The 2019 Megafinal, part of the UK Chess Challenge, took place on Saturday, 18th May at St Teilo’s School, Cardiff. Over 220 students took part.
We sincerely thank all those who helped in so many ways to make this a success:
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The 2019 Megafinal, part of the UK Chess Challenge, took place on Saturday, 18th May at St Teilo’s School, Cardiff. Over 220 students took part. We sincerely thank all those who helped in so many ways to make this a success: The tournament went well, with 7 rounds played on the day. There was lunch provided in the hour break. At the end of it all, Ian Jones defended his title. Having won the tournament last year. He was tied in first place with Friedemann Brock. They played two play off games, only to win one each. At which point they agreed to split the prize, with Ian taking the trophy as well. All in all, there were 20 participants. The grading ranged from 2240 to 1200. Winners =1st Ian Jones & Friedemann Brock Junior Prize Oliver Sapsford EUROPEAN SENIORS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 This announcement invites WCU members, registered as Welsh with FIDE, to contact Peter Bevan (internationaldirector@welshchessunion.uk) by 31 May if they are interested in taking part in one or other section of this event. As usual the ESTC will be a nine-round Swiss with standard FIDE time limits and one round a day. Teams of four play in any one round but that team may be chosen from a squad of five. Teams may represent either a national federation or ‘any regional structure of a federation’ and there is no limit to the number of teams a federation may enter. But all the players in a squad must be registered with FIDE as representing the Federation making the entry. As usual there will be separate open events for teams of players all over 50 and all over 65 at the end of the More details of these costs, the location and its hotels and also the playing rules and timetable are to be found below. Welsh Participation in 2019 Players responding to this note should state for which event they would like to be considered and, if they are over 65 (or will be by 31/12/19), in which section they would prefer to play. As in the past the WCU wish to give as many players as reasonably feasible a chance to participate in these events. Requests to enter Welsh club or regional sides, as well as teams representing the WCU itself, are welcomed. Players in club or regional sides must be WCU This can be downloaded here. Anyone interested in competing in this event should refere to the rules and regulations here. This can be viewed here. The WCPL games for the 2018-2019 season are now available on the Games page. The games from the 2019 Welsh Championships and Open/Major can now be downloaded from the Games page. Swansea University Chess Club will be hosting its invitational tournament for the third year in a row. This year’s edition is on May 11 at Swansea University, Singleton Campus. Last two years were a great success and it is set to be even better this year. You will play seven games of chess, there will be some snacks and drinks and entry fee is low at only £5. We welcome all chess players to participate. You can register at the link below: https://forms.gle/ Tournament details: Date: 11 May Time control: 20 min per person per game (no increments) Entry fee: £5 Schedule: 1000-1045am – Round 1 1050-1135 – Round 2 1145-1230 – Round 3 Lunch Break – (We should potentially provide snacks) 1330-1415 – Round 6 1420-1505 – Round 5 1510-1555 – Round 6 1600-1645 – Round 7 (Final Round) Contact: chesssociety@Swansea- 07494 474989 07449 798462
This year’s Championships were, once again, held at the Cardiff North Hotel. Numbers were slightly down on previous years but this was understandable due to a clash with the World Seniors Championships taking place simultaneously in Rhodes. Continue reading 2019 Welsh Championships |
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