Peter Kitchen’s reports on the county chess scene in the Shropshire Star
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As Shropshire chess enters the Christmas break, Shrewsbury-based Telepost A are the early league leaders despite being without their strongest player, Nigel Ferrington. For obvious reasons the league is having to be played as an online event this season, and Ferrington is one of those players who doesn’t care for playing over the internet. However, …
Any thoughts that Shropshire’s first online chess league season might see a dip in the intensity of the competition have proven far from the case, the annual meeting of the county’s chess association has heard. In the first opportunity to review how the new league is going, with face-to-face chess being ruled out, it is …
Oswestry have put down a marker for the new Shropshire chess league season by inflicting a rare defeat over reigning champions Newport A. The new online format has particular advantages for the border town club as, with most of the county teams being in the Shrewsbury and Telford areas, it makes irrelevant any issues involved …
Shropshire’s historic first ever internet chess league season is under way, bringing in a new format, some new players, and some new problems for contestants to contend with. Online games mean it is possible for players to take part from their homes literally anywhere – including abroad – which has opened up new opportunities for …
19/11/2020 Shropshire chess has moved into historic new territory with the launch this week of the county’s first online league season – with the wonders of the internet meaning players will be taking part from as far away as Paris. With face-to-face chess still a distant prospect, the new league will take the place of …
28/10/20 Shropshire chess is beating the coronavirus crisis by playing matches online, and work is continuing to set up the county’s first online league. County players took on Greater Manchester in a match played on the Lichess internet platform over 13 virtual boards, but went down 9.5-3.5 to strong opponents. Shropshire winners were Kate Walker …
21/10/2020 Shrewsbury took the honours in a friendly county town derby match which marks another step towards a resumption of chess action in Shropshire. With no face to face games possible, the encounter between a Telepost side going as Telepost Dark Nights and a Shrewsbury team called Shrewsbury Light Squares was played online and the …
07/10/2020 Rising youngster Daniel Hilditch-Love has underlined his potential as a Shropshire chess star of the future by winning the county’s minor individual championship. The Newport junior beat Nick Holmes in the seventh and final round to end on 5.5 points, made up of four wins and three draws. With a grading of 105, …
30/09/2020 League chess action is to resume in Shropshire after a special meeting on Zoom for players and club secretaries agreed the rules and format of a new online league. With a resumption of face-to-face chess a distant prospect, the new league will be started from scratch and will be entirely separate from the traditional …
06/09/20 Nathanael Paul is the new king of Shropshire chess – and has made history in the process. Paul, who plays for the Newport club, won the county’s individual championship in a competition interrupted by the coronavirus outbreak. Not only is it the first time he has won, after a consistent rise to the top …