February 2024

Annotated Congress Games

Thanks to a herculean effort by Rudy van Kemenade, the following congress games are now available to view or download from chess results, annotated by Rudy himself: Open – Every game Major – Boards 1&2 Inter – Boards 1&2 Minor – Boards 1&2

2024 Online Shropshire Junior Grand Prix

The 1st tournament of the 2024 Online Shropshire Junior Grand Prix will be held on Lichess on Sunday 18th February starting at 2pm and lasting 2 hours. https://lichess.org/tournament/OkaoiIKJ Arena password: (if you are a junior wishing to enter contact christopher.d.lewis44@gmail.com for the password) Entry is free and the following prizes (sponsored by Newport Chess Club) …

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Elite on the way as “Premier League” of chess to land in Shropshire

Some of the world’s top chess players are set to appear in Shropshire this weekend as the top two divisions of the Four Nations Chess League roll into town. The likes of Armenian super GM Gabriel Sargissian, former world number two Alexei Shirov and England’s youngest ever international master Shreyas Royal are among those who …

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Shrewsbury Town Championship winners and final deadline

The following winners of the 2023 Shrewsbury Town Championship have been confirmed: U1700 joint winners – Shane Greenwood, Alex Brims, John Casewell U1400 winner – Rudi Bedford Congratulations to all! A final deadline has been set for the completion of the playoff matches to determine the overall winner – 31/3/24 Full details on the competition …

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