West Wales Chess League

The surprise of the week was the news that the original A.O. Jones Trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Rapidplay

Morriston A defeated Port Talbot after a long hard-fought match. Peter Bevan ground out a ropey win in a Rook and Pawn e

The various sections of the KO competitions got off the ground last week with a total of eight quarter-final matches bei

The match hinged on Hywel's game. He outplayed Ian but perhaps overcomplicated and lost a piece. The endgame of B+

White Knights A 4½ vs White Knights B ½ was the only match played last week in Division1 but the result was good enough

A good win for the Tribunes. Aled agreed a draw in a won position. I left a Queen en prise . Wayne had an excellen

A creditable draw for Mike against David in an ending where David's bishop couldn't outdo Mike's knight. Ian gave Chri

Three matches in Division 1 last week with no shocks or surprises. White Knights B managed to eke out a 3-2 win over c

This is a game we should have at least drawn. Anthony won on board one within the hour, made it look easy. Ken was u

The second half of the season got underway with eight matches played this weekDivision 1 re-started on the Monday with a

Hywel sacrificed to break through an extended pawn chain and win; this was countered when Robert Wood also sacrificed to

Morriston B put up stern resistance against Morriston A with Adrian Davies agreeing a draw against Ian Jones when Adrian