Shropshire ratings August 2021
Standard ratings for August 2021 can be viewed here, or download below: Rapidplay ratings for August 2021 can be viewed here, or download below:
Standard ratings for August 2021 can be viewed here, or download below: Rapidplay ratings for August 2021 can be viewed here, or download below:
Dear Shropshire Chess Players, I am delighted to invite you to play for the new Shropshire and Friends team in the new 4NCL Competition. We have merged Shropshire with the Oswestry and Malpas team and we aim to enter 7 teams (one in each division.) Please could you confirm that you would like to play …
4NCL Online Season Four – register by Sat 14th August Read More »
William Bates is the winner of the Colin Roberts Memorial Trophy awarded for the best chess game by a Shropshire player during the season. Bates, who plays for the Oakengates-based Maddocks club, is only the second winner of the trophy which was inaugurated in memory of Roberts, a popular player and former county chess official …
Minutes of the Shropshire Chess AGM held on 26th July 2021 are now available here. A summary and photographs of the presentations are available here.
Shropshire Chess has featured once again on the airwaves of BBC Radio Shropshire – here’s an interview with Newport’s Chris Lewis covering the fascination of chess, details of the new Junior Chess Club launching in September, and the return to over the board chess.
Bill Clarke shares his memories of Bryan Holland, who sadly died a few weeks ago, here.
Shropshire players will be interested to know that Carl Portman’s latest book ‘Chess Crusader – confessions of an amateur chess player’ has just been published and there is a lot about Shropshire chess. There are plenty of anecdotes about such things as the visit of Lev Polugayevsky, the mighty cougher that was Norman Andrews, the sadly …
Date: 5th September Start time: 6.30pm 6 rounds Time control: 10 minutes with 15 seconds increment added per move Maximum players: 16 Location: Limes hotel, Wellington, TF1 1SE Break time: 10 – 15 minutes between each round entry fee: £5.00 1st prize equal to 40% of total entry fee amount, 2nd 30% and 2 rating …
The 2021 Shropshire Chess AGM was held at Telepost Club on 26th July. Among the items passed were: Tony Preece was elected General Secretary. We will seek to hold an online league in addition to the over the board season. Blue badge holders will be able to request that their matches are played online, with …
SHROPSHIRE CHESS ASSOCIATION 2021 Annual General Meeting President: Matthew Clark To all officers and members of the Shropshire Chess Association: Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting will be held at the Telepost Club, Shrewsbury on Monday 26th July 2021 at 7.30pm. Please ensure that any trophies held by your club are brought …