ECU Newsletter October 2017

The October 2017 ECU Newsletter can be downloaded here.

FIDE Executive Board 2017 Decisions

The FIDE Executive Board 2017 decisions can be viewed here.

2017 Global Chess Festival Report

The 2017 Global Chess Festival took place in Budapest from 14th October. A report can be downloaded here.

‘Match of Millenials’ book available for free download

FIDE TRG Publications have made the ‘Match of the Millenials’ book by Evstratios Grivas available for free download here.

 

William Hewitt and Rudy Van Kemenade share 2017 Welsh Blitz Championships

At the 2017 Welsh Blitz Championships, held at Bishop Hedley High School, Merthyr Tydfil, on Saturday June 17, William Hewitt and AGM Rudy Van Kemenade shared first place with a score of 9/11.

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WSTC 2017 Roundup

Both Welsh teams lost their opening round games.

All games are available for download on a daily basis during the Championship on the Games page.

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ECU Press Release 24/4/17

The latest ECU Press Release can be downloaded here.

2017 World Seniors Team Championships Heraklion, Crete 23rd April – 3rd May Live games

Wales will be represented by two teams in this event, Wales Deheubarth in the Over 65’s and Wales Silures in the Over 50’s events.

Tournament results for Wales Deheubarth can be found here.

Tournament results for Wales Silures can be found here.

Live games can be found here.

Report to follow.

Carl Strugnell achieves third IM norm at the 2017 Tralee Classic!

Carl Strugnell his third and final IM norm at the 2017 Tralee Classic Section A in Ireland last week with a score of 4.5/9!

The final crosstable is here.

A video and games are available here.

Carl Strugnell wins Geof Tyrrell Best Game Prize 2016

In this the seventh year of the competition in memory of Geof, the judges, Stuart Hutchings, Dave James and Howard Williams, looked at 42 games which met our basic criteria. In short, these are wins or draws by Welsh players against foreign opposition rated both 2250 or over and 150 points or more above the […]