2023

Brothers lead the charge as juniors star in Staffordshire

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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Higgie hopeful of national league revival after relegation reprieve

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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Shrewsbury claim season’s first big upset as Maddocks’ mammoth home run ends

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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Shrewsbury Town Championship play-offs announced

After completion of the five scheduled rounds of this year’s Shrewsbury Town Championship there is a six-way tie of players on four points. There will now be play-off matches between these six players until one player has an overall lead. The draw for the first round of the play-offs can be found here.