August 2026

Church Stretton A met Oswestry B in the final of the Minor KO Trophy at the Unison Club. These two teams finished 1 st and 2 nd respectively in Division 2. Church Stretton A won the toss and took White on the odd boards. First game to finish was board 4. Oswestry’s Gary Slegg essayed

Telepost once again faced off against Newport in the final of the Cox Trophy.   Both sides were full strength and fairly evenly matched. On board 4 Ian Jamieson secured a pleasant position against John Westhead with far more more active pieces in the middle game and his white bishop cemented on c6. Ian pushed

Following the exciting introduction of Quiet Chess for autistic and Neurodiverse individuals, I can now announce that the tried and tested learning aid from Gochess is indeed “the way to go” when engaging with autistic and neurodiverse individuals. The English Chess Federation has been supporting the outreach concerning neurodiverse individuals for over a year, and has just