TELEPOST CHESS CLUB
A friendly club for all standards, based in Shrewsbury and online
Welcome
Come and join us
Telepost Chess Club welcomes new members of whatever standard, from beginner to experienced player. We meet on Monday, 7pm – 11pm, and Wednesday, 7.30pm – 10.30pm, at The Telepost Club, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6BT, where we are fortunate to have the use of a pleasant clubhouse with a licensed bar. We currently have over 50 members, including a thriving Junior section, and we have seven teams in the Shropshire Chess League in 2023-24, with opportunities to play friendly social chess, to compete in various club and county competitions, or just to watch and enjoy some interesting games.
We also have a number of online activities, mainly based around our Lichess team, Telepost Dark Knights, who compete in the 4 Nations Chess League.
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Latest news
- Juniors on the riseTelepost Junior whitewashed Telepost F 4-0 in Shropshire League 3 to confirm, in case anyone doubted it, that we are in a new era of chess in the county. Wins for Rudi Bedford, Merry Curtis and Ellis Sharp, plus a default on bottom board, lifted the Juniors to mid-table, just behind their equally promising rivals, …
- Telepost A go double topTelepost A, recently strengthened by the return of Nat Paul, have gone double top in the Shropshire Division One standard and rapidplay leagues in an early statement of their intent to compete for silverware this season. In League Division One, a 4-1 win away to newly promoted Telford A leaves Telepost level on points with …
- Nat nips in ahead of derby debutsA trio of club derbies have launched the new league season at Telepost. History was made on the opening night as Telepost Juniors made their debut appearance against Telepost D in Division Three – the first two teams of a record seven for Telepost this season, and the first of three matches in the county …
- Nigel nabs the Stella but Rudi shines in rapidplay28 players took part in a hotly contested Telepost Club Rapidplay which saw Nigel Ferrington emerge the winner with 4.5/5 after a final-round showdown against defending champion Phil Zabrocki. Along with the winner’s certificate, there was a surprise prize of Stella Artois for the winner, donated by club secretary Dennis Bonner, which made the win …
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- Record seven teams to contest 2023-24 seasonWith the new Shropshire Chess Association league season due to kick off at the end of this month, Telepost have entered a record seven teams across all three divisions, reflecting the unprecedented recent growth of the club. The new season sees the welcome return of Division Three, which was held over last season as there …
Coming up
December
Monday 4 December
Shropshire League Division Two, Telepost E v Newport B, Telepost, 7.30pm
Tuesday 5 December
Shropshire Rapidplay Division One, match night three, Newport, 7.30pm
4NCL Online Season 8, round seven, Lichess, 7.30pm
Wednesday 6 December
Shropshire League Division Two, Telford B v Telepost B, Telford, 7.30pm
Monday 11 December
Shropshire League Division Three, Telepost D v Telepost F, Telepost, 7.30pm
Wednesday 13 December
Shropshire League Division One, Shrewsbury A v Telepost A, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm
Thursday 14 December
Shropshire League Division Two, Oswestry B v Telepost E, Oswestry, 7.30pm
Friday 15 December
Telepost Christmas Dinner, Coleham Tap, 6.30pm
Monday 18 December
Shropshire Rapidplay Division Two, match night two, Telepost, 7.30pm
Wednesday 20 December
Shropshire Rapidplay Division One, match night four, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm
Friday 22 December
Deadline for round two of Shropshire Minor Individual
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Recent Results
SHROPSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION 1
Maddocks A 2.5 – 2.5 Telepost A
Telepost C 2-3 Telford A
SHROPSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION 2
Telepost B 4.5 – 0.5 Oswestry B
Telepost E 1 – 4 Telford B
SHROPSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION 3
Church Stretton A 3.5 0.5 Telepost D
Telepost Juniors 2-2 Shrewsbury B
SHROPSHIRE RAPIDPLAY DIVISION 1
Maddocks B 3 – 1 Telepost B
Telepost B 1.5 – 2.5 Shrewsbury A
Telepost B 0 – 4 Newport A
Telepost A 3 – 1 Maddocks A
Telepost B 0 – 4 Telepost A A
Telepost A 3.5 – 0.5 Maddocks B
SHROPSHIRE RAPIDPLAY DIVISION 2
Maddocks C 0 – 4 Telepost C
Telepost C 2 – 2 Newport B
Telford B 2 – 2 Telepost C
COX TROPHY
No results yet this season
MINOR KNOCKOUT
No results yet this season
4NCL Online Season 8
Telepost Dark Knights 2 – 2 North Norfolk Dolphins
Telepost Dark Knights 1 – 3 Colchester JFF A
Telepost Dark Knights 2.5 – 1.5 Lenzie Dementors
Charlton Cobras D 1 – 3 Telepost Dark Knights
Dark Knights
Telepost Dark Knights
– our online club