Radio Interview – Thalia Holmes
Skip to 29.45 to listen to an interview Thalia gave to BBC Merseyside regarding her participation in Chess Masters .https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ky7zgr
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Trustee Minutes – January 2025
A meeting of the Shropshire Trustees was held at the end of January. Minutes from the meeting are available hereJanuary management accounts can be viewed here. Trustees from left to right: Jon Smith (Oswestry), Vinnie Crean (Telepost), Matt Clark (Darwinian Knights), Chris Lewis (Newport), Peter Crean (Shrewsbury), Richard Thompson (Telford), Tony Preece (Maddocks)
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Online Leagues to be ended
On Friday an online EGM was held to debate the future of the online leagues. After a short discussion it was agreed that division 1 will be ended immediately whilst division 2 would continue until the end of the season and then be ended. This correlates with the view of the trustees that the association
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Dennis & Kate on the Radio
On Friday Dennis and Kate appeared on the radio to promote their new women’s chess club (starts 44.55). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kp2j8d
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2025 Shropshire Congress Reports
Reports on last weeks sucessfull congress: Shropshire star article Event directors report
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Shropshire & Friends 1 bid to be national champions
From Charles Higgie: On Tuesday November 19th, Shropshire & Friends 1 took another step towards becoming national online chess champions with a 3-1 win over Dundee City A in the 4NCL (4 Nations Chess League – the four nations being England, Scotland. Ireland and Wales). On board 1 Shropshire’s only Grandmaster Keith Arkell drew with
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Midland Junior Chess Championships
On Saturday Shropshire’s U11 county teams made their debut in the Midlands Junior Chess Championships. Read the full report here.
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Report on 2024 ECF AGM
A report on the 2024 ECF AGM from your Shropshire representative can be found here
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Oswestry end 33 years of hurt with cup triumph
Oswestry A created their own little piece of club history by bringing home the Cox Trophy for the first time in more than 30 years. But it was a triumph laced with a degree of controversy after opponents Maddocks A were penalised for playing the ineligible Athar Ansari on top board. That board – which
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Photos and Results from the 2024 Shropshire Junior Chess Congress
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