Shropshire’s online chess agonisingly missed out on claiming the title of the top team in Britain – losing the 4NCL Online division one final by the narrowest of margins. A costly top board default by grandmaster Keith Arkell saw Shropshire & Friends 1 slip to a 2-1.5 defeat to Wessex Some Stars A. The default …
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A Shropshire team will compete in the final for the title of Britain’s best online chess team for the first time ever. Shropshire & Friends 1 will take on Wessex Some Stars A in the division one final of season 8 of the Four Nations Online Chess League on Tuesday (December 19. It comes after …
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Division One fixtures: Tues 16 Apr – Newport A v Telford A Weds 17 Apr – Maddocks A v Oswestry A Division Two fixtures: All fixtures complete Division Three fixtures: Mon 15 Apr – Church Stretton A v Maddocks C Tues 16 Apr – Newport C v Maddocks C Tues 16 Apr – Telepost F …
Division One fixtures: All fixtures complete Division Two fixtures: No fixtures this week
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Brothers Rudi and Henry Bedford were the stars of the show among the Shropshire delegation at Staffordshire Junior Chess Championship. Rudi, who also plays for the Shrewsbury-based Telepost club, came joint first in the under 10s section with 5/6, which included a first win over his long-time rival Lucas Zheng. Henry had what Shropshire junior …
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Shropshire’s national league team can be competitive in division three of the Four Nations Chess League this season after receiving a fortunate reprieve from the drop. That’s the view of captain Charles Lowick Higgie, who took heart from seeing the team – which competes under the name Shropshire & Friends – push stronger opposition hard …
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Match night four is at Telford. Rapidplay Div 2 fixtures and results are available here.
Shrewsbury A became the first team to beat reigning champions Maddocks A in a home Shropshire Chess League fixture for four-and-a-half years, returning back down the A5 with the points after a stunning 4-1 triumph. Victories for Francis Best, Olusegun Ilesanmi and Dan Lockett saw the visitors spectacularly upset the form book, ending the night …
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