20 June – deadline for round seven of Minor Individual
Pairings and results for the 2024-25 County Minor Individual can be found here.
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Women’s and Girls’ chess night
We are a friendly women’s and girl’s social chess club. All abilities welcome. We are currently teaching women who have never played chess before. We meet every other week on Tuesdays at 7pm at The Unison Club near the Shirehall. Our next meeting is 25th Feb. For further details contact Kate Walker or Paula Sharp
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Quiet Chess reminder
A reminder to all Shropshire players – the Quiet Chess Club continues at Unison from 6pm to 7.30pm on Tuesdays. All the details are here. Please pass on the details to anyone you think may be interested.
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Trustee minutes Sep 2024
Minutes of the September 2024 Trustee meeting are available here.
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Shropshire & Friends 1 bid to be national champions
From Charles Higgie: On Tuesday November 19th, Shropshire & Friends 1 took another step towards becoming national online chess champions with a 3-1 win over Dundee City A in the 4NCL (4 Nations Chess League – the four nations being England, Scotland. Ireland and Wales). On board 1 Shropshire’s only Grandmaster Keith Arkell drew with
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Knockout Cup fixtures published
The first round fixtures for the 2024-25 knockout cups have been published. Cox Trophy fixtures can be found here. Minor Cup fixtures can be found here.
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County Minor Individual – entries open
Entries are now being taken for the Shropshire Minor Individual, a 7 round swiss over the board tournament played throughout the season, limited to Shropshire players rated 1640 or under based on the August 2024 ratings. Further details and entry instructions can be found here. Deadline for entries 29 September.
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New season fixtures published
The fixtures for the Shropshire Chess League 2024-25 season are now available: Division 1 fixtures Division 2 fixtures Division 3 fixtures
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Quiet Chess at the Unison Club – Tuesdays
There is a brand new Chess Club here at the Unison Club, on Tuesday evenings at 18.00 hrs, for those who wish to concentrate on chess, and how to play it. Some chess players wish for an environment where they have no distractions. The club is quiet at 18.00 in the chess rooms. The bar is
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