Announcements

Kicking off shortly after 11am – watch all the matches from the Shropshire Primary Schols Final LIVE. https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-shropshire-primary-school-championships-final/round-6/ipF1L46k https://chess-results.com/Tnr1133676.aspx?lan=1

The Association is looking to recruit a new Chair of the Outreach Committee. The committee will be tasked with establishing new chess clubs in towns across Shropshire. In particular Ludlow and Whitchurch are 2 of our largest towns who do not currently have a chess club. The trustees believe the growth of online chess and

Enjoy all the twists and turns from the final div 1 rapidplay evening: https://lichess.org/broadcast/div-1-rapidplay-final-night/OfCUNlyR

Congratulations Nicole who the trustees have appointed as (acting) Community Events Officer. Nicole will take the lead on organising Shropshire’s presence at a number of community events over the year. These events are a great way to promote our local chess clubs to a wider audience. We are now looking for a regular crop of

We are recruiting for a new role – Head of Beginners Chess. Your role would be to promote chess to a whole new generation of adult beginner players. How you do this would be up to you but some ideas include: – Running tournaments within board game cafes and other casual venues within the community–

Shropshire Chess is looking to recruit a Rapidplay & Blitz Tournament Organiser. You will be responsible for organising either or both a Shropshire rapidplay and blitz tournament with the primary aim of finding the Shropshire rapidplay & Shropshire blitz champion. Your role would include: – Securing a venue – Build a tournament team including arbiters

Watch live as 2 of the leaders of the county individual give battle tonight. A win for either player would make them favourites for the county title. Match starts at 7.30pm https://lichess.org/broadcast/shropshire-individual-jamie-hopkins-vs-chris-lewis/round-1/gmK9VXqd/wwalWrJw