Two teams have already broken clear of the pack in the race for the Shropshire Chess League division one title – and it’s not even Halloween yet. Reigning champions Telepost A made it four wins from four with an important 3.5-1.5 win away to third place Telford A, while Maddocks A squeezed past Newport A …
A report on the 2024 ECF AGM from your Shropshire representative can be found here
To say it’s been a challenging year for Telepost Chess Club would be a massive understatement. First, a split between members saw the majority of players break away to form rival club Darwinian Knights – a move which cast a huge shadow over Telepost’s first over-the-board Shropshire Chess League title for a decade. Secondly, that …
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The rating lists of active Shropshire players are now updated. Care had been taken to include players within their current club but there has been an unprecedented movement of players between clubs this season. If you spot any innacuracies or ommissions (of which there will be some) please report this to christopher.d.lewis44@gmail.com.If looking up ratings …
Pairings for Round 1 White Black Shane Greenwood 1-0 Nick Rutter Jamie Hopkins 1-0 Krish Thimmegowda Julie Van Kemenade 0-1 Chris Lewis Rudy Van Kemenade Richard Thompson Gary Slegg 0-1 Glyn Pugh Matthew Clark 1-0 Nick Holmes Please play by 16th November 2024 Pairings for round 2 White Black Glyn Pugh (1) 1-0 …
Match night 3 is to be held at Shrewsbury. Fixtures and results are available here.
Match night 6 is to be held at Telepost. Fixtures and results can be found here.
Entries are now being taken for the Shropshire Open individual, a 7 round swiss over the board tournament played throughout the season with the winner crowned Shropshire Champion. Entries should be sent to Nick Rutter (nickrutter777@btinternet.com). Further details can be found here. Deadline for entries mid-October.
The rapidplay fixtures for the Shropshire Chess League 2024-25 season are now available: Division 1 fixtures Division 2 fixtures
Telepost are the speed kings of Shropshire chess after a stunning victory in the county’s annual summer rapidplay tournament. The Shrewsbury-based team swept away all opposition in the competition in which players had only 15 minutes to make all the moves of their game. Telepost won all their 10 matches to top the league table …