Telepost once again faced off against Newport in the final of the Cox Trophy. Both sides were full strength and fairly evenly matched. On board 4 Ian Jamieson secured a pleasant position against John Westhead with far more more active pieces in the middle game and his white bishop cemented on c6. Ian pushed […]
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 report on the 2026 ECF Finance Council Meeting from your Shropshire representative can be found here
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https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/2026/02/05/a-former-shropshire-chess-champion-has-been-awarded-the-mbe-for-his-work-in-taking-chess-into-prisons/
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Read the full report of last month’s Shropshire Congress here
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Writeup of the congress in the local paper. More reports to follow! https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/2026/01/12/storm-goretti-how-a-local-family-helped-shropshires-biggest-chess-event-avoid-a-decisive-check-mate-during-the-heavy-snow/
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The Shropshire Rapidplay Championship went to play-offs between Nick Rutter, Muhammad Qadri and Krish Thimmegowda. The players drew lots and Krish won a golden ticket to the final. Muhammad and Nick faced each other in a semi-finals with the winner facing Krish in the final. Watch all of the broadcasts here: Semi-final – Armageddon Final
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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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Details have now been announced and the first invites sent for the Shropshire County Individual 100-year anniversary champion of champions invitational tournament. This exciting event will be a one-off held in a year’s time and should be a completely unique tournament. The event will hopefully be broadcast live with potentially live commentary for all to
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Busy couple of days at the Telford Ballon Fiesta! Thank you to all the volunteers who made the event possible – Connor, Glyn, Muhammad, Ellick, George, Ryan, Paula and Ellis! If a new member turns up at your club in the next couple of weeks who attended the balloon fiesta we would be interested to
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