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The 2022 Olympiad will take place at Chennai, India between 27th July and 10th Augyst, The Welsh teams have just been announced. The Open team is as follows: Board 1 Grzegorz Toczek Board 2 Jonathan Blackburn Board 3 Tim Kett Board 4 Alex Bullen Board 5 Allan Pleasants Captain Adam Hunt (England) The Womens team […] 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 5 May to Howard Williams, Chair WCU Selection Committee, chairmanofselectors@welshchessunion.uk. The Committee will meet in mid May […] Tom Brown, Tim Kett and Sam Jukes have just finished competing in the Menorca Open. Tom gained 44 points finishing on 4.5/7 with a rating performance of 2402. He was unbeaten against 3 GM’s (2 draws and 1 win) and in the last round beat GM Oleg Romainshin (who beat Iolo in the Russia v […] WORLD SENIORS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (‘WSTC’) 2022 Acqui Terme, Italy 19-30 June 2022 Expressions of interest Deadline for responses: 30 April 2022 This announcement invites WCU members, registered as Welsh with FIDE, to contact Peter Bevan (internationaldirector@welshchessunion.uk) by 30 April if they are interested in taking part in […] 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
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