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EAST GLAMORGAN CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS - January 9th-11th 2009

Entry forms available. Microsoft Word or PDF

U1500 Jamboree - 26/10/2008

Under 1500 County Jamboree. Ebbw Vale.

East Glamorgan 11.5 - 6.5 Gwent.

All games rated.

European club Cup - 25/10/2008

European Club Cup 2008. 16-24 October 2008. Kallithea, Greece

With over 150 GMs, this is the strongest team competition in the world.

Cwmbran finished 62nd out of 64 teams. One place ahead of Nidum.

East Glamorgan participants: -

David Perrett, John Thornton, Paul Tew and Alun Howell

Official web site

West Wales Congress - 12/10/2008

West Wales Congress. 10-12 October 2008. The Glamorgan Arms, Pontlliw, Swansea

All games rated.

October 1st FIDE Ratings - 30/09/2008

8 New players join the list.

Paul Tew (2074)
David Perrett (1953)
Rod Gough (1939)
Fabio Biancalana (1927)
Alun Howell (1879)
James Thomas (1854)
Wyn Howells (1807)
Hugh Price (1757)

Congratulations to all.

East Glamorgan Chess League - 20/09/2008

Results have been processed from the first 2 rounds of the East Glamorgan Chess League (Divisions 1-4)

ECF Ratings - 02/09/2008

The English Chess Federation today published their revised rating list.

Opponents ratings have been revised.

East Glamorgan Chess League - 01/09/2008

The East Glamorgan Chess League is back. Whoo!

3 matches played today : -

Division 1 - Penarth A vs Nelson Unicorns
Division 3 - Caerphilly Rooks vs Pontypridd Marauders
Division 4 - Bridgend SG1 vs Bridgend Jedi

International FIDE Round Robin Tournaments - 27/08/2008

International FIDE Round Robin Tournaments. August 17-25. Kecskemet, Hungary.

East Glamorgan Participants: -

David Perrett, Alun Howell, Rod Gough, Bob Hurn and Wyn Howells.

Thanks to Wyn Howells for results.

European Union Youth Championships - 14/08/2008

The European Union Youth Championship. August 6-14. Mureck, Austria.

East Glamorgan Participants: -

James Thomas and Alex Bullen (U14)
George Treharne and Harshith Maruthireddy (U12)
Katie Treharne (U10)
Ben Thomas (U8)

British Championship - 08/08/2008

The British Championship. July 27th - August 8th. St. George's Hall, Liverpool.

East Glamorgan participants: -

Tim Kett (Championship)
Lee Davis (Championship & 5 Day Open AM)
Ashley Davis (5 Day Open AM)
Alex Freeland (British U13 Championship)

Glorney and Faber Cup+ Four Nations U14 & U12 - 30/07/2008

Glorney and Faber Cups, plus Four Nations U14 and U12. July 23 - 25. Liverpool.

East Glamorgan Participants: -

Sioned Rees (Faber)
Yinglun Teng, James Thomas, Alex Wills and Adam Howell (U14)
Harshith Maruithireddy (U12)

Batch Ratings - 21/07/2008

Tom Brown is the first player to complete a batch.

His E2 rating is 1995.

Check the Batch Ratings page for future batch ratings.

ECF Rating List - 21/07/2008

The English Chess Federation published their 2008/09 Rating List today.

Opponents Ratings have been revised.

South Wales Summer Congress - 20/07/2008

The 17th South Wales Summer Congress. 18-20 July 2008. Llanishen Village Hall, Llanishen, Monmouthshire.

Results processed from Rounds 1-5.

South Wales International - 11/07/2008

The 5th South Wales International Open. 5-10 July 2008. University of Glamorgan Campus, Treforest, Pontypridd.

Results processed from Rounds 1-9.

July FIDE Ratings - 03/07/2008

FIDE Ratings - July 1st List

Congratulations to Tom Brown who joins the list at 1975.

Please note: Games from the Welsh Championship 2008 have not been included in the July list. The WCU Rating Officer is currently working on resolving this issue.

KO Cup Finals - 29/06/2008

Held at Briton Ferry Constitional Club, Briton Ferry. Sunday, 29th June, 2008

Open - Cardiff 1.5 - 2.5 Cardigan
U1800 - Bridgend 2.5 - 1.5 North Gwent
Open Plate - Barry 1.5 - 2.5 Caerphilly
U1800 Plate - Aberdare 3.5 - 0.5 Penarth
U1500 Plate - Barry 3 - 1 Bridgend Jedi

Hartlepool Congress - 12/06/2008

Hartlepool Festival Congress, 30 May - 1 Jun. Bob Hurn finished joint 2nd in the Intermediate section with 3.5/5.

Junior Internationals - 08/06/2008

Wales played 2 English Regions.

James Thomas, Alex Freeland, Alex Bullen, Adam Howell and Alex Wills (U14)

Harshith Maruthireddy, Jack Mason and Ben Thomas (U12)

Opponents ratings will be revised when new ECF rating list is available.

Capo d'Orso - 24/05/2008

Tom Brown and Joe Fathallah participated in the 2nd Torneo Internazionale Open Tournament at Capo d'Orso, Sardinia. 17 - 24 May

Frome Congress - 16/05/2008

Frome Chess Congress, 9 - 11 May. David Sully scored 2.5/5 in the Open section. Wyn Howells scored 2.5/5 in the Major section

New Web Site - 16/05/2008

2008/2009 EG Rating List now available. The new season has now begun.