About Iolo Ceredig Jones
Lived 1947 – 2021 (aged 74). Iolo Ceredig Jones was a British chess player and writer.
Iolo Ceredig Jones (2 August 1947 – 6 September 2021) was a Welsh former international chess player born in Llandysul. He is notable as the co-author of the only Welsh language chess manual, , which he wrote with his father, T. Llew Jones.
Jones was the joint Welsh champion in 1982–83. In 2011 he took a break from retirement and participated in the European Team Chess Championship for the Welsh team. In 2013 Jones received the FIDE Master that is awarded to players achieving an Elo rating of 2300 or more.
He is also the brother of the political activist and writer, Emyr Llewelyn.
Jones died in September 2021 after a short illness.
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Who was Iolo Ceredig Jones?
Welsh chess player (1947–2021)
When was Iolo Ceredig Jones born?
Iolo Ceredig Jones was born on 2 August 1947 in Llandysul, Coed-y-bryn.
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Iolo Ceredig Jones died on 6 September 2021.
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Iolo Ceredig Jones was a chess player and writer.
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Iolo Ceredig Jones was British.
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