The A.O. Jones Memorial Tournament is being held on Saturday 18th April at the home of the Briton Ferry Chess Club - The Briton Ferry Constitutional Club & Institute Ltd., Graig House, Graig Road, Briton Ferry, SA11 2YY.

This is a Rapidplay tournament of 5 rounds and in all rounds both players will get 30 minutes each on their clocks. The first round has a scheduled start time of 10:30 am but you will need to get there earlier than this if you intend to enter on the day.

The entry fee is £5 and there will be free tea and coffee. Entrants will need to make their own arrangements for lunch.

For further details contact Ian Eustis on 01792 862115 or Janet Evans at janetevans1958@yahoo.co.uk

League

Two matches last week in Division 1. In the first White Knights C ended their short run of losses by beating Port Talbot 3½-1½ and move above them in the table. In the second match Morriston B found a bit of form to defeat a struggling Brunel ½-3½. However, attention will now be focused on the Morriston A v Nidum match scheduled for Monday 30th March. Morriston need to win this match to keep their title hopes alive.

In was a busier week in Division 2 with 5 matches played. In their first encounter of the season Morriston D unexpectedly triumphed over BF Giants 3½-1½, a win that takes them above White Knights E in the table. Three of the next four encounters featured Upper Killay teams in what was a bad week for them. UK Merlins lost 4-1 away to a White Knights D team who have not lost a match since the beginning of December. White Knights D now look more than likely to finish in the top three and one wonders what might have been if a few earlier matches had gone their way. The two other Upper Killay matches saw Hawks lose 0-5 at home to Morriston C and their second team Harriers lost 1½-3½ at home to CN Tribunes. The win for Morriston C moves them into top spot 1 point ahead of Woodman A. The final match of the week was between White Knights E and Woodman B and was a win for Woodman B. It moves them into third from bottom just above Harriers.

29/03/2015