The winner of the 2025–26 Colin Roberts Memorial Trophy has been chosen. It is Oswestry player Gary Slegg, whose victory over Edmund Stell in the London League Congress was the judges’ choice. One judge said: “It’s quite powerful and shows how one mistake can unravel a position. It also shows Gary following a plan through
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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
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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
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A reminder that entries are closing soon for the Colin Roberts Memorial Prize, awarded for the best over-the-board game played by a Shropshire player during the 2025–26 season (rapidplay and blitz games are not eligible). 🗓 Deadline: 1 July To enter, please submit your game along with the following details: 📧 Send your entry to
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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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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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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
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