John Waller
Oswestry Chess Club are sad to announce the recent death of John Waller. John was a member of the club for six years. He was a reliable, conscientious and enthusiastic member and will be sadly missed. Jonathan Smith – Club Secretary
2020
Telepost top festive tree
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, …
New online usernames list
Courtesy of Chris Lewis and Adrian Zdanowski we have a new online player usernames and current grades list. Please send any updates to Chris, Adrian or Nick Holmes.
AGM hears of competitive start to league
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 …
AGM Minutes
The AGM was held via Zoom on 10 Dec 2020. Minutes are available here.
Shifting the borders
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 …
The New World
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 …
French Opening for Shropshire
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 …
County chess counters covid
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 …
Pre-season friendly revived online
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 …