 | Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)Patron: Lord Greg Mostyn |
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Hiya Ray recently competed in the European U-12 Girls Championship in Romania. She acheived a score of 4½/9 (+3 =3 -3) versus an average field of almost 1700 FIDE. Her own FIDE rating of 1483 will be gaining 82 points as a result. Hiya’s report and games are below. Tim Kett […] PLEASE NOTE In order to take part in the 2018 Welsh U8, 9, 10 or 11 Championships players must have achieved the following ratings: U8 (born 2010 or later) over 200, U9 (born 2009 or later) over 550, U10 (born 2008 or later) over 700, U11 (born 2007 or later) over 800. For qualification for […] Several juniors played in the Terafinal and Challengers sections of the UK Land Chess Challenge, over the week-end 12-13 August. […] This year the Glorney-Gilbert International, played in Cardiff from 24-26 July, involved teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and France. France won the Glorney (under 18 open) and the Gilbert (under 18 girls), Ireland won the Robinson (under 14s), and England won the Stokes (under 12s). […] The Irish Chess Union are providing live commentary on the Glorney Gilbert here. Results are here.
A few players from Wales participated in the southern giga-final, held in Richmond on the 22-23 July. […] Many players from all over Wales put in impressive performances at the northern giga-final, held in Manchester on the 15-16 July. […] At the ECF Under 11 Open finals played at Uppingham school on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 July, two of the fourteen participating schools came from Wales: St John’s and The Dell. In this teams-of-six, five round competition involving 14 schools, St John’s came equal 4th with 17 out of 30, while the Dell came […] The Fourth Merthyr Tydfil Chess Championship was held in The Dowlais Community Centre on Tuesday 27 June. Children from eight local Primary Schools from took part in the event, which was organised by The Stephens and George Centenary Charitable Trust and supported by Chess in Schools and Communities and other funding bodies. St Mary’s RC […] Over the week-end 3-4 June, a Welsh under 12 team of twelve players enjoyed victories against counterparts from South East and South West England. […] |
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