The B team remains on top of Division 2 after a narrow victory over Telford B on Friday night by 3-2, but not without  a moment of controversy  even before a pawn was pushed! After a newspaper column stating the supposedly “raised eyebrows” caused by my decision to play Spanish student Celia on board 1 against… Continue reading Another Win, Another Controversy.

The B team went back to the top of division 2 this week after a superb 4-1 away victory against leaders Newport B. This brings our total tally against them to 9-1. We are now a point clear of our two nearest rivals and 2 points clear of third place and with a game in… Continue reading B Team Marches On

Your illustrious B team secured its second 5-0 win of the season when we played Priorslee B on Monday 11th January. Priorslee did default two boards in all fairness, but that’s not our problem! Ile secured the 2 points after first winning a piece and later forcing his opponent either to lose his queen or… Continue reading Second Whitewash (Sort of).

A very successful first half to our season has now come to an end and we stand on top, leading by one point, but like last season we all know how quickly that can change. I, for one, am under no illusion that it will, so let’s congratulate  ourselves on what we have achieved so… Continue reading B Team Half Time Report

A never to be forgotten  night of chess was played out at the Telepost club on Monday night (7th December) when the B team took on the leaders, Telepost B, and took both points after a dazzling finale. Celia was given the honour of playing board 1, as it was her last appearance  for us… Continue reading Shrewsbury’s Galacticoes!

On another memorable  night of chess, the B team pulled of a dramatic 3-2 win over the strong Ludlow A team to elevate us into second place in the division, just behind our next opponents, Telepost B. We could conceivably go into the Christmas break as leaders. Norman got the ball rolling on board 4,… Continue reading Deadly Duo Do It Again!

On account of the unavailability of four regular A team players, no fewer than three members of the B team were drafted in to take on the mighty Newport A, plus Peter Kitchen, who is currently out of chess action normally, because of work and family commitments.  A team regular, Mark Smith, found himself elevated… Continue reading A Team Seconds Spring Surprise!

A strong B team line-up saw off the challenge of Church Stretton B in our away fixture to them on 12th November but only by the narrowest of margins: 3-2. This shows why I must try and select the strongest possible team while it is still possible, unfortunately  leaving out some players who would otherwise… Continue reading B Team Gets There in the End

Your not so illustrious B team has dropped into the danger zone of Division2 after losing our midweek away match against Telford B by 3½ – 1½. In a match that really could have gone either way on paper, over the chessboard Telford proved to be the more ruthless.  Dr Ile was playing on board… Continue reading B Team Drops into Bottom Two

Your illustrious B team got their league campaign well under way with a 5-0 whitewash over a strong Newport B team on Friday night. The inclusion of Spanish exchange student (board two), Celia Gillis, and Nigerian Doctor Olusegun Ilesanmi (board three) certainly went a long way to achieving  this result. With wins from Mark Smith (board… Continue reading International Rescue!