Five chess players will head into the final round of the Shrewsbury Town Championship with a chance of lifting the trophy in one of the most competitive competitions in recent years. Telepost duo Matthew Clark and Rob Nield and Shrewsbury’s Stephen Priestley all have scores of 3.5/4 going into round five, while top seed Nigel …
Shropshire’s national chess league team has suffered an unfortunate “relegation by reorganisation” – prompting a fresh appeal for players to step forward to help restore the side’s former glories. Shropshire and Friends has provisionally been placed in division four of the over-the-board 4NCL for the 2022/23 campaign following a rejig of the league’s structure. It …
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There’s not many obvious similarities between elite Premier League footballers and your average chess player in Shropshire. While the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah are in peak physical condition, spend hours in the gym and are well versed in theatrical displays to win free kicks and penalties, chess players benefit from sitting still …
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It’s renowned as a game that requires a lot of patience – but one of Shropshire’s top chess players has taken that to a new level by ending a 37-year wait to claim one of the county’s biggest prizes. Maddocks captain Glyn Pugh has won this year’s Shropshire Individual – a feat which bestows him …
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More than 50 budding chess stars of the future competed at a tournament in Shropshire to take the first step on the road to being declared national champion for their age group. Youngsters from under eights to under 18s did battle at the Shropshire Megafinal of the UK Chess Challenge, which was held at Wellington’s …
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Shropshire’s Charles Higgie has shone on the international stage after picking up two of his best ever results while competing for Wales at the World Senior Teams Championships. Higgie, who lives in the Malpas area and plays his chess for Oswestry in the Shropshire Chess League, defeated a titled player for the first time when …
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There has been a second upset in as many rounds of Shrewsbury Town Championship after top seed Nigel Ferrington was beaten by his club captain Matthew Clark. Clark’s victory with the white pieces has catapulted him to the top of the tournament table with two wins from two matches. It also means both of the …
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Maddocks B have secured the club’s second league title of the season after clinching the Shropshire Chess League division two crown in dramatic fashion. Tony Preece’s side got the point they needed against Telepost C to pip Telepost B to top spot in the final round of matches. It comes after Telepost B – who …
Time scrambles – where players frantically make their moves instantaneously before running out of seconds and losing the game – can lead to strange things happening on the chess board. Just ask Newport’s Shane Greenwood and Shrewsbury’s Francis Best – both players mistakenly left their kings in check within a few moves of each other …
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While the sporting world is gripped by the Premier League title race between Manchester City and Liverpool, two teams are both tantalisingly close from Shropshire Chess League glory of their own. Maddocks B missed the chance to clinch the division two title after losing 3-2 away to Telepost B, who are now their nearest challengers. …
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