Newport Chess Club is inviting all Shropshire players to enter their summer blitz events. They will be holding 3 events: Tuesday 1st July 7.30pm Tuesday 29th July 7.30pm Tuesday 26th August 7.30pm Venue: Newport Chess Club Royal British Legion, Avenue Road, Newport, TF10 7DP Registration Time: 7.30pm Sections: 3 Sections – Open, U1600, U1200 Time […]
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It was incredibly close at the finals of the Shropshire Primary Schools Chess Championships. Read the full write-up here
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Kicking off shortly after 11am – watch all the matches from the Shropshire Primary Schols Final LIVE. https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-shropshire-primary-school-championships-final/round-6/ipF1L46k https://chess-results.com/Tnr1133676.aspx?lan=1
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An inaugural initiative has seen junior chess players from Ludlow join a group of older people from Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin’s Chess Group for a friendly competition that “transcended age”. Full article:https://www.shropshirestar.com/your-world/2025/05/14/ludlow-chess-tournament-unites-generations/
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The Association is looking to recruit a new Chair of the Outreach Committee. The committee will be tasked with establishing new chess clubs in towns across Shropshire. In particular Ludlow and Whitchurch are 2 of our largest towns who do not currently have a chess club. The trustees believe the growth of online chess and
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Enjoy all the twists and turns from the final div 1 rapidplay evening: https://lichess.org/broadcast/div-1-rapidplay-final-night/OfCUNlyR
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Can Rudi defeat Gary to claim the minor individual title. Watch live right now! https://lichess.org/broadcast/minor-individual-gary-vs-rudi/round-6/cNUFT0Sx/PRDHGPiB
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Congratulations Nicole who the trustees have appointed as (acting) Community Events Officer. Nicole will take the lead on organising Shropshire’s presence at a number of community events over the year. These events are a great way to promote our local chess clubs to a wider audience. We are now looking for a regular crop of
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We are recruiting for a new role – Head of Beginners Chess. Your role would be to promote chess to a whole new generation of adult beginner players. How you do this would be up to you but some ideas include: – Running tournaments within board game cafes and other casual venues within the community–
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