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 Colin Roberts Memorial Trophy winnerGlyn Pugh was announced as winner of the 2021-22 Colin Roberts Memorial Trophy at the annual meeting of Shropshire Chess Association. After two rounds of voting to whittle down the nine entries, judges chose Pugh’s win against Athar Ansari as meriting the trophy, which is for the best game played by a Shropshire player during … Eight out of eight is just mint for MaddocksChampions Maddocks A have completed a perfect Shropshire Chess League season with eight wins out of eight. The Oakengates side maintained their 100 per cent record with a 3.5-1.5 win away to a below-strength Telepost A, finishing the campaign five points clear of closest challengers Newport A. It caps a superb season for Glyn Pugh’s … Omicron sees OTB suspendedFace-to-face chess action in Shropshire has been suspended because of the rampant Omicron variant – just weeks after it had been resumed. A special meeting of Shropshire Chess Association officials and club representatives voted 8-1 to call an immediate halt to the league season. The meeting, held on Zoom, heard that some clubs had already … Maddocks make a markMaddocks A have set down a marker in Shropshire Chess League with a 3-2 victory over once-invincible Newport. The win has taken the Oakengates-based club into a pre-Christmas lead of Division One in a season which is shaping up to be one of the most closely fought for a while, with the title contenders more … Hybrid first for Shropshire LeagueHistory has been made in the Shropshire Chess League with the playing of the first hybrid match, with a mix of games played face-to-face and online. The county chess association’s annual meeting passed a motion that allowed Blue Badge holders to play their matches in the regular season online, as long as the opposing captain … Newport and Maddocks to the fore as OTB league returnsNewport A wasted no time in laying down a marker for their title aspirations in Shropshire Chess League as they beat reigning champions Telepost A in their first match of the season. It was the first face-to-face Division One league match since the Covid pandemic brought an abrupt halt to over-the-board chess in March 2020. … Newport and Maddocks to the fore as OTB league returns Read More » League faces up to masks debateQuestions hang in the air as Shropshire prepares for its first chess league season after the advent of the pandemic, including – how many people will want to play? An emergency general meeting of players to discuss coronavirus protocols to allow face-to-face action to resume revealed huge divisions of opinion, particularly on whether face masks … Players face masks decisionShropshire chess players who refuse to wear face masks when over-the-board action resumes in the Shropshire league could find themselves declared automatic losers if proposals drawn up by chess officials are approved. All players have been invited to an emergency general meeting to vote on coronavirus protocols on the eve of a resumption of face-to-face … Association debates covid measures ahead of new seasonRows over the board and walkouts before matches – those are possibilities raised at a Zoom meeting of Shropshire Chess Association called to discuss coronavirus protocols as face to face chess resumes. With some players not wanting to wear face masks, and some not wanting to play in matches unless their opponents are wearing face … Association debates covid measures ahead of new season Read More » Chess over the board action picks upFace to face chess action in Shropshire is continuing to make its comeback with a quickplay competition being held in Wellington on October 3.Despite the autumn date, it is being billed as a summer quickplay, after the regular summer quickplays normally played around June were scuppered by coronavirus this year and in 2020. Organiser is … |