Peter Kitchen’s reports on the county chess scene in the Shropshire Star
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Telepost are the speed kings of Shropshire chess after a stunning victory in the county’s annual summer rapidplay tournament. The Shrewsbury-based team swept away all opposition in the competition in which players had only 15 minutes to make all the moves of their game. Telepost won all their 10 matches to top the league table …
Shropshire’s four teams got off to a flyer with two wins and two draws between them in the opening round of fixtures in the Four Nations Online Chess League. Shropshire & Friends 1 – aided by having grandmaster Keith Arkell on top board – defeated Guildford 1 in division one while Shropshire & Friends 3 …
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Shropshire’s largest chess club – home to the reigning county league champions – has sensationally split in two. A new Darwinian Knights Chess Club has been formed in Shrewsbury, formed almost entirely of members of the town’s previously all-conquering Telepost club. The new club, which is based at the Salop Unison Club in the shadow …
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Oswestry A created their own little piece of club history by bringing home the Cox Trophy for the first time in more than 30 years. But it was a triumph laced with a degree of controversy after opponents Maddocks A were penalised for playing the ineligible Athar Ansari on top board. That board – which …
Telepost A are the new champions of Shropshire Chess League, clinching a first league title for three years and only a second in the last decade in some style. The Abbey Foregate side finished a staggering seven points clear of nearest challengers Newport A and deposed champions Maddocks A – fittingly finishing the season with …
Telepost climb back to the summit – as rivals suffer a fall Read More »
Some of the world’s top chess players did battle at a prestigious international tournament with enthusiasts from around the world watching – thanks to boards and pieces from Shropshire. Super-grandmasters such American duo Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri and British number one (formerly of Russia) Nikita Vitiugov were among those who played on …
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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 …
Elite on the way as “Premier League” of chess to land in Shropshire Read More »
Shropshire & Friends are once again facing a fight against relegation after losing their first four Four Nations Chess League division three matches of the season. The county side were outgunned 4.5-1.5 by the Rookies in round three, and disappointingly lost 4-2 to Brown Jack in round four in a match they would have hoped …
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Reports on last weeks congress Shropshire Star article:https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/features/2024/01/15/bumper-turnout-for-county-chess-tournament/ Report by the event directors:https://www.facebook.com/groups/shropshirechess/posts/1304200106942592/
Shropshire’s online chess agonisingly missed out on claiming the title of the top team in Britain – losing the 4NCL Online division one final by the narrowest of margins. A costly top board default by grandmaster Keith Arkell saw Shropshire & Friends 1 slip to a 2-1.5 defeat to Wessex Some Stars A. The default …
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