at Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili on 26th January.
The lower age groups were paired as one large group with the following prizewinners:
U8: 1st Nona Roberts,
2nd Lydia Thomas
3rd Amelie Caesar
U9: 1st Vivien Townsend
2nd Gwennan Evans
U10: 1st Isabella Caesar
2nd Sophie Clark
3rd Mia Jones
Isabella had the remarkable achievement of becoming Welsh Champion in two different disciplines on the same day, as she became a Welsh swimming champion in the morning and by claiming byes in the chess, and then winning the 3 games she managed to arrive for in the afternoon, she scored enough to win the U10 chess title.
The other two groups were Swiss events
U11: 1st= Tabitha Ryan, Ashika Shahameeran
3rd Ava Choung
U12: 1st= Alice Potter, Gabriella Watkins
3rd Kirby Paul
U14 Champion Hiya Ray (only entrant)
A boys’ Starters’ event was held at the same time with the prizewinners:
1st Andras Potts
2nd Kelley Maunder
3rd Benjy Hill
