Wolverhampton welcome all players to thier Christmas Blitz Event. Entry is open to all players in the Wolverhampton and neighbouring leagues. Venue: Forty Four Club, Spring Rd, Wolverhampton, WV4 6LQ Start Time: 7.30pm (arrive 7.15pm) Date: Wednesday 18th December 2024 Entry Fee: £3 Prizes: 1st Prize: 35% 2nd Prize: 25% Grading Bracket 1: 10% Grading …
On Saturday Shropshire’s U11 county teams made their debut in the Midlands Junior Chess Championships. Read the full report here.
A report on the 2024 ECF AGM from your Shropshire representative can be found here
The rating lists of active Shropshire players are now updated. Care had been taken to include players within their current club but there has been an unprecedented movement of players between clubs this season. If you spot any innacuracies or ommissions (of which there will be some) please report this to christopher.d.lewis44@gmail.com.If looking up ratings …
Entries are now being taken for the Shropshire Open individual, a 7 round swiss over the board tournament played throughout the season with the winner crowned Shropshire Champion. Entries should be sent to Nick Rutter (nickrutter777@btinternet.com). Further details can be found here. Deadline for entries mid-October.
The rapidplay fixtures for the Shropshire Chess League 2024-25 season are now available: Division 1 fixtures Division 2 fixtures
The Minutes of the 2024 AGM are now available here.
The winner of the minor individual will be decided today. Krish and Archie will face off starting at midday. Follow the match live here. https://view.livechesscloud.com#a4cf9ab0-486b-4ea1-9b78-40d8a2788e77 https://lichess.org/broadcast/minor-individual-final/round-1/801rTBTf
Please find below a link to a report on junior chess in Shropshire in 2023/24. It’s been an incredible year. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uEzeWMiHHkDkbPWnEAEcaqdhDdtWhRNQ/view?usp=sharing
At the most recent meeting of the trustees the SCA safeguarding for young persons and vulnerable adults policy was approved and is available to read here. This policy is relevant to all clubs and individual members of the association. Any questions on the policy should in the first instance be sent to the SCA safeguarding …