Telepost Dark Knights were streets ahead in the latest Shropshire chess rapidplay team battle, helped by an amazing unbroken 16-game winning run by their grandmaster star player Keith Arkell who goes under the online username “Atomrod.” Shrewsbury-based Telepost finished on 120 points, a full 50 ahead of second-placed Mad Wolves, which is a combined team …
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Dates for 4NCL OTB season 2021-22 have been released. For Division 3 (Shropshire’s current division), the dates are: Weekend 1 – Rounds 1-2 – 20-21 November 2021 Weekend 2 – Rounds 3-4 – 15/16 January 2022 Weekend 3 – Rounds 5-6 – 12/13 February 2022 Weekend 4 – Rounds 7-8 – 26/27 March 2022 Weekend …
Shropshire chess players are being given a chance to take on a grandmaster in a special Easter event. Keith Arkell is throwing down the gauntlet to allcomers in a simultaneous display – in which he will be playing an unlimited army of challengers all at the same time in individual games. The event is open …
Shropshire Chess Association members and affiliated players are invited to an Easter Simultaneous with Grandmaster Keith Arkell, hosted by Telepost Dark Knights. The event will be held on Lichess on Monday 19 April, at 7.30pm. The time control will be determined once the number of entrants is established, but is likely to be in the …
As Shropshire’s online chess league moves towards its crucial last stages Telepost A have moved to the top of the table after a convincing win in the Shrewsbury derby game. Telepost, who play at Abbey Foregate in normal times, beat an outgunned Shrewsbury A 3.5-0.5 and are now a point ahead of Newport A, who …
Shrewsbury C won their in-house derby match to maintain their two point lead in Division Three of Shropshire chess league, with county town rivals Telepost D in second spot. However Shrewsbury D did have one bright spot against their clubmates, with Tony Purser checkmating a significantly stronger opponent in Daniel Lockett on top board. And …
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Telepost Dark Knights were clear winners in the latest team battle in Shropshire rapidplay chess league, which sees frantic online action with players up against the clock as well as the headaches at the virtual board. The team, a rapidplay incarnation of the Shrewsbury-based Telepost club, accumulated 121 points, perhaps unsurprisingly in that they are …
Welcome to our revamp of the Shropshire Chess website. We hope you enjoy it. The original site was launched in 2003, serving Shropshire Chess players with news, information and archive records. Please have a look around our 2021 reboot and let the website editor know if you spot any teething troubles or have suggestions for …