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PHOTO ALBUMS
2022
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2022 Christmas meal at the Coleham Tap
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Rob Nield training session, Dec 2022
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Fred Bench (right) and James Holyhead in a club derby at Crewe Congress, Oct 2022
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Kate Walker, joint winner in Intermediate section, Ilkley Chess Festival, Sep 2022
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Paul Billington presents Phil Zabrocki with his Banter Beer, Aug 2022
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Nat Paul, Shrewsbury Town Champion 2021
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Organiser Paul Billington presents 2021 Shrewsbury Town Champion Nat Paul with the cup
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Telepost A prepare to take on Shrewsbury A, Apr 2022
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Blackpool 2022 – Kate Walker, in joint first, prepares for the final round
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Blackpool 2022 – Phil Zabrocki ponders an endgame and some unusually empty glasses
2021
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Chess in a time of covid – Dennis Bonner brandishes the 2020 Division 2 trophy won by Telepost C in a Shropshire Zoom AGM.
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Steve Wilson with his newly published book, My World Of Chess
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2021 Christmas meal at Henry Tudor, as another lockdown looms
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Concentration (and beer!) returns to the club for the Nat Paul simul
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Sanitiser, check-in forms (and more beer…) to the fore as the simul begins
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Nat faces a trio of new members as event organiser Dennis prepares his next move
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A good turnout for Nat Paul’s training session, October 2021
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Matthew Clark receives the Division 1 Trophy for 2020-21 won by Telepost A
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Matthew Clark receives the Rapidplay Trophy for 2020-21 won by Telepost A
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Nick Holmes receives the Shropshire Minor Individual Trophy for 2020-21
2017 – 2020
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Nigel Ferrington with Colin Roberts Memorial Prize, 2020
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Flood waters at the door of the club, Feb 2020
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Telepost Christmas Dinner 2019
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Telepost members Nat Paul (member of Newport at the time), Kate Walker, Dennis Bonner, Phil Zabrocki at Lawrence Cooper Simul, Nerdy Coffee Co, November 2019
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Lawrence Cooper Simul, November 2019
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Shropshire Women, 4NCL Women’s Team Event winners , Oct 2019. Kate Walker second left. Lawrence Cooper captain.
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John Westhead (right) Shropshire Minor winner Season 2018-2019
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Kate Walker, ladies’ champion in her category in the English Chess Federation Grand Prix 2019
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National Club Championship winners 2018 – John Bashall, Matthew Clark
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National Club Championship winners 2018 – Graham Shepherd, Shane Sweeney, Dennis Bonner, Steve Wilson
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Team Rapidplay Winners 2018 – from left, John Bashall, Nigel Ferrington, Matthew Clark, Trevor Brotherton, Richard Bryant
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Matthew Clark with Cox Trophy 2017
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2017 Cox Trophy winners John Bashall, Trevor Brotherton, David Hodge and Matthew Clark
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Fine dining for Christmas 2017
2012 – 2016
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Keith Tabner, Club Secretary 1997-2017
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Telepost Shropshire Quickplay Champions 2015 – Nigel Ferrington, John Bashall, Matthew Clark, Mark Keady (guest player), and Phil Zabrocki
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Kate Walker receives her winnings for joint third in the Minor of Shropshire Congress 2015
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Shropshire Rapidplay winners 2015 – John Bashall, Nigel Ferrington, Noel Kiffin, Phil Zabrocki and guest star Willliam Bates
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Shropshire Quickplay winners 2013 – Noel Kiffin, John Bashall, Kate Walker, Nigel Ferrington, Phil Zabrocki
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Dean Pinnington and Kate Walker at Shropshire Congress 2013
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Telepost B 2012 look relaxed in front of a trophy cabinet. Back row: Keith Tabner, Steve Kempsell, Matthew Clark, Front row: John Bashall and Bob Simpson
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Club champion 2012 Noel Kiffin
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A break from chess at the Indian restaurant, 2012
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2008 – 2011
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Vinnie Crean with CJ De Mooi, winning the cake raffle at Nigel Short Simul (2011)
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Chess in a coffeehouse (21/5/2011
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Telepost A – Division One champions 2010 – David Bates, Nigel Ferrington, John Bashall, Keith Tabner and captain Richard Bryant (seated)
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Telepost B – Division Two champions 2010 – Vinny Crean, Phil Zabrocki, Bob Simpson, Steve Kempsell, John Westhead and captain Peter Crean (seated)
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Richard Bryant v David Bates in the 2009 club championships
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Charles Micallef ponders his next move (2009)
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Nigel Ferrington clinches the 2009 County Individual Championship v Simon Hughes
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Adrian Bowyer in action against Keith Tabner (2009)
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Charles Micallef v Brian Holdford (2009)
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John Casewell plays Shane Sweeney (2009)
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Telepost A – League and Cup Double winners 2008. Standing – Richard Bryant (captain), Jamie Hopkins. Seated – Keith Tabner, David Bates, Nigel Ferrington
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Telepost B – Div Two champions 2008 – Peter Crean (captain), John Bashall, Gordon Thomas, John Westhead and Vinnie Crean (seated)
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Telepost 2008
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Telepost A 2008
2000 – 2007
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Telepost win Winter Cup 2006-7 – Nigel Ferrington, Jamie Hopkins, John Bashall, John Westhead, Richard Bryant
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Telepost C – Division Two champions 2006 – Steve Jones (capt), John Liddell, John Westhead, Keith Tabner, Brian Holdford
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At the 2006 AGM Roy and Sue Allen present the new Neil Allen Trophy for Div 3 to winners Market Drayton captain Ray Thomas. This follows the sad death of Neil shortly after captaining the A team to the 2005 league title
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Glyn Pugh (Coddon) presents Telepost A captain Dave Bryan with the Cox Trophy for the 2003 summer cup, watched by teammates Keith Tabner, Nigel Ferrington, Steve Rawlins, and Richard Bryant
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Gary Owen moved to the Wrexham area in 2002. We wish him well
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Vincent Crean and John Bashall planning their next moves
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Keith Tabner, John Westhead, and John Casewell at the 2002 Shropshire League AGM (picture courtesy of Colin Roberts)
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The Telepost A Team after winning the Shropshire Division 1 Championship in 1999-2000. Nigel Ferrington, Neil Allen, Dave Bryan, John Bashall, and Keith Tabner
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Steve Jones (right) personally presents the new Steven Jones Trophy for the Club Individual Championship to Keith Tabner (Sept 2000)
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Peter Crean at the board (2000)
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Neil Allen has the black pieces against Gary Owen (2000)
1980s
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An early 1980s picture of James Clarke and Paul Mukherjee with Indian grandmasters Ravikumar, D.Barua, and an unidentified WGM
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Early 1980s County Lightning Championships in Telford
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1980 County Lightning – standing John Casewell, ?, John Bashall, Paul Mukherjee, Andrew Cowdroy, James Clarke, Humphrey Dunn, Bill Clarke, seated Brian Holland, Ian Casewell
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James Clarke being presented with the County Champioin’s Cup 1984, aged 17
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James Clarke playing in the under 18s at the British Championships, Southport 1983
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Bill Clarke competes in a minor section of the British Championships, 1983
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James Clarke playing in the British Championships in Torquay, 1982
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Ray Keene simultaneous display, Telford, with NALGO’s James Clarke and Bryan Holland (standing behind James). To his left in suit is David Anderton, President of the British Chess Federation.
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1982 National Under 16 team championships, Telford. Shropshire Board 1 Jeremy Spearman (Stirchley) and Board 2 James Clarke (NALGO)
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1982 National Under 16 – Andrew Frangleton (Oswestry) and Paul Smith (GKN Sankey) watched by Bill Clarke. Shropshire finished a creditable third place.
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1982 National Under 16 – NALGO members Joy Mukherjee (second left), Gordon Thomas (standing fourth left), Bill Clarke (far right)
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1980 simultaneous display by Victor Korchnoi at Telford