Congratulations to James Lavender, Lee Davis and Peter AC Varley for jointly winning the Gwent Closed Championships with 3.5/5 points. A hotly fought contest which allows them to jointly be names Gwent Champions. James did well to hold onto this title. Congratulations to Ron Williams who came joint first in the U1600 section with Bob…
The Quickplay schedule has been released and the Malpas games are published below:
We are gearing up at after Easter to get the ball rolling with spreading the word about the Newport Chess Congress. Here is a flyer. Details can be found at https://newportchesscongress.uk Please feel free to start spreading the word!
With one week to go we are still open for entries into the 2nd Aberystwyth Rapidplay on February 17th 2024. The venue is Gwleidyddiaeth Ryngwladol International Politics, Aberystwyth SY23 3FE. The entry costs are £18 for Aberystwyth Students, Alumni and Under 18s/Juniors and £23 for all others It will be a 7 round tournament with the first round…
Just a reminder that we will be holding a get together at the Club on 18th December which is a Monday. You are all welcome to attend as well as others from other clubs if they can make it. Seasonal Best Wishes!
Can I say thanks to Peter Slater for finding this snippet from the paper. It shows our very own Ron Williams and others from the BSO chess team from a few years back. I think the trophy is still used to day for the winners of the league.?!
Can I gently remind those who have yet to pay their subscriptions that these should be made soon. Jon Gilbert has to pay zone fees to the WCU by the end of October. If Dave Norris could receive the subs then he will forward payment to Jon Gilbert. Many thanks David
The South Wales Autumn Congress is held on Sat 7th – Sun 8th October 2023 this year at the Mercure Cardiff North Hotel in Cardiff. Details can be found at:
