Iolo Ceredig Jones
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Iolo Ceredig Jones is a Welsh
former international chess
player and is notable as the co-author of the only Welsh language
chess manual, A chwaraei di wyddbwyll?, which he wrote with his father, T. Llew Jones
.
Jones has competed at 14 consecutive Chess Olympiad
s between 1972 and 1998. He won a gold medal for his performance at the Olympiad Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
, in 1990. He was also the joint Welsh champion
in 1982-3. In 2011 he took a break from retirement and participated in the European Team Chess Championship for the Welsh team.
He is also the brother of the political activist and writer, Emyr Llewelyn
.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
former international chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player and is notable as the co-author of the only Welsh language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
chess manual, A chwaraei di wyddbwyll?, which he wrote with his father, T. Llew Jones
T. Llew Jones
Thomas Llewelyn Jones was a Welsh language writer who, over a writing career of more than 50 years, was one of the most prolific and popular authors of children's books in Welsh. He wrote, and was generally known, as T. Llew Jones.- Biography :T. Llew Jones was born at 1 Bwlch Melyn, Pentrecwrt,...
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Jones has competed at 14 consecutive Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s between 1972 and 1998. He won a gold medal for his performance at the Olympiad Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, in 1990. He was also the joint Welsh champion
Welsh Chess Championship
The modern Welsh Chess Championship was inaugurated in 1955.The champion earned a place in the British Championship.-External links:****...
in 1982-3. In 2011 he took a break from retirement and participated in the European Team Chess Championship for the Welsh team.
He is also the brother of the political activist and writer, Emyr Llewelyn
Emyr Llewelyn
Emyr Llewelyn Jones is a Welsh political activist, who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. Mudiad Adfer was established based on his philosophies, and those of Owain Owain and Professor J. R. Jones. Commonly known as Emyr Llewelyn, he is also known as Emyr Llew. He is the son of author and poet T...
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