Division 2 match (Round 1)
HOME – Mon 8th Sept 2025 – Malpas Rooks v Abergavenny D (Capt. Dave N)
AWAY – Wed 10th Sept 2025 – Newport B v Malpas Knights (Capt. Jack B)
These are our first Round 1 Matches in Division 2. Good luck to all teams!
News
2025-2026 Gwent League Fixtures
The Gwent League Fixture are provisionally done for the 2025-2026 season
Malpas Fixtures are linked on the buttons below:
Good luck for the new season!!
Congratulations!
Can we congratulate Madged, a new player to the Malpas club, for achieving 4.5 out of 7 in the recent Welsh Open tournament.
Well Done!
Gwent Closed Chess Championships 2025
Please find details of this tournament which will be help on the 25th to 27th April on the Link below.
Puzzle
White to move – checkmate in two moves.
Thanks to Lucas for showing some of us this puzzle last week.
Gwent Quick Play League (prov)
The Fixtures are in for the Quick Play League:
You can find the Malpas Games in the Gwent League Menu (above).
The first match is on Monday – 17th March 2025 at Home against Pontypool B.
Library at Malpas Club
Can I say thank you to Peter S for donating a large number of Chess books to the Club.
These will be added to the Library (viewed via the Library tab at the top of the menu list) and anyone can borrow these to improve their chess strategy.
Please, let me know if you would like to borrow a book and I will bring it/them to the club for your use.
May I also thank Bob W for donating a Mega Chess Set to the club. I am sure it will get much use in the Summer when we can go outside and play some chess.
10 min Rapid at New Malpas Venue – Mon 9th Sept
We are moving to the Malpas Unionist Club on Monday 9th September, 6.30pm.
To celebrate, we cordially invite members of the Gwent League to come and join us for a 10 min Rapid play competition.
The competition will start at 7.00pm at the above Venue.
Clocks will have 10min each with 10 sec increments from move 1. No writing of moves.
We hope to see you there!
Gwent League Fixtures (prov)
The Gwent League Fixtures (provisional) are out.
I have put the games for Malpas on this website.
Please, if anyone can see any errors, let me know asap.
Away teams (and home team members) are kindly advised that home matches are to start promptly at 7pm.
Good Luck to all Teams in the Gwent League!!
Chess 960 Event
There is an event hosted by Newport Chess Club on Wednesday the 4th September 2024 at 7pm held at the Pen and Wig, Stow Hill, Newport. It is a Chess 960 event.
Chess 960 is played with randomised positioning of major pieces although they are matched for both white and black. This enables players to benefit from no preparation in play.
Those who wish to enter just turn up. I believe this is a free event i.e. no prizes. Just for fun!