It would be an understatement to say that the Quiet Chess Open Day was a success! If you measure success by just numbers, then yes then the event was very well attended, with some new Members attending, I think the total attendance was over twenty, with quite a few more familiar faces too later on. The main […]
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Step forth rapid & blitz specialists! The inaugural Shropshire Rapid & Blitz County Championships will be held on Saturday 13th September & Sunday 14th September at Newport. Full details & entry here
13/14 Sep – Shropshire Rapid & Blitz Championships Read More »
Details have now been announced and the first invites sent for the Shropshire County Individual 100-year anniversary champion of champions invitational tournament. This exciting event will be a one-off held in a year’s time and should be a completely unique tournament. The event will hopefully be broadcast live with potentially live commentary for all to
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Busy couple of days at the Telford Ballon Fiesta! Thank you to all the volunteers who made the event possible – Connor, Glyn, Muhammad, Ellick, George, Ryan, Paula and Ellis! If a new member turns up at your club in the next couple of weeks who attended the balloon fiesta we would be interested to
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I am sorry to say that the Quiet Chess Club in Craven Arms is now closed. I ran this club for four months, but unfortunately there wasn’t enough support to keep it going. I apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. Paul BillingtonShropshire Chess Inclusion Officer
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The 2025 AGM minutes are now available to view here. Find out about all the latest changes to the league rules. The Association is still looking to fill a number of vacant posts: – Rapidplay and Blitz Tournament Organiser – Head of Senior Chess – Head of Beginner’s Chess – Outreach Committee Chair – Deputy
Final call for entries to the Staffordshire Chess Congress this weekend! https://www.northstaffschess.com/p/staffordshire-chess-congress-2025.html
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Paul Billington (Shropshire’s Inclusion Officer) has been awarded the Contribution to Accessible Chess Award by the ECF. This award recognises Paul’s efforts to bring chess to Shropshire’s neurodiverse members through the creation of 3 Quiet Chess Clubs and partnering with other local organisations. Read Paul’s full awards citation here:https://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ECF-Awards-2025.pdf Each winner receives a glass trophy
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To say I am pleased with the way the open day went is a massive understatement! There were 25 attendees including parents and Carers. I was so very happy to see some regulars there, but even more happy to see 9 new individuals. I was delighted to teach 2 young ladies to play chess. They
Report following the Telford Quiet Chess Club open day on 29.7.25 Read More »