There was high drama in Shrewsbury B team’s recent clash with Telepost B. Once again, we were hamstrung by having to default a board with several players unavailable. 1-0 down before we started. I consoled myself with the thought that, so far this season, we had done rather well from this position. Board 1 saw… Continue reading Shrewsbury B Turn Tables on Telepost
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Close Encounter for B Team
Shrewsbury B team faced a tough challenge in the form of league leaders, Newport B on Friday 15th December. Newport fielded a strong side and we were not helped by having to default bottom board. We really have struggled to put out a full team this season, though, at least, we haven’t defaulted any match… Continue reading Close Encounter for B Team
Victory for Shrewsbury B
Shrewsbury B picked up their second win of the season away at Church Stretton. Unfortunately, we were one down at the outset, as we were only able to field four players with a couple of our regulars unavailable. Fielding a full side for away games has proved to be problematic so far this season; nobody’s… Continue reading Victory for Shrewsbury B
A Team Shocks League Leaders
Newport sometimes complain that Shrewsbury are their bogey opponents. However, on Friday 24th November, they must have had a degree of confidence, especially as they didn’t turn up with GM Arkell plus bro! Even with this “under-strength” team, Newport still significantly out-graded us on all but the bottom board. Nevertheless, we had some cause for… Continue reading A Team Shocks League Leaders
A Team Catch Up
Well, sort of… What I really mean is that I am catching up, having neglected the web write-ups for the A Team recently. Perhaps one of the reasons for my neglect was the 0-5 drubbing we received at the Ludlow fixture on 10th October. Things started badly when Norman had to pull out of the… Continue reading A Team Catch Up
Disappointment for Shrewsbury B
Shrewsbury B team’s tough start to the season continued against Newport B. It looked finely balanced on paper. On board 1, Ile was Black against Chris Lewis which started with a Modern opening but, as usual with Ile’s games, quickly found its own path. My own game on board 2, with White against Danny Griffiths,… Continue reading Disappointment for Shrewsbury B
Tough Start for B Team
Shrewsbury B faced a tough challenge in their opening game of the season vs Church Stretton A. Church Stretton reformed as a club in the close season and I’m sure we all wish them well. We were somewhat weakened by a change of rota which made Ile unavailable; indeed we started the evening unsure if… Continue reading Tough Start for B Team
Solid Start for A Team
This season there don’t seem to be any easy looking matches on offer in the first division. Our first two matches held the potential to offer us something, but both Priorslee Lions A and Wellington A can pack a punch on their night. Indeed, Wellington had already won their first match against Telford A by… Continue reading Solid Start for A Team
A Team Loses but Keeps Ahead of Rivals
The A team’s last fixture of the season was at Priorslee on Monday 27th March. As this occurred after the last B Team’s match, we could afford to have a free run of all our players – subject to availability, of course. On top board, David Everington faced Adrian Zdanowski, who essayed the Grünfeld against… Continue reading A Team Loses but Keeps Ahead of Rivals
A Team Loses out Narrowly to Telepost
Last Friday saw our penultimate fixture of the season take place against one of the division title contenders, Telepost A. Last time we had just lost out to Newport A, Telepost’s chief rivals; a result that could easily have been reversed, had things just gone slightly better on the night. Could we do better against… Continue reading A Team Loses out Narrowly to Telepost