Announcements

Tonight 7.30pm is the first round of the Cox Knockout. Will the Junior team humiliate the adult team? Find out live tonight. https://lichess.org/broadcast/knockout-newport-a-vs-newport-juniors-a/quarter-final/wN9kq09C#boards

Tonight all 6 teams in the division 2 rapidplay league will meet to determine the winner. With the top 3 teams all within 2 points of each other it’s going to come right down to the wire. Will Darwinian Knights B, Telford B or Newport B emerge victorious? https://lichess.org/broadcast/div-2-rapidplay-finals/round-1/gCEC6tMB#boards

On Monday the primary school chess calendar climaxes with the Shropshire Primary School Chess Championships Grand Final. 4 teams emerged victorious in their zonals to reach this stage. St Laurence in Ludlow are the 2-time defending champions and will be looking to make it a hatrick. The team scored 20/20 in the Southen Zonal and

Division 3 will go right down to the wire with a big title clash between Telford C and Darwinian Juniors. Telford C have vast experience The Juniors have youth on their side and have been continually improving throughout the season. Who will win the match and take the title? Follow the action LIVE. https://lichess.org/broadcast/div-3-title-clash-telford-c-vs-darwinian-juniors/match-14/Y8gPF31z

Tonight reigning champion Chris Lewis will face 11 year old Rudi Bedford in the Shropshire Individual. This is the first time they have played a standardplay match against each other. Who will prevail? Coach or Student? Follow all the drama LIVE. https://lichess.org/broadcast/individual-chris-lewis-vs-rudi-bedford/round-5/x9yA4M5Q#boards

Good luck to all juniors competing tomorrow at the Shropshire Megafinal. 3.5pts or more will qualify players to the Gigafinals with the goal to reach the Terafinals at Blenheim Palace. The games can be followed LIVE: https://view.livechesscloud.com/#51b77e7d-c06a-4af3-99d9-18e16caa49f0 https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-shropshire-megafinal/round-1/LS0kIY39#boards

The minutes from the latest meeting of the trustees have now been released. Under discussion was a proposal for a new type of membership, the introduction of an annual ‘census’, replacement of the div 3 trophy and the March Mgt Accounts.https://shropshirechess.org/admin/trustees/