Welsh Chess Championship

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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 N. Budzinski & Maria MacLean
1959 not held
1960 not held
1961 , Maria MacLean
1962 , W. D. Newcombe not held
1963 Shirley Mann
1964 Zbyzska Southall
1965 Shirley Mills (née Mann) & C Beryl Williams
1966 David John Sully Zbyzska Southall
1967 Colin Gilbert Zbyzska Southall
1968 Arthur Howard Williams, Zbyzska Southall
1969 Zbiska Southall & Hazel Brunker
1970 , Hazel Brunker
1971 Arthur Howard Williams Zbiska Southall
1972 Arthur Howard Williams Hazel Brunker
1973 John Trevelyan, Stuart James Hutchings,
George Botterill, 		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 , 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, Diana Adams
1988 Arthur Howard Williams, Paul A. Lamford
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
1998 , ,
, 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
2003 Richard S. Jones Deborah Evans-Quek
2004 Jane Richmond (née Garwell)
2005 Leighton Williams
2006 John Trevelyan
2007 James Cobb
2008 Leighton Williams,
2009 , Richard S. Jones ,
2010 Richard S. Jones
2011 Arthur Howard Williams,
2012 , Richard S. Jones
2013 Richard S. Jones ,
2014
2015 (née Powell, later Smith)
2016
2017 , , ,
2018 , and
2019

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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