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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Read the full BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6245w3gvy9o
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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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Church Stretton A met Oswestry B in the final of the Minor KO Trophy at the Unison Club. These two teams finished 1 st and 2 nd respectively in Division 2. Church Stretton A won the toss and took White on the odd boards. First game to finish was board 4. Oswestry’s Gary Slegg essayed
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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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