March 2022

All kitted out in team colours – for a night at the chess board

They are a regular sight in football and rugby matches up and down the country – but could team kits become the norm for the local chess scene? Some Maddocks Chess Club members sported their new black polo shirts with a smart newly-designed club logo on the opening night of Shropshire Rapidplay League at Shrewsbury’s …

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“T20” rapidplay league making a return after two-year break

It’s like the T20 version of chess – and it’s coming back to Shropshire this week after a two-year break, writes Peter Kitchen. Shropshire Rapidplay Chess League will start on Friday, when Shrewsbury Chess club will host the opening night at the Nerdy Café in Mardol. Shrewsbury A, Telepost A, Maddocks A and Maddocks B …

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