 | Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)Patron: Lord Greg Mostyn |
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Kevin Staveley has recently noticed that the number of players playing in weekend congresses has fallen. To better understand the reasons for this fall, would members please complete the questionnaire below and return it to Kevin Staveley (kevin.staveley@btinternet.com). Chess Congress Questionnaire Thank you The 2024 WCU AGM will be held on Sunday 10th November at 4,00 pm via Zoom. Tuesday, 1st October at Nor Store Locator th Cardiff Chess Club beginning at 6.30 pm Teams of 3 players. 6.30 pm start 9 rounds. If more than 10 teams enter the competition will be split into two sections with 10 teams in one section and remainder in the other. IT IS A REQUIREMENT […] This year’s West Wales League kicked off as usual with the annual Lightning Tournament at Morriston, on Monday 2nd September. I think I owe members a sincere apology as at least 3 of the emails sent to club secretaries never arrived. So sorry if anyone who wanted to play was never informed. One stray email […] Please note that the WCU fees for season 2024-2025 remain the same as season 2023-24. These are: Existing WCU members Seniors / Adults: £20 Juniors (U-18 on 1/9/2024): £10 New WCU members Seniors / Adults: £10 Juniors (U-18 on 1/9/2024): £5 Curve Media are currently casting for their most recent commission, Chess Masters (working title for the BBC where passionate and highly skilled chess players from all backgrounds will battle it out across a series of rapid chess games before one will be crowned the title of Chess Champion. They welcome applicants from various styles, standards […]
The annual WWCL Rapidplay for the AO Jones trophy was held at Morriston Rugby Club on Saturday 18th May 2024. We’ve opened the event to non -WWCL members for some years now and again attracted players from the East Glam & Dyfed leagues. The AO Jones trophy is awarded to the […] Due to unforeseen circumstances these events have had to be cancelled at very short notice. The Management Board wish to express our regret regarding this which was due to circumstances beyond our control. Dear WCU Chess Colleagues, As you know FIDE have uplifted sub-2000 players to counter inflation over a period of time. We have done extensive analysis to remedy this effect on our ratings. On balance, we are adopting Plan B of the 2 options outlined in the document shown in the link found here: Please see […] Former Barry player Richard Hanscombe had his life saved recently while playing chess. Further details here. The Welsh Chess Union has obtained some funding from FIDE to run an adult player development programme in the period January to April 2024. This programme will be taken by one of several coaches and will involve six two hour online sessions during the 4 month period. The coaching will be structured for players of […] |
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