Online Cox Cup Thursday April 11 – Semi-finals: Shrewsbury A v Telford A Oswestry A v Oswestry B Thursday April 25 – Final and 3rd and 4th play-offs Online Minor Cup Thursday April 11 – Semi-finals: Oswestry C v Newport (Shropshire) A Shrewsbury B v Shrewsbury C Thursday April 25 – Final and 3rd and […]
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Following Telepost’s change of club night the following amendments have been made to the final Div 1 rapidplay fixtures. The rapidplay previously scheduled at Telepost on Monday 29th April has been moved to Wednesday 1st May at Telepost.The rapidplay previously schedule at Telepost on Monday 13th May has been moved to Tueseday 14th May at
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Photos and Results from the 2024 Shropshire Junior Chess Congress Read More »
Some of the world’s top chess players did battle at a prestigious international tournament with enthusiasts from around the world watching – thanks to boards and pieces from Shropshire. Super-grandmasters such American duo Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri and British number one (formerly of Russia) Nikita Vitiugov were among those who played on
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Players can now meet in Wellington on Monday’s 4pm-9pm to play casual chess at the Boardroom Gaming Cafe in Wellington. They are also looking for volunteers to help teach chess to new players.
New Social Chess Club – Wellington Read More »
Thanks to a herculean effort by Rudy van Kemenade, the following congress games are now available to view or download from chess results, annotated by Rudy himself: Open – Every game Major – Boards 1&2 Inter – Boards 1&2 Minor – Boards 1&2
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The 1st tournament of the 2024 Online Shropshire Junior Grand Prix will be held on Lichess on Sunday 18th February starting at 2pm and lasting 2 hours. https://lichess.org/tournament/OkaoiIKJ Arena password: (if you are a junior wishing to enter contact [email protected] for the password) Entry is free and the following prizes (sponsored by Newport Chess Club)
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Newport Juniors v Telepost Juniors Tuesday 13th -7:30pm Read More »
Some of the world’s top chess players are set to appear in Shropshire this weekend as the top two divisions of the Four Nations Chess League roll into town. The likes of Armenian super GM Gabriel Sargissian, former world number two Alexei Shirov and England’s youngest ever international master Shreyas Royal are among those who
Elite on the way as “Premier League” of chess to land in Shropshire Read More »
The following winners of the 2023 Shrewsbury Town Championship have been confirmed: U1700 joint winners – Shane Greenwood, Alex Brims, John Casewell U1400 winner – Rudi Bedford Congratulations to all! A final deadline has been set for the completion of the playoff matches to determine the overall winner – 31/3/24 Full details on the competition
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