Last Sunday the annual Wrexham rapid competition was held. This is a well-run tournament in a pleasant environment with entries capped at around 30. This year there were three Chester entrants and amazingly they all managed to win prizes.
Ethan Challoner (above) returning after a break from chess took the junior prize jointly with Denys from Colwyn Bay.
Jeff Smith (above) playing his first tournament for some time was hampered by being held to draws by the other Chester players Ethan and Phil Crocker. However, he managed to finish joint 3rd.
Phil drew with Mark Bastow (both pictured below) in the final round to secure joint first with Mark.
Once again, a well run tournament by Wrexham, highly recommended for players in future years.