Welsh Chess Union

Last updated

The Welsh Chess Union (Welsh : Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru) is the national chess federation for Wales. Formed on 19 June 1954 as a Union of Associations in South Wales and Monmouthshire, it was originally a part of the British Chess Federation (BCF). The Union established the Welsh Championship in 1955. On 15 November 1969 it withdrew from the BCF to apply for membership in the World Chess Federation (FIDE) as an independent body. FIDE accepted the application at the Siegen Congress in 1970 and Wales competed in its first Olympiad at Skopje 1972, finishing 43rd of 62.

The Union comprises five county associations or "zones": Dyfed , East Glamorgan , Gwent , West Wales , and Chester & District Chess League .

Its objects are to promote, organise and regulate the playing of competitive chess throughout Wales. Its moto is "Ymosodiad Dewr; Amddiffyniad Sicr" - "Bold in Attack; In Defence Secure".

The President of the Union from 2014-present is Bill Harle and the Executive Director is Mark Adams.

Related Research Articles

Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life, though exceptionally the title can be revoked for cheating.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Penrose</span> English chess player (1933–2021)

Jonathan Penrose, was an English chess player, who held the titles Grandmaster (1993) and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1983). He won the British Chess Championship ten times between 1958 and 1969.

Alexander Rueb was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry Golombek</span> British chess player

Harry Golombek OBE was a British chess player, chess author, and wartime codebreaker. He was three times British chess champion, in 1947, 1949, and 1955 and finished second in 1948.

<i>British Chess Magazine</i> Worlds oldest chess journal

British Chess Magazine is the world's oldest chess journal in continuous publication. First published in January 1881, it has appeared at monthly intervals ever since. It is frequently known in the chess world as BCM.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">English Chess Federation</span>

The English Chess Federation (ECF) is the governing chess organisation in England. It is affiliated to FIDE. The ECF was formed in 2004 as one of the more localised successors to the British Chess Federation (BCF), an organisation founded in 1904.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">T. Llew Jones</span> Welsh childrens writer

Thomas Llewelyn Jones was a Welsh language author. Over a writing career of more than 50 years, he became one of the most prolific and popular authors of children's books in Welsh. He wrote, and was generally known, as T. Llew Jones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baruch Harold Wood</span> English chess player and writer

Baruch Harold Wood was an English chess player, editor and author. He was born in Ecclesall, Sheffield, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silvio Danailov</span> Bulgarian chess player

Silvio Danailov is a former Bulgarian chess player and International Master. He was a manager and coach of the Bulgarian men's national chess team (1993-2000) and manager and coach of two former FIDE world chess champions, GM Veselin Topalov (BUL) and GM Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Győző Forintos</span> Hungarian chess player

Győző Victor Forintos was a Hungarian chess player and by profession, an economist. He was awarded the titles International Master, in 1963, and Grandmaster, in 1974, by FIDE.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lodewijk Prins</span> Dutch chess player

Lodewijk Prins was a Dutch chess player and referee of chess competitions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne Sunnucks</span>

Patricia Anne Sunnucks was an author and three-times British Women's Chess Champion. During her chess career she was always known as Anne Sunnucks.

The Greek Chess Championship is the major individual National Championship in Greece. The record holding winners are Vasilios Kotronias at the Open/Men's Championship with 10 titles and Marina Makropoulou at the Women's Championship with 9 titles.

George Steven Botterill is a Welsh chess player, writer and philosopher.

The first unofficial Lithuanian Chess Championship was held in Kaunas in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, mostly a winner of Championship of Kaunas in the period from 1922 to World War II. The first official Lithuanian championship was held in 1929. The next year, Lithuania joined FIDE, the World Chess Federation.

The Romanian Chess Championship became a yearly event in 1946, and was held irregularly earlier. A series of national eliminating contests are played to select a 20-player field for the men's final. The women's final consists of 16 players.

The Pan American Chess Championship, also American Continental Championship is an individual chess tournament organized since 1945. It is often a qualifier for the FIDE World Cup.

Chess is played all over the world. The international governing body of chess is FIDE, established in 1924. Most national chess federations are now members of FIDE; several supranational chess organizations are also affiliated with FIDE.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgarian Chess Federation</span> Chess governing organisation, Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Chess Federation is the governing chess organisation in Bulgaria and the one which is affiliated to FIDE and ECU. BCF was formed in 2001 and was effectively a re-constitution of the extant governing body, the Bulgarian Chess Union, an organisation founded in 1928 and registered in 1931.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">43rd Chess Olympiad</span> 2018 chess tournament in Batumi, Georgia

The 43rd Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising open and women's tournaments, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, was an international team chess event held in Batumi, Georgia, from 23 September to 6 October 2018. This was the first Chess Olympiad to take place in Georgia with the Georgian Chess Federation also hosting the Chess World Cup 2017 in Tbilisi.

References