Gawain Jones

Author: Sue Maroroa

  • Photos from the Opening Ceremoy

    Photos from the Opening Ceremoy

    Sorry for the bad photos but all I had was a small camera and the lighting was very dim. Again you can check out the good quality stuff from Ray Morris Hill and if you go right to the end you’ll see a photo of yours truly with Gawain. You can read the write up from…

  • London Grand Prix Opening

    London Grand Prix Opening

    Opening night, I didn’t now what to expect. It was a very fashionable affair (to my knowledge) and everything ran smoothly. If this is anything to go by, I believe the chess world is in very good hands. In the crowd, I even spotted some celebs Sophie Ellis Bextor (murder on the dance floor fame)…

  • 4NCL 2013/14 Season

    I’m pleased to announce that Gawain has been recruited to play for Guilford in this year’s 4NCL season. After Pride and Prejudice breaking down, he switched back to his childhood team White Rose for last’s year season where they managed to finish 3rd=. I on the other hand will be playing for North East England,…

  • Istanbul Olympiad

    Istanbul Olympiad

    After a couple of stressful weeks attempting to sort Sue’s visa situation we managed to get my passport sent to us on Thursday and I flew out very early Monday morning. Alas so far Sue has been unable to accompany me as the UK Border Agency still have her passport. New Zealand decided the risk…

  • Are Chess players especially intelligent?

    Are Chess players especially intelligent?

    Judit Polgar, (Child prodigy, Best Female Chess player in the World ever, Super GM and a Mum to boot) tweeted this website yesterday. Now, I’m not denying that she’s very intelligent. I haven’t met her yet but noticing the list of “The 10 Smartest People Alive Today”, to my knowledge 3 of them are “proper”…

  • London Chess Classic – Playing with the big league!

    London Chess Classic – Playing with the big league!

    Hi guys, Just in case you didn’t know (being on the front cover of CHESS) or haven’t kept up-to-date with the latest tweets from the London Chess Classic, I’m pleased to say that Gawain will be playing the the upcoming London Chess Classic. As you know by the previous editions, the field is extremely strong…

  • 37th Chess Olympiad

    Hi Readers, Sorry for the delay in posting. Things have been hectic after the British as I had sent my passport (as well as Gawain’s) of to the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) to apply for my spousal visa, luckily I’ve gotten confirmation that Gawain’s passport has been dispatched today and so will be with…

  • British Champion!

    I’m pleased to announce that Gawain is the 99th British Champion after defeating GM Stephen Gordon in a topsy turvy tie break. I had a front row seat and I was super nervous but Gawain came through after blundering his queen. Unfortunately for Ste he found it difficult to control his nerves. Gawain will write…

  • Round 3,4,5,6,7 and 8 Plus a rest day

    Chess wise, the tournament has been going well so far for Gawain and just before the rest day I managed my first win and since then I’ve won one game and drawn another with stronger players.Gawain currently leads outright first with 7/8. Quick on his tail is GM Stephen Gordon with 6.5/8 and David Howell,…

  • British Chess Championship Round 1 and 2

    We arrived into Tynemouth (where we will stay for the duration of the British) on Sunday afternoon and to my delight found a lovely village with lots of amenities including chocolatier! In the afternoon we walked over to Parks Leisure Centre in North Shields. The coastal route was lovely albeit a bit windy with the…

  • Mr and Mrs Maroroa Jones

    For Chess purposes Gawain will remain Gawain Jones and I’ll be Sue Maroroa. I would dread to think the confusion it could cause, knowing FIDE and the hassle it may take. Ga did joke that he could come into the list by becoming a “new” person and trying to gain a massive rating but I…

  • Benasque Open Round-Up

    After the last update we had played six games. I had a good start with 5/5, although with a fair bit of luck – the first round was a long struggle with Black to beat the young Indian talent Chopra Aryan and in round three I was completely lost against Brazilian IM Christian Endre Toth…

  • Benasque Open, Quick Update 5.5/6

    Hi guys. Hope you’re enjoying the new look to the website – a wedding gift from the very generous Matt Webb.  As Sue posted, I’m currently in the Pyrenees in Benasque. The place is a nightmare to get to; a flight to Barcelona followed by two buses and a total of around 14 hours travelling for…

  • Chess Olympiad 2012

    I’m pleased to announce that we will be both participating in the 2012 Olympiad in Turkey. Gawain will play board 2 behind Mickey Adams for the English team and I’ll be board 1 for the New Zealand’s Women’s team. Here are our teams: Open: 1. Michael Adams 2. Gawain Jones 3. Nigel Short 4. David…

  • World Rapid and Blitz Astana, Kazakstan

    World Rapid and Blitz Astana, Kazakstan

    If you didn’t know, well now you do. The World Rapid and Blitz is currently being played in Astana, Kazahstan. The first 5 rounds of the rapidplay took place earlier today and the remaining rounds will be played out tomorrow. 1st= with 4.5/5 is World Number 1 and Supermodel Magnus Carlsen with Sergey Karjakin. Featuring…

  • Site Changes and Benasque Open

    Site Changes and Benasque Open

    Sorry if today you tried to check out the website but failed, I changed a password which meant the Web Host Server got confused! You’ll see some website changes over the next week and hopefully you’ll enjoy the layout more. Fingers cross there won’t be any problems with the website and it’ll be a smooth…