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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Welsh Chess Union Archive Ffeil / File
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General correspondence and related papers

The file consists of general correspondence from national and local officers relating to administrative matters such as the W.C.U. constitution, tournaments, club details, costs, and subscriptions; and related papers, 1979-1982.

Year books and memorabilia

The file contains mainly Welsh Chess Union year books, 1983-2014; and also contains an International Chess Federation certificate (2001); and some copies/prints ([?2000] x 2014) of photographs taken [c.1927] – [c.1936].

Membership matters

The file contains correspondence and enquiries, 1981-1985, relating to membership of the Welsh Chess Union and other chess clubs in Wales.

Correspondence and papers

The file consists of papers relating to the Welsh Ladies Chess Association, 1978-1983, containing correspondence, minutes, score sheets, and newsletters.

Correspondence and papers

The file consists mainly of correspondence, reports, and newsletters relating to the Welsh Ladies Chess Association, 1984-1988. The file also includes a postcard (1984).

Welsh Championships

The file contains documents relating to annual Welsh Championship tournaments, 1976-1986, including score sheets, reports, correspondence, and press cuttings.

Committee correspondence and related papers

The file contains mainly Welsh Chess Union committee correspondence, 1984-1987, relating to organisational matters, meeting agendas, and chess congresses. The file also contains some newspaper cuttings (1984); forms for the 26th Chess Olympiad (1984); and a copy of the FIDE Laws of Chess (1985).

General correspondence and related papers

The file contains general correspondence, 1985-1989, from local and national officers relating to the W.C.U. constitution, organisational matters, tournament organisation, and meeting agendas. The file also contains some related reports and administrative papers.

Papers relating to zone matters

The file consists of correspondence, 1980-1982, regarding the administration of various affiliated regional Welsh clubs, including letters by the Welsh author T. Llew Jones, founder and president of the Dyfed Chess Association.

British Chess Federation

The file contains papers relating to the British Chess Federation, 1983-2005; consisting of correspondence (1983-1986); minutes (1986), and programmes for the British Chess Championships (1986 and 2005).

Minute book

Minutes of Annual General Meetings, council meetings, and Extraordinary General Meetings, 1975-1986.

Welsh Chess Union tournaments

The file contains grading lists, tournament reports, and correspondence relating to the arrangement of tournaments through the Welsh Chess Union, 1965-1978, including letters (1976-1978) from the author T. Llew Jones.

Other regional tournaments in Wales and England

The file consists of papers relating to regional chess tournaments in England and Wales, 1981-1986, including reports, correspondence, rules, and fixture lists relating to tournaments such as Summer League and county matches; the Batsford KO Cup; the W.C.U. Under 1800 KO Cup; the Legal & General Minor Chess Club Championship; Bedworth Chess Congress; Merthyr Quickplay Chess Tournament; Cleethorpes Chess Congress; the North Devon Chess Congress; the Bristol Chess Congress; the Welsh Stars Barred Chess Championships; Kings Chess Tournament, London; and the Marymass Chess Congress.

Selection

The file consists mainly of correspondence relating to W.C.U. team selection for national and international tournaments, and selection committee minutes, 1983-1986.

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