Welsh Junior Championships – The Cathedral School, Cardiff – this weekend

During this weekend at the Junior Championships  We ask all players not to shake hands at the beginning or end of games Throughout the Chanpionships there will be hand wipes available and would encourage all players to use these before games (and during games if necessary). The only refreshments on sale will be tea. coffee, […]

Castell Nedd’s Halloween 2024 Pizza Night

Another big success for Castell Nedd Chess Club! Last week, ghosts and ghouls took to the chessboards for the club’s annual pizza night, this time with a Halloween theme. Throughout the evening, kids enjoyed both chess and themed activities, playing “Splat the Spider” and tossing hoops onto witches’ hats between games. The room was decorated […]

Pembrokeshire Junior chess event

 

What another fantastic Chess tournament here at Redhill Prep!

Well done to all the children who took part there were some excellent games played.

14 schools from across Pembrokeshire and beyond were represented today proving this game remains ever popular!

Here are the medal winners:

1st place- Gold Medal: Samuel Addison 2nd place- Silver […]

Castell Nedd Junior Chess Olympics

The Chess Olympics was a massive success for the large number of  juniors who attended, battling to see who the best variant player was. Introduced to King of the Hill, Three Checks  and Losing Chess, even the weaker players had a chance to outdo the stronger. Phoebe Evans defeated one of the adults to show […]

Junior Rapidplay Ratings Uplift

Some of you will know that on 1st March 2024, FIDE gave an uplift to players at the lower end of their rating list, with no player now receiving a FIDE rating of under 1400, and players between 1000 and 2000 being uplifted to between 1400 and 2000.

FIDE ratings are accepted as the ‘gold […]

2024 European Schools Tournament

EXPRESSION  OF INTEREST

To all parents of junior players

The European Schools Tournament will be held in Limerick University in the Republic of Ireland from May 30th to June 8,th 2024.

This is an individual tournament, second in importance only to the European Youth Championship. It travels around Europe each year and will […]

Castell Nedd Christmas Party

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Castell Nedd Junior Pizza Party

The Castell Nedd Chess Club pizza party was a booming success as numerous juniors came along for gaming and snacks. Throughout the evening, kids battled against computer operated chess sets, solved puzzles on Fire Tablets, and played games against new friends and faces. Accompanied by Domino’s pizza, it was a delicious treat for all who […]

2023 World Junior Championships Mexico

Ifan  Rathbone-Jones is representing Wales at this event.

His progress can be followed here. 

2023 Glorney, Gilbert, Robinson and Stokes Report

                                                      Glorney  Gilbert  International   2023

This year the tournament was held in Scotland in a welcome return to over the board competition.  As in previous years, we were restricted […]

FIDE World Junior Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships

FIDE WORLD JUNIOR RAPID AND BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

 Pula Sardinia 9-16 October

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

DEADLINE: 8 September 2023

These events are being held consecutively over the second week in October and Federations are entitled to enter as many qualified players as they wish.  To qualify Welsh players must be:

under 20 at […]