31 January – deadline for round three of County Individual
Pairings and results for the 2024-2025 County Individual can be found here.
Pairings and results for the 2024-2025 County Individual can be found here.
The ECF have released details of their next online arbiter course. An arbiter qualification can allow you to earn a little bit extra at the weekends whilst still allowing you to be involved with chess. The going rate for arbiters is currently around £60/day (although I’m sorry to say all Shropshire events are run by …
I found out this year that Alan Shaw sadly passed away a number of years ago. Alan inspired numerous current shropshire players in their youth to take up chess and was the inspiration behind the Nerdy Junior Chess Club. An obituary for Alan is now available here.
Minutes of the September 2024 Trustee meeting are available here.
We hope to bring you live rapidplay from Newport tonight, featuring Telford A, Maddocks A, Shrewsbury A and Newport A. Link here
From Charles Higgie: On Tuesday November 19th, Shropshire & Friends 1 took another step towards becoming national online chess champions with a 3-1 win over Dundee City A in the 4NCL (4 Nations Chess League – the four nations being England, Scotland. Ireland and Wales). On board 1 Shropshire’s only Grandmaster Keith Arkell drew with …
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On Saturday Shropshire’s U11 county teams made their debut in the Midlands Junior Chess Championships. Read the full report here.
The first round fixtures for the 2024-25 knockout cups have been published. Cox Trophy fixtures can be found here. Minor Cup fixtures can be found here.
A delegation of Shropshire chess players enjoyed a successful trip to the seaside, scooping prizes at one of the country’s most popular chess congresses at Scarborough. Simon Maydew of Maddocks was the standout performer, scoring 4/5 in the third tier Intermediate section to finish joint second and earning a cash prize of £58. That effort …
Two teams have already broken clear of the pack in the race for the Shropshire Chess League division one title – and it’s not even Halloween yet. Reigning champions Telepost A made it four wins from four with an important 3.5-1.5 win away to third place Telford A, while Maddocks A squeezed past Newport A …