Month: September 2022

Donations are being invited to help fund Shrewsbury Chess Club’s new David Everington Memorial Trophy. Members will have the chance to contribute to the new trophy, with any shortfall being made up out of club funds, writes Peter Kitchen. The trophy will then be awarded to the club’s player of the season – as decided… Continue reading Donations Welcomed to Honour Memory of Club Stalwart David

Shrewsbury A will travel to Oswestry A for their opening Shropshire Chess League division one fixture of the new campaign. Francis Best’s side will make the trip up the A5 on October 27 to mark the start of the 2022/23 over-the-board season, writes Peter Kitchen. It will be followed by the first “El Chessico” derby… Continue reading On the Road to Oz for Opening Fixture

Shrewsbury Chess Club will leave its current venue at the Nerdy Café at the end of the 2022/23 season, it has been announced. The club’s hosts have chosen not to extend the current arrangement, which was due to run until February next year, in order to explore other ways of using the space during busy… Continue reading Search Underway to Find a New Home for 2023

Shrewsbury Chess Club’s annual general meeting will be held this Friday (September 23). Members have been invited to meet at the Nerdy Café in Mardol from 7.30pm. The meeting will feature reports from officers and captains of the club’s over-the-board and online teams over activities over the past season. It is also expected to be… Continue reading Invitation to Attend Club’s Annual General Meeting

Francis Best writes. It struck me recently that we have gained several new club members over the last year or two that some of the established brigade won’t necessarily know.  It’s interesting how the pandemic has changed the shape of the club.  There are those new to chess, or whose interest was rekindled during enforced… Continue reading Where There’s a Will…