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 | Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)Patron: Lord Greg Mostyn |
| Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)Patron: Lord Greg Mostyn |
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This can be viewed here. Our congratulations to the Welsh Junior Rapidplay prize winners. They are: Under 14: 1st Ellison Smith 2nd Yuxuan Wu =3rd Milo Davies and Alex Lawrence
Under 12: 1st Tom Davies =2nd Khushi Bagga and Osian Jessop
Under 10: =1st Govind Anandkumar and Aaryan Pandit 3rd: Hasan Amar
Under 8: =1st James Choung, Gruff Dafydd and Advik Samaiya
South Wales Autumn Open 1st FM Peter Varley 5/5 2nd FM Daniel Kosusek 4/5 =3rd J D Turner, Joe Fathallah 3/5 South Wales Autumn Premier 1st David Pinch 4/5 =2nd Matin Jones, Peter Quinn, Harrison Postans, Stephen Horrell 3.5/5 South Wales Autumn Minor =1st Oliver Sapsford, Mark Summers 4/5 3rd Harri Gilbert 3.5/5 The games from the Open and Premier are now available for download from the Games page. This can be viewed here All games are now available on the games page. Sad news has reached us that Ian White has passed away. Chris Dixon has sent us a short bio below. A native of Pontypool, Ian attended West Monmouth Grammar School for Boys, representing their chess team on many occasions. He also represented Wales in the Glorney Cup competition. Ian was a member of Pontypool Chess Club for around 50 years, playing for the team regularly in local leagues and national competitions. He captained the A team in recent years, for whom he was an “ever present” player. His playing strength is apparent from the Gwent titles he won – outright champion in 2001 and joint champion in 2004. A tough opponent, Ian would love to “grind out” results in endgames, whether pursuing a difficult win or fighting hard for a draw. Ian was of a quiet and private disposition, but nevertheless he was a popular member of the chess community, both in Pontypool and beyond – a true gentleman. His sudden passing was a shock to us all, and he will be very sadly missed. The funeral will be at the Crematorium in Croesyceiliog on Monday, December 9th, at 10.30 am. No flowers are requested, but there will be an opportunity to make a donation to the British Heart Foundation. Yet again, the event was very successful. Some photos are shown below. 
It is with regret that Abergavenny Chess Club has to report the loss of a long standing member, Bll Newrick, who passed away recently after a long illness. Bill had been an enthusiastic and loyal member of the club for more than thirty years and although he had entered his ninth decade he was still playing to a good club standard. Indeed, in his last playing season he very narrowly missed winning the best performance prize for a second division player in the Gwent League. He will be missed by all the members of Abergavenny Chess Club and those West Walians who enjoyed his company at the Guernsey tournament every October.
The third Junior Congress of the season was held at the Cathedral School, Cardiff with 70 entries. Section prize winners were PREMIER 1st Oliver Sapsford 2nd Tycho Twohig 3rd Govind Anandkumar MAJOR 1st Bindu Doddi 2nd Gruff Dafydd, Macsen Evans, Lucy Taylor, Vedant Lutchman Singh STARTERS 1st Harris Kumar 2nd Luca Davies, Louise Davies, Fraser Hughes Held at the Cathedral School, Cardiff this year’s Championships attracted 12 teams, the largest number of entries for quite a few years. Successfully defending the title the won in 2018 were Chepstow School 2nd St John’s College, Cardiff 3rd Whitchurch High School |
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