Nick Holmes

The final agenda for the AGM, to be held at Maddocks on 4 August, is here.

The Shropshire Chess Association AGM will now take place on 4 August instead of 21st July. 7.30pm at Maddocks. Details other than date as on previous post.

This year’s AGM will be held on Thursday 21st July at 7.30pm at Maddocks. All members of affiliated clubs are eligible and encouraged to attend. Please see below for the draft agenda. Any further agenda items should be sent to the General Secretary, Tony Preece, by Monday 18th July. SHROPSHIRE CHESS ASSOCIATION 2022 Annual General …

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The shortlist of games for the 2021-22 Colin Roberts Memorial Trophy is now available here. Further information on the competition can be found here.

Entries are invited for the 2021/22 Colin Roberts Memorial Trophy – a prize for the best game by a Shropshire player anywhere this season. Closing date for entries is June 30, 2022. Full details here.

The third round of this year’s Shrewsbury Town Championships has now been drawn and can be found here. Please play your game before the end of July.

Telepost’s Yana Smart appeared on BBC Radio Shropshire this week, promoting her weekly social chess for women project. The interview with Jim Hawkins ranges over how she got into chess, female representation in chess, the Year of Women in Chess and the social chess meetings at the Nerdy Cafe in Shrewsbury. You can hear the …

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This year’s summer team rapidplay tournament will take place on Sunday June 19, at the Limes Hotel, Wellington. Because of space constrictions, entry will be limited to five teams. Exact format and time limits will be determined nearer the time when the number of entries is known. Contact Toby Neal for further information.

Toby Neal is retiring as our regular news correspondent after a remarkable stint of 16 years. Peter Kitchen has kindly agreed to take on the role. SCA President Matthew Clark paid this tribute to Toby: I am delighted to pay tribute to Toby as he retires from writing his regular reports on the Shropshire Chess …

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See Shropshire Chess on Facebook for an invite to any women and girls interested in getting involved in chess.