17 March 2021 Reported by our Celtic correspondent Dim Parcio Dia dhaoibh! Dim Parcio speaking, greeting you on this auspicious St Patrick’s Day. Yes, I know I’m not Irish but I am from the Celtic Fringe and from the summit of Yr Wyddfa (that’s Snowdon to you saesnegs) on a very clear day I can… Continue reading »
3 Mawrth 2021 Reported by our Welsh correspondent Dim Parcio Dydd Gwyl Dewi (that’s St. David’s Day to you saesnegs) was marked by a special festive round of the Alwoodley & Friends rapidplay tournament. It was a lovely day for it, too. Cloudless skies. Warm sunshine right up till sunset and spring bursting out all… Continue reading »
Scarborough Chess Congress reviewed by Lumpy Kustud and our Welsh reporter Dim Parcio 27 October 2019 Lumpy Kustud: This year the Scarborough Chess Congress coincided with the Scarborough Rain Festival. Yes, it was wet, wet, wet. Hey, that’s a catchy little phrase! I might copyright it. Dim Parcio: Think you’ll find some Scots have got… Continue reading »
reviewed by Lumpy Kustud and Dim Parcio 10 March 2019 Lumpy Kustud: Ah, Blackpool! The annual pilgrimage! The ritual of a weekend on the Lancashire Riviera in March with the rain bucketing down, the Mistral howling along the Promenade fit to blow you over and the sea-spray enough to go pit-pat-splosh-CRASH against the windows… Continue reading »
Scarborough Chess Congress, 20-22 October 2017 reported by our special correspondent, Dim Parcio 6 November 2017 Outside Wales there can be few chess congresses as good as Scarborough. The town is one of the finest jewels in Yorkshire’s crown. As a Welshman I have to admit that it is nearly as attractive as Llandudno and… Continue reading »
Photographs from our special correspondent, Dim Parcio 1. Venue Cymru, Llandudno – ready and waiting 2. Sieges Perilous – where the top players sit in the public gaze 3. Start – handshake time 4. Play in progress 5. Conor Murphy v GM Gawain Jones 6. GM David Howell v Graham Moore 7. GM Gawain Jones… Continue reading »
reported by our Welsh-speaking correspondent Dim Parcio Shwma! Mae’n dda gen i gwrdd â chi! Each year the British Chess Championships visit themselves upon some outstanding gem of the British coastline such as Llandudno, Torquay, Eastbourne, Aberystwyth, etc. Next year is Hull. This year it was Llandudno, an elegant and graceful resort – swmpus as… Continue reading »