Entries are open for the Shropshire County Individual. The entry deadline is 2nd October 2026 with first round pairings shortly after. If you know anyone else who may be interested please ask them to contact the controller Entry fee £12 as last year, 7 round Swiss played Oct-May/June. Please contact Nick Rutter if you wish
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An extra special award was presented on Sunday. Nick Rutter was presented with a plaque for services to Shropshire Chess over 3 decades. Nick was appointed rating officer in 1997 and individual controller in 1998. Working quietly behind the scenes Nick ensures that every league game, every tournament, every schools event and every internal club
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Read the full report on Sunday’s Shropshire Team Quickplay
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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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Entries for the Shropshire Minor Individual are now open. As with previous years, this will be a 7 round swiss over the board tournament played throughout the season, limited to Shropshire players rated 1640 or under based on the August 2026 ratings. Further details can be found on the website. Entry fee: £10 Time limit:
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The minutes of the 2026 Shropshire Chess AGM are now available. https://shropshirechess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Minutes-of-Shropshire-Chess-AGM-2026.pdf Congratulations to all the 2025/26 Champions!
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Minutes from the July 2026 Trustee meeting are now available to view. The trustees signed off the 2025/26 accounts and agreed the new budget for the year ahead. July 2026 Trustee minutes and 2026/27 budget and May management accounts
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Dear Shropshire Chess Players, The Shropshire Chess Association AGM will be held on Wednesday 29th July 7.30pm at Telford. Agenda and papers to follow. All members of the Shropshire Chess Association are invited to attend and vote at the AGM. If you have any proposals for the agenda, please can you send them to me
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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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