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04/05/09
Cox Trophy Round 1

08/06/09
Minor KO round 1

01/07/09
AGM at Nedge Tavern, Stirchley

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Shropshire Chess Clubs

To all Shropshire Team Captains
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Shropshire Chess Association AGM Wednesday 1st July 2009
This year's AGM will be held at The Nedge Tavern in Stirchley Telford on the above date. You are reminded that all trophies are to be brought to the meeting. Any officers not being prepared to continue in their posts please also let me know asap.
Apologies for the delay in confirming rule amendments but you can now pick up, the agenda, minutes, proposed new rules and amendments to the old rules here.
There has been a lot of discussion already about these amendments and I would be grateful if everyone can read them beforehand as further discussion and amendments are likely at the meeting.Colin Roberts Gen Sec.

2009 Summer Cups
Controller Derrick Powell has announced the draw for the Cox Trophy and the Minor Knock Out.

Shropshire Junior Chess
Keep up to date with the
junior chess scene - Steve Rooney

Much to do at the AGM
. Read Toby Neal's Report on the county chess scene in the Shropshire Star each Tuesday

Lift to weekend congress - can you help please?
Off to a congress? Wellington's new star would appreciate a lift.

Shropshire success in Rhyl Congress
At the recent Rhyl chess congress Telepost captain Richard Bryant entered the Open against a strong field including 3 guys who qualified and played in the British Championships this year.
The result was spectacular even by his high standards. First equal 4/5 (tied with a player graded 191) with won 3 drew 2 lost 0 having played all the top players. His tournament grading score was a staggering 215! Easily his lifetime best performance. With Athar Mehmood taking the best junior award in the U100 section this was a resounding Shropshire success story.

Shifnal and Telford clinch title

This is the scene prior to the crucial Shifnal Telford v Coddon match 08/04/09. On Bd 5 captain Iain Wilson prepares to face Nathanael Paul. Team mates Colin Roberts, David Gostelow and John Footner are also ready for action - whilst top Bd Trevor Brotherton will, as is traditional, arrive a few minutes late.

The result - 3.5 - 1.5 to Shifnal Telford - was enough to secure the league championship by just 1 point from reigning champions Telepost.

We salute the new champions

pic courtesy Paul Broderick

Check Your Vital Statistics
Oswestry's Graham Ives has completed an extra-ordinary analysis of all games played in the 2008-09 Shropshire league season. On the menubar go to "Chess League - League Statistics" to find a treasure trove for anyone with an eye for a good figure.

Wellington A and Coddon B top the tables
Shifnal Telford D finish runners up to champions Coddon B in division 3 - they can be seen in the background of the above pic as they go head to head. In Division 2 Wellington A are champions and will be joined in division 1 next season by Shifnal Telford B.

2008 Grades
2008 grades are available on the ECF online grading database,
And here are our Shropshire grades - Nick Rutter

2008-2009 League Results
Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3

2007-08 Role of Honour
Div 1 Champions = Telepost A................... Runners Up = Church Stretton A
Div 2 Champions = Telepost B................... Runners Up = Oswestry...............
Div 3 Champions = Shifnal Telford C.........Runners Up = Shrewsbury C ......
Cox Trophy Winners = Telepost A.............Runners Up = Shifnal Telford A .
Minor KO Winners = Shrewsbury B...........Runners Up = Newport B............
The 2008 County Individual Champions
Trevor Brotherton and Jamie Hopkins tie for the title.

Shropshire Chess History

40 Years Ago
Shropshire 12 Worcestershire 8
This 1969 match was one of the high points in Shropshire's chess history - the first victory in a county match since 1916! Just pause to think about that. The last time it happened Lasker was World Champion, neither Capablanca nor Alekhine had yet held the title, and no one had even heard of Euwe and Botvinnik! An interesting feature was that the four points

difference was made up of the four adjudicated games - the score standing at 8 each at the end of play. Three of the unfinished games were obviously Shropshire wins but as the dreadfulness of their situation dawned (What! ......... you lost to who?!!) our opponents decided to "send them up". In anticipation of the win several members of the team adjourned to the bar (the match was played at GKN Sankey) and did further justice to the occassion. Full details of the match are to be found in the 1969 SCA publication "Shropshire v Worcestershire 1969". - David Everington

Outstanding junior Gerard O'Reilly (pic left) who won his board 1 encounter in that match also took the 1969 county individual title.
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