Nick Holmes

Please find below the President’s Report from the Shropshire Chess AGM, held on 16 July. Minutes to follow. President’s Report 2024 Many thanks to everyone here for such an enjoyable season. All three divisions of the Classical League and both Rapid Play divisions were as competitive as ever. I want to thank all trustees and […]

The shortlist for this year’s prize is now live here. It can also be accessed via the Colin Roberts Memorial page here. Please send entries to organiser Toby Neal at [email protected] with details of the date/event/opponent and of course with the moves. If you know how, please send in PGN format (so the entries can be posted

The draft agenda for the Shropshire Chess Association AGM is available here. Please submit any further proposals or queries to Matthew Clark by 5pm on Friday 12 July. A reminder that the AGM takes place on 16 July at 7.30pm, at Unison.

Telepost Chess Club are inviting everyone to a simultaneous display where Phil Zabrocki and Fred Bench will take on all comers. Date: Wednesday 10 July Start Time: 19.30, please aim to arrive by 19.15 Venue: Telepost Chess Club Simultaneous Display Details: For any queries then please contact Nat Paul on [email protected]

Details of the Summer Online League, commencing 15 May, can be found here. Contact Charles Higgie for further information.

From Paul Billington, controller Shrewsbury Town Championship SHREWSBURY TOWN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 Due to a series of complications and uncertainties, there has been fewer than expected Chess Players in Our Town that have been able to commit to this Championship this Summer. Many of the names from the past are not represented, and, therefore,  I think

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

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

To all captains of teams in the Cox and Minor Knockout – a reminder that results for these competitions should be submitted via the Web Scorecard in the normal way. The result will then appear in the League Results Feed on the homepage, and detailed results will appear on the Cox/Minor competition pages.

After completion of the five scheduled rounds of this year’s Shrewsbury Town Championship there is a six-way tie of players on four points. There will now be play-off matches between these six players until one player has an overall lead. The draw for the first round of the play-offs can be found here.