Welsh Chess Championship
The modern Welsh Chess Championship was inaugurated in 1955. The champion earned a place in the British Championship.
Year | Men's Champion | Women's Champion |
---|---|---|
1955 | Arthur S. Griffiths | Beryl E. F. Kenyon |
1956 | Briant Peter Bourne | Beryl E. F. Kenyon |
1957 | M. E. Wise & Grahame F. Barnard | Nancy Budzinski née Scott |
1958 | Brian V. Douthwaite | N. Budzinski & Maria MacLean |
1959 | Donald A. Curtis | not held |
1960 | Pat J. Bennett | not held |
1961 | Pat J. Bennett, John Denley Mills | Maria MacLean |
1962 | Arthur O. Jones, W. D. Newcombe | not held |
1963 | George P. Moore | Shirley Mann |
1964 | Graham H. Chesters | Zbyzska Southall |
1965 | David Ian Wishart Reynolds | Shirley Mills (née Mann) & C Beryl Williams |
1966 | David John Sully | Zbyzska Southall |
1967 | Colin Gilbert | Zbyzska Southall |
1968 | Arthur Howard Williams, Mikhail Gavrilovik | Zbyzska Southall |
1969 | Mikhail Gavrilovik | Zbiska Southall & Hazel Brunker |
1970 | Mikhail Gavrilovik, Graham H Chesters | Hazel Brunker |
1971 | Arthur Howard Williams | Zbiska Southall |
1972 | Arthur Howard Williams | Hazel Brunker |
1973 | John Trevelyan, Stuart James Hutchings, George Botterill, Moss McCarthy | Hazel Brunker |
1974 | Arthur Howard Williams | Mary Elizabeth Davies |
1975 | Arthur Howard Williams | Beryl Jarman |
1976 | John Grantley Cooper, Emmanuel M. Rayner | Jane Garwell |
1977 | Arthur Howard Williams, John Grantley Cooper | Deborah Evans |
1978 | John Grantley Cooper, Arthur Howard Williams | Jane Garwell |
1979 | John Trevelyan, David John Sully | Deborah Evans |
1980 | Arthur Howard Williams | Jane Garwell |
1981 | Arthur Howard Williams | Jane Garwell, Diana James |
1982 | Arthur Howard Williams | Jane Anson & Hazel Brunker |
1983 | Stephen Collin James, Iolo Ceredig Jones, Paul A. Lamford, Arthur Howard Williams | Jane Garwell |
1984 | John Grantley Cooper | Lynda Powell |
1985 | John Grantley Cooper | Hazel Brunker |
1986 | Arthur Howard Williams | Lynda Powell |
1987 | Arthur Howard Williams, Moss McCarthy | Diana Adams |
1988 | Arthur Howard Williams, Paul A. Lamford | Lynda Powell |
1989 | Paul A. Lamford | Hazel Brunker |
1990 | Charles F. Morris, P O'Neill, Stuart James Hutchings | Hazel Brunker |
1991 | Arthur Howard Williams, Andrew R. Jones | Deborah Cooper (née Evans, later -Quek), Jane Garwell |
1992 | John Grantley Cooper | Jane Richmond (née Garwell) |
1993 | John Grantley Cooper, Arthur Howard Williams | Jane Richmond (née Garwell) |
1994 | John Grantley Cooper, Arthur Howard Williams | Jane Richmond (née Garwell) |
1995 | John Grantley Cooper | Jane Richmond (née Garwell) |
1996 | John Grantley Cooper | Jane Richmond (née Garwell) |
1997 | David H. Cummings | Amanda John |
1998 | David H. Cummings, Andrew Dyce, Sven Zeidler, Gareth Morris | Julie Wilson |
1999 | James Cobb | Beryl Hughes |
2000 | Leighton Williams | Deborah Evans-Quek (née Evans, formerly Cooper) |
2001 | James Cobb | no contest |
2002 | Richard S. Jones | Abigail Cast |
2003 | Richard S. Jones | Deborah Evans-Quek |
2004 | Suan Evans-Quek | Jane Richmond (née Garwell) |
2005 | Leighton Williams | Olivia Smith |
2006 | John Trevelyan | Abigail Cast |
2007 | James Cobb | Abigail Cast |
2008 | Leighton Williams, James Cobb | Suzy Blackburn |
2009 | Ioan Rees, Richard S. Jones | Olivia Smith, Suzy Blackburn |
2010 | Richard S. Jones | Olivia Smith |
2011 | Arthur Howard Williams, Sven Zeidler | Olivia Smith |
2012 | Tim Kett, Richard S. Jones | Suzy Blackburn |
2013 | Richard S. Jones | Syringa Camp, Stephanie Du Toit |
2014 | Tim Kett | Olivia Smith |
2015 | James Cobb | Lynda Roberts (née Powell, later Smith) |
2016 | Tim Kett | Julie Van Kemenade |
2017 | Allan J. Pleasants | Imogen Camp, Shayanna Sivarajasingam, Venetia Sivarajasingam, |
2018 | Gerry Heap, David Jameson and Sven Zeidler | Venetia Sivarajasingam |
2019 | Tim Kett | Imogen A. L. Camp |
2022 | Jose Camacho Collados | Lynda Smith |
2023 | Daniel Kozusek | Lynda Smith |
2024 | Daniel Kozusek | Olivia Smith |
The Henry Golding Individual Trophy for the Welsh Champion
References
- Staveley, Kevin (1995), Welsh Chess Union Silver Jubilee Yearbook 1995, Welsh Chess Union, p. 20 (results through 1994)
- Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, p. 121, ISBN 0-85112-455-0 (results through 1986)
- Crowther, Mark (31 March 2008), THE WEEK IN CHESS 699: Welsh Championship, London Chess Center
- Crowther, Mark (20 April 2009), THE WEEK IN CHESS 754: Welsh Championship, London Chess Center
- Men's Welsh Champions 1955–1970
- Men's Welsh Champions from 1971
- Ladies' Welsh Champions (1955 onwards)
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