join the World Chess Federation (FIDE) as an independent member. As well as holding several posts in the WCU, Jones founded and edited Y Ddraig which grew from the Dyfed Chess Association newsletter into the magazine of Welsh chess in the 1970s. He managed the Men's 1974 Olympiad team in Nice which achieved Wales best-ever result and also the Women's team in the 1976 Olympiad in Israel. He was for many years Vice-President of the WCU. Jones was heavily involved in Dyfed chess from the 1960s onwards, in founding and running the Dyfed Chess Association, its league, Cardigan Chess Club and the highly successful Dyfed Open Congress. At his death he was Life President of the Dyfed Chess Association. Over the board he was a keen and competitive player, but achieved his best results at postal chess, representing Welsh international teams with distinction. Awards and honours 1958 – Chair, Welsh National Eisteddfod, Ebbw Vale 1959 – Chair, Welsh National Eisteddfod, Caernarfon 1967 – Tir na n-Og Award for Tân ar y Comin 1990 – Tir na n-Og Award for Lleuad yn Olau 1991 – Mary Vaughan Jones Award 2007 – Welsh Publishing Awards, "Best Seller – Poetry", for Geiriau a Gerais Bibliography Books by T. Llew Jones {| class="wikitable" border=1 !Title !Notes !First published !Other editions |- align="left" |* Trysor Plas y wernen || || 1958 || 1991, Gwasg Christopher Davies &November 2005, Gwasg Gomer |- |* Merched y môr a chwedlau eraill || || 1958, Gwasg Gee, Aberystwyth|| |- |* Trysor y Môr-Ladron || || 1960, Llyfrau'r Dryw || January 1989, Gwasg Gomer |- |* Y Merlyn Du || || 1960, Gwasg Aberystwyth || January 1995, Gwasg Gomer |- |* Anturiaethau Twm Siôn Cati:Y Ffordd Beryglus || || April 1963, CLC || March 1994 & July 2000,Gwasg Gomer |- |* Anturiaethau Twm Siôn Cati:Ymysg Lladron || || November 1965, Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion|CLC || February 1999, Gwasg Gomer |- |* Swn Y Malu || || 1967, Gwasg Gomer || |- |* Anturiaethau Twm Siôn Cati:Dial o'r Diwedd || || 1968, Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion|CLC || June 1968, Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion|CLC, November 1998 &January 2004, Gwasg Gomer |- |* Yr Ergyd Farwol || || 1969, Gwasg Gomer || |- |* Ofnadwy Nos || Factual book || 1971 || 31 December 1991 & January 1995,Gwasg Gomer |- |* Barti Ddu o Gasnewy' Bach || || 1973 || Under the title Barti Ddu:November 1995,