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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].

The file contains correspondence and papers relating to the editing, distribution, and production of the Welsh Chess Yearbook, 1982-1985, including some letters (1984-1985) from its one time editor, the Welsh author T. Llew. Jones.

Copies of 'Y Ddraig', the magazine of the Welsh Chess Union, edited by T. Llew Jones until 1976 and first published as 'Cylchgrawn Gwyddbwyll Canolbarth Cymru / Mid-Wales Chess Magazine'. The collection consists of issues 1-3, 6-7, 9-10, and 12-17 (1971-1976), some with notes and corrections by the editor, including issue 2 (1971), which listed all WCU officers; issue 4 (1972), which included results from the Wales/England match in Newport, July 1972, where Wales competed for the first as an independent nation in an international chess tournament; and issue 17 ([1976]), the last to be edited by T. Llew Jones.

The series consists of papers relating to the Welsh Ladies Chess Association, 1978-1988.

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.

The file contains copies of Y Ddraig, the Welsh Chess Union magazine, 1976-1982.

The archive comprises papers relating to the Welsh Chess Union and affiliated regional chess clubs, 1954-2014. The first group (2018 deposit) consists mainly of correspondence, minutes, and administrative records relating to chess in Wales, details of national and international tournaments, tournament participation, and papers relating to other chess associations both in Wales and overseas. The second group (2024 donation) comprises papers and memorabilia relating to the Welsh Chess Union and accumulated by the Welsh chess player Iolo Jones, including copies of the WCU magazine 'Y Ddraig', and reports and memorabilia from international Chess Olympiads.

The collection also originally contained four photographic albums which have been transferred for further conservation.

The archive comprises of papers relating to the Welsh Chess Union and affiliated regional chess clubs, 1954-2014. The archive consists mainly of correspondence, minutes, and administrative records relating to chess in Wales, details of national and international tournaments, tournament participation, and papers relating to other chess associations both in Wales and overseas. The collection also originally contained four photographic albums which have been transferred for further conservation.

The file consists of leaflets, reports, and correspondence relating to Welsh Chess Congresses, 1981-1986; including the W.C.U. Congress; West Wales Congress; Newport Congress; Mid Wales Congress; Clwyd Congress; Teacher's Congress, Bangor; the Caerphilly and East Glamorgan Congress; Islwyn Congress; the Cynon Valley Congress; the Rhyl Spring Chess Congress; and the South Wales and Swansea festivals of chess.

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

The group consists of papers relating to chess tournaments, both in Wales and internationally, 1965-2006.

The file contains documents relating to sponsorship of the Welsh Chess Union and its tournaments, 1983-1985, consisting of press releases (1985); suppliers price lists (1985); correspondence (1983-1985); and a copy of the Central Council of Physical Recreation agenda and report (1983).

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

The file consists of papers relating to the Scottish Chess Association and the Irish Chess Union, 1983-1985, containing correspondence (1983-1985), tournament reports (1983-1984), and player ratings lists (1983-1984).

The series consists of papers relating to affiliated local clubs and regional zones, 1980-1986.

The series consists of papers relating to Welsh Chess Union publicity and sponsorship, 1976-2014.

The series consists of papers relating to official organisational policies and procedures, 1981-1986.

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.

The file consists of correspondence, 1983-1986, regarding the administration of various affiliated regional Welsh clubs.

The file consists of correspondence and papers, 1984-1986, relating to the Data Protection Act (1986), and the Sports Council for Wales.