On March 12th, Imogen Camp competed in the annual Varsity match between Cambridge and Oxford Universities.
A full report by GM Jonathan Speelman can be viewed here.
 | 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 March 12th, Imogen Camp competed in the annual Varsity match between Cambridge and Oxford Universities. A full report by GM Jonathan Speelman can be viewed here. Following the long absence of over-the-board activities during the past two years, the Selection Committee in consultation with the WCU Management Board agreed to hold a all-play-all event over two weekends in March to assist the selectors in determining the current strength and form of the strongest players in Wales prior to selection for the […] The Welsh Chess Union (WCU) was recently asked by FIDE to give an opinion regarding our view on international chess relationships with Russia. Belarus has now been included in this discussion. On February 27, 2022, an extraordinary meeting of the FIDE Council was held regarding the current situation and what urgent measures should be […] At a recent Management Board Sub-Committee meeting which included Howard Williams, the Chairman of Selectors, it was agreed that due to the lack of OTB practice players had experienced during the pandemic, an all play all event or several should be held to assist the Selection Committee in selection for the Olympiad. As a result, […] EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST DEADLINE 8th FEBRUARY 2022 This announcement invites all WCU members, registered as Welsh with FIDE, to let us know by 8 February whether they may be interested in taking part in this event by e-mailing Peter Bevan (internationaldirector@welshchessunion.uk). Details of Event This event will take place in Brezice, […] Grzegor Toczek is currently competing in the 2021 FIDE World Rapid in Poland. His games can be viewed on Chess24 here
A few days before the event, Tim Kett was forced to rule himself out due to Covid in the household as the airline would not allow him to travel. At very short notice the Captain, Jason Garcia was able to get two other players namely Lee Davis and John Weatherlake. Therefore the full team is […] Wales will be competing in this event which takes place in Slovenia between November 11th-22nd. Our players will be Grzegorz Toczek, Tim Kett, Jason Garcia and Allan Pleasants. The website for the event can be viewed here. Between September 25th and October 5th, both Mark Adams and Anthony Hughes competed in this event and finished with a score of 4/9. Mark was seeded 20/36 and Anthony 26/36. The event can be viewed here.
Every moth the International Rating Officer receives from FIDE a results report. It shows every Fide-rated game played by WLS players, and is very useful to the WCU rating officers and potentially to the selectors. The main problem is that no-one wants to wade through it just in case they find something. Therefore the […] |
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