Shrewsbury’s highest-rated player Nathanael Paul was the top county finisher at Shropshire Chess Congress. Nathanael finished the tournament in seventh place in the Open category with 3/5, winning both of his games with the white pieces and drawing two and losing one – to eventual winner FM Jonathan Blackburn – with black, writes Peter Kitchen.… Continue reading Nathanael is the Pride of Shropshire at Congress
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Shrewsbury Trio Pursue Glory at Congress
Three Shrewsbury Chess Club members will be among those chasing trophies and prize money at this weekend’s Shropshire Chess Congress. The club’s top board Nathanael Paul, A team captain Francis Best and Ivor Salter have all confirmed their entry to the tournament, which will take place at Wrekin Housing Trust’s headquarters from tonight (Friday) until… Continue reading Shrewsbury Trio Pursue Glory at Congress
Calendar Updated
The calendar tab has been updated to reflect January and February 2023. Happy New Year!
Teams in Good Shape at Christmas Break
Shrewsbury Chess Club’s players can look back on a satisfactory first half of the season – with one team top of its division and all performing competitively. The club’s A team lies top of Shropshire Rapidplay League division one at Christmas – albeit having played three games more than its nearest pursuers – and is… Continue reading Teams in Good Shape at Christmas Break
Taking the Journey Along the Road to Improvement
It is a lifelong quest that never truly ends for chess players. The more we play, the more patterns we pick up, the more mistakes we make, the more inspiration we have. We win, draw and lose games with the whole spectrum of emotions that comes with each result. This journey along the road to… Continue reading Taking the Journey Along the Road to Improvement
Shrewsbury Are Christmas Number One in Rapidplay League
Shrewsbury A are top of the charts at Christmas – in Shropshire Rapidplay League at least. Francis Best’s side won two out of three fixtures at the latest evening of rapidplay league matches at Telepost on Monday night, writes Peter Kitchen. The results took Shrewsbury to the top of the division one table on game… Continue reading Shrewsbury Are Christmas Number One in Rapidplay League
Club Championship 2022/23 Started
Tony Purser has made the draw for this year’s club championship and the website page has been updated to reflect this. Club members will also have received an email from Tony containing contact details for each player. There is the usual half point incentive to complete games on time. Good luck and enjoy the games!
No Christmas Cheer as Oswestry Play Scrooge
Lightning struck twice as a Shrewsbury side suffered a second 3-1 online defat to Oswestry B in the space of a week. This time it was Shrewsbury A who were no match for their opposition from up the A5, just eight days after Shrewsbury B suffered an identical fate in a Shropshire Online Chess League… Continue reading No Christmas Cheer as Oswestry Play Scrooge
Unbeaten Start Goes up in Smoke at Newport
Shrewsbury A were condemned to their first Shropshire Chess League division one defeat of the season, going down 3.5-1.5 at Newport A. The visitors, missing two first team regulars, fought valiantly against their full strength hosts and the first three games to finish all ended in hard fought draws, writes Peter Kitchen. But defeats for… Continue reading Unbeaten Start Goes up in Smoke at Newport
Battle of the B Teams Ends in Defeat
Shrewsbury B slipped to another defeat in division one of Shropshire Online Chess League – this time at the hands of Oswestry B. Captain Mark Smith was outgunned by a spectacular attack by Rudy van Kemenade on board two, and Ivor Salter was ground down by Peter Fisher in a long ending in 74 moves… Continue reading Battle of the B Teams Ends in Defeat