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!
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!!
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!
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 Hurn on 4.5/5.
Can we at Malpas, thank Chris Dixon for organising the Venue at the Sebastopol Social Club.
Thanks also to the organisations skills of Jon Gilbert and arbiter John Thornton.
A great Weekend and long may it continue as an annual event in Gwent.
Dave N
Can I make members aware that the timing of the Gwent AGM will be as follows:
Wednesday 26th June 2024 at 7.15pm at the Sebastopol Social Club (Pontypool Chess Club Venue)
Please inform Dave N if you wish to attend.
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 starting at 11am and the last round starting at 5pm and they will be starting on the hour each time.
The time control is 15+5.
More information is also available at:
https://aberchess.co.uk/events/2nd-aberystwyth-rapidplay/
The current entries are:
Under 1800:
https://chess-results.com/tnr863297.aspx?lan=1
Open:
https://chess-results.com/tnr863296.aspx?lan=1
For more information please email harrisonmarriott123@gmail.com or myself.
Hope to see you there!
Thanks,
Patrick Bourne
League Controller Dyfed Chess Association.
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.?!
