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Despite our requests, the hospital remains adamant that we cannot store our equipment on site at the Redwoods Centre.  I have been holding off buying the new equipment agreed at the AGM until this matter was resolved but it looks like we will have to transport sets, boards and clocks back and forth each week,… Continue reading Chess sets and equipment – message from Francis Best, Secretary

Shrewsbury B narrowly missed out on a hard-fought result against recently relegated Ludlow. Deprived of both Mark Smith and Norman O’Connor, captain Matt Best opted to retain the services of Dan Lockett on top board with the former skipper yet to play 3 games for the A team and therefore still eligible, and Francis Rooney… Continue reading B Team Miss Out in Ludlow

Shrewsbury Chess Club have completed their relocation to the extremely smart Redwood centre (pictures to the left). The centre is just 300 yards or so from the old playing area; just down the road from the old entrance. There are far more parking spaces than previously! To get to the centre, proceed as per previous… Continue reading Shrewsbury Moves!

Andrew Lewis came to the rescue of Ian Davies’ Shrewsbury C team as they started the season with a 2-2 draw at home to fellow promotion contenders Wellington B. The game was the first on Shrewsbury’s new premises at the Redwood centre (very smart!) and looked to be off to a good start when Fred… Continue reading Lewis to the Rescue as C Team Start With Draw

Jamie Hopkins’ tenure as Shrewsbury A Team captain got off to a solid start with a 2.5-2.5 draw away to Priorslee Lions A. Deprived of regular Peter Kitchen, Hopkins called upon B Team Captain Matt Best to fill in on board 5, with Dan Lockett making his first appearance as an A Team regular on… Continue reading The Best of Fortunes Steals a Point From Priorslee

Shrewsbury B’s league season got off to a bad start with a heavy 4-1 reverse at home to Telepost C. Despite looking a close match on paper, with board four featuring two players with identical gradings and just one point separating the players on board two, the visitors took control of the match early on… Continue reading B Team Slump to Disappointing Defeat

Controller Matt Best has completed the draw for the first round of the club championship ahead of the new season. The pairings can be seen on the club championship tab at the top.

At last night’s Annual General Meeting, several significant changes were made ahead of the new season. Firstly, David Everington, having served as A Team captain for a long period of time, had announced last summer that he would like to step down after one final season. Jamie Hopkins agreed to take on the responsibility on… Continue reading Changes Ahead of New Season

The fixtures for the 2012-2013 season have been published, with both Shrewsbury B and C teams starting the campaign at home. Shrewsbury C kick off the new season with three consecutive home games, against Wellington B, Telepost D and Newport C in a new-look third Division that, with the addition of two new teams this… Continue reading New Fixtures Published

Shrewsbury Chess Club has confirmed that its Annual General Meeting will be hosted at the Club’s venue at the Training Suites for the Shelton Hospital on Friday 7th September, starting at around 7:45PM. If there is sufficient interest, there will be the traditional 5 round lightening tournament after the A.G.M for which people can sign… Continue reading AGM Date Confirmed