West Wales Chess League
Gazetteer

 

This gazetteer covers the three divisions of the West Wales Chess League. This information is accurate for the 2008-9 Season.

 

Bishop Vaughan Chess Club

 

Venue Llangyfelach Primary School, Pengors Road, Swansea (Rooks only); Bishop Vaughan School (all teams except Rooks)
Club Night Details Tuesdays, start at 7.15 pm (Rooks only); Wednesday, start at 7.15 pm (all teams except Rooks)
Secretary Ian Eustis
   
Team Captains  
Bishop Vaughan Rooks Ken Huntley
Bishop Vaughan Squires Ken Huntley
Bishop Vaughan Abbots Ian Eustis
Bishop Vaughan Monks Ian Eustis
Bishop Vaughan Friars Ian Eustis

 

Graded Players  
   
Phillipe Rodgers 1340
Sam Pritchard 1325
Daniel Wilmot 1270
Ivan Remot 1219
Martin Watt 1161
Luc Francis 1117
Ian Remot 1036
Corey Edwards 1010
Andrew Grove 968
Kynan Eastwood 936
Nicholas Hughes 936
Jack Brenton 887
Abuzar Arjomandnia 879
Alwyn Thomas 854
Aeron Johanson 786P
Sam Grigg 763
Rhian Johanson 606P
Gabriel Cura 572P
Kieran Ingram 534P
Michael Cura 425P

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Briton Ferry Chess Club

 

Venue Briton Ferry Constitutional Club
Club Night Details Thursdays, start at 7.15 pm
Secretary David Merryweather
   
Team Captains  
Briton Ferry Brunel David Merryweather
Briton Ferry Giants Colin Chambers

 

Graded Players  
   
David Merryweather 1548
Colin Chambers 1287
Karl Fredrickson 1128
Uthandi Jambulingham 1125
Alwyn Morris 1075
Raja Jambulingham 1010
Aaron Lloyd Thorne 919
B. Field 551P
Brian Rees 544P

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Castell Nedd Chess Club

 

Venue St Catwg Junior School, Cadoxton
Club Night Details Mondays, start at 7.00 pm
Secretary Hywel Griffiths
   
Team Captains  
Castell Nedd Emperors Matthew Davies
Castell Nedd Consuls Dennis Thomas
Castell Nedd Barbarians David Dowling
Castell Nedd Centurions Martyn Griffiths
Castell Nedd Legionnaires Steve Smith

 

Graded Players  
   
Matthew Davies 1998
Carl Davies 1865
Martyn Griffiths 1805
Hywel Griffiths 1665
Steve Smith 1545
Wayne Prescott 1415
John Dawes 1334
James Silk 1323
Dennis Thomas 1286
John Davies 1227
Eric Blackwell 1118
James Prescott 972
Daniel Dowling 780P
Rory Morgan Willians 626P

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Morriston Chess Club

 

Venue Visteon Club, Llangyfelach Road, Swansea
Club Night Details Mondays, start at 7.30 pm (A & C Teams); Tuesdays, start at 7.30 pm (B Team)
Secretary Les Philpin
   
Team Captains  
Morriston A Ian Eustis
Morriston B Andrew Fraser-Cole
Morriston C John Ward

 

Graded Players  
   
Ian Jones 2009
Peter Bevan 1916
Malcolm Jones 1848
Chris Howells 1839
Andrew Thomas 1820
Ian Eustis 1776
Adrian Davies 1692
Andrew Smith 1674
Alan Williams 1626
Les Philpin 1601
Brian Tonks 1564
Liam Daly 1472
Don Williams 1465
Andrew Fraser-Cole 1437
Adam Davies 1435
Paul Bevan 1372
David Conway 1337
John Ward 1129
Steve Duffy 1084
Richard Szulik 913

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Nidum Chess Club

 

Venue Exeter Inn, Briton Ferry Road, Neath
Club Night Details Tuesdays, start at 7.30 pm
Secretary Glyn Sinnett
   
Team Captains  
Nidum A Glyn Sinnett
Nidum B Glyn Sinnett

 

Graded Players  
   
Leighton Wiliams 2437 (IM)
Richard S. Jones 2336 (FM)
Alan Bennett 2098
Rob Saunders 2066
Andrew Gibbons 1984
Glyn Sinnett 1917
Bob Moore 1885
Cheriton Hunt 1759
Dennis Jones 1710
Steve Morgan 1703
Mal Kingman 1694
Mike Woodrow 1678
Steve Woodrow 1666
Kelvin Haines 1506
Jeff Burrows 1410
Rob Partridge 1281

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Rhyddings Chess Club

 

Venue Rhyddings Hotel, Brynmill, Swansea
Club Night Details Thursdays, start at 7.30 pm
Secretary Peter Thomas
   
Team Captains  
Rhyddings A Ken Huntley
Rhyddings B John Porter

 

Graded Players  
   
Chris Price 1995
Yao Yao Zhu 1961
Peter Thomas 1638
Gary Harber 1520
Ken Huntley 1463
Alan Rosser 1358
Roy Morgan 1356
Lee Godfrey 1319
Derek Bellamy 1296
Tony Scanes 1292
John Porter 1256
Mike Osborne 1114

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Swansea Valley Chess Club

 

Venue The Pontardawe Inn, Pontardawe
Club Night Details Tuesdays, start at 7.30 pm
Secretary Richard E. Jones
   
Team Captains  
Swansea Valley Capablanca Richard E. Jones
Swansea Valley Dynamos Richard E. Jones

 

Graded Players  
   
John Trevelyan 2142
Mike Cleaves 1794
Neil Stuart 1769
Mike Kearn 1711
Richard E. Jones 1587
Albert Easton 1585
Tony Goodchild 1467
Emrys Davies 1382
Joe Spooner 1293
Daniel Griffiths 975

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Upper Killay Chess Club

 

Venue Upper Killay Recreational Hall, Gower Road, Upper Killay
Club Night Details Wednesdays, start at 7.15 pm
Secretary June Evans
   
Team Captains  
Upper Killay Falcons Ralph Cook
Upper Killay Kestrals Cecil Rowlands
Upper Killay Harriers June Evans
Upper Killay Eagles Clive Gosling
Upper Killay Hawks Janet Evans
Upper Killay Kites Nick Hale

 

Graded Players  
   
Fred Clough 1800
Richard Morgan 1760
Ralph Cook 1720
Bill Flew 1551
Sietse Los 1481
Alan Xiao 1467
Rob Beddow 1465
Mark Wilson 1454
Roshan Daniel 1388
Alan Welch 1341
Daniel Anatharaj 1271
Nick Hale 1271
Ken James 1226
Cecil Rowland 1217
Clive Gosling 1180
Joram Los 1163
Janet Evans 1093
June Evans 1092
Jerry Zhou 1003
Eva Los 999
Minshi Yuan 984
Morgan Taylor 936
Daniel Beddow 692P
Stephen Wu 665P

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White Knights Chess Club

 

Venue Conservative Club, Cowell Street, Llanelli
Club Night Details Mondays, start at 7.15 pm (B and D teams); Wednesdays, start at 7.15 pm (A and C teams)
Secretary Bob Slade
   
Team Captains  
White Knights A Alan Young
White Knights B Craig Evans
White Knights C Steve Edwards
White Knights D Julie Ward

 

Graded Players  
   
Alan Young 2061
Jason Garcia 2031
Adam May 1933
Craig Evans 1923
Huw Morcom 1922
David Guy 1919
Keith Downey 1879
David Buttell 1699
Steve Edwards 1631
Malcolm Probert 1579
Aled George 1522
Adam Jones 1469
Julie Ward 1431
Richie Williams 1267
Guto Llywelyn 1252
Jeff Jones 1183
Jonathan Jones 1087P


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