First team captain Francis Best has cemented his stranglehold on Shrewsbury Chess Club Championship by clinching his third title in four years. Best, who came into the event as the top seed, defeated Dan Lockett in a playoff after the two players both finished the five-round tournament on 4/5. It is the fourth time in… Continue reading Simply the Best! It’s a Third Title in Four Years for Francis
Month: July 2022
Two Shrews in the Running for Best Game Prize
Two of Shrewsbury’s first teamers have made the shortlist in the search for the best game of the season by a Shropshire player. Two games by top board Peter Kitchen – his win over Newport’s Nick Rutter in the Shropshire Chess League division one encounter in April and his recent victory over Dan Lockett in… Continue reading Two Shrews in the Running for Best Game Prize