On Sunday January 28th 2018, Garry Kasparov will be on Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4.
 | Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)Patron: Lord Greg Mostyn |
| Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)Patron: Lord Greg Mostyn |
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On Sunday January 28th 2018, Garry Kasparov will be on Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4. The games from Round 3 of the WCPL can now be downloaded from the Games page. The current Publicity Director, Richard Stevenson, will be standing down from this role at the AGM of the WCU, to be held at Pencoed on 4 March. Would you consider standing for this position? At the second week-end of the junior 4NCL 2017/2018 season, held in Telford, one of the three Welsh Dragons teams won the second division. Welsh Dragons Green – Merlin Davies, Ellison Smith, Sam Goodfellow, Ben Jaberansari and Tom Davies – netted nine match points, one more than second-placed Barnet Knights 2. The date of the 2018 congress has been brought forward a week and will now take place Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th June.
The change is necessary because Llandudno will be hosting Armed Forces Day 2018 on the weekend we had originally booked. This major national event is expected to attract around 200,000 visitors, which would make accommodation both hard to find and unusually expensive and travel a bit problematic. Also, Venue Cymru is now no longer available (we understand it will be closed for security reasons).
Apologies for any inconvenience to players who have already made plans. Anyone who has already booked accommodation should have no difficulty changing their booking, as hotels will expect to be able to re-fill any cancellations very easily that weekend.
For anyone planning to extend their stay longer than the chess weekend to enjoy some holiday time in North Wales, do bear in mind that while Armed Forces Day itself is on Saturday 30th June, celebrations begin the week before (Monday 25th), so you may wish to book early or avoid that particular week.
The amended Entry Form is now available on the Calendar page. The players below can be congratulated as already qualified for the 2018 Welsh Junior championships. We hope they will play regularly in higher rated rapidplay events throughout the season to increase their standard of play in readiness for these Championships.
An updated list of qualifiers should be available on the website within a week of any large WCU organised junior rapidplay event. In the case of any omission now or during the season, please contact John Thornton at john@wcurapidplayratings.co.uk Congratulations to the following new qualifiers for the Junior Championships after the 1st Junior Congress in Merthyr: U9 Solomon Baker
U10 William Pennock
U11 Rishi Paul, Vedant Lutchman Singh Congratulations also to the following whose revcent results have qualified them for the Junior Championships:
U8 top qualifiers: Eliot Baylis and Archie Hewitt
U9 Alex Moat
U11 Lewis Wynn, Evan Layton and Govind Anandkumar
Continue reading Juniors who have qualified for the 2018 Welsh Junior Championships (Final Table) At the 2018 South Wales and West-of-England jamboree, held at Chepstow School on Saturday 13 January, Glamorgan won the under 9s and under 11s sections. In the under 14s they finished third, behind Gwent and winners Somerset. Continue reading Glamorgan Under 9s and Under 11s win the Wales and West-of-England jamboree The 2018 WCU AGM will be held at Pencoed Welfare Hall on Sunday 4th March 2018 at 2pm. Appointment of Non-Playing Captains/Coaches for the Welsh Teams In the Open And Women’s Sections Expressions of interest, together with details of previous experience and/or other qualifications, are invited for one or other of the two posts – by 28 February to Howard Williams, Chair WCU Selection Committee, Chairmanselectors@welshchessunion.org.uk. The Committee will meet in the first half of April to take the matter forward. Continue reading 2018 Olympiad (Batumi, Georgia, 23/9/2018 – 7/10/2018) The games from the 2018 New Year Open and Major are now downloadable from the Games page. |
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