For one week only, our club night this week will be Monday 22 July and we will not be open on Wednesday 24 July. This is because of work being carried out at the club. Back to normal the following week – ie club night will be Wednesday 31 July.
Minutes are now available of a short meeting held ahead of the Shropshire Chess AGM. The minutes are here. A full AGM for Telepost Chess Club will be held on 12 August. Agenda to follow nearer the time but contact Nathanael Paul if you have any queries or anything you would like to raise.
Celebrations Following a three-month period in which the club has operated from two venues, Telepost members gathered on 3 July for a well-attended AGM which has decided the future direction of the club. The meeting began with reports on the 2023-24 season. The standout achievements were a classical and rapidplay double by Telepost A, Telepost …
The AGM held at Telepost Club on 3 July has reached a historic decision by confirming that the recent move to an additional venue at Unison will be formalised in a split into two clubs. Full report to follow.
The traditional rivalry between Telepost and Newport has been to the fore during February’s league fixtures, with Newport scoring notable wins against our teams in all divisions. In Division One, a strong Newport A swept aside Telepost C 0.5-4.5 to move within one point of Telepost A at the top of the table. The match …
Congratulations to Telepost players Shane Greenwood, Alex Brims and John Casewell – joint winners of the U1700 section of the 2023 Shrewsbury Town Championship. Congratulations to Telepost player Rudi Bedford – winner of the U1400 section. Final deadline for the playoffs to determine overall winner is 31/3/24. Full details on the competition page here.
Telepost Juniors have featured in a national online competition, representing Shropshire in the ECF Junior Online Under 13 Championship. Rudi Bedford, Ellis Sharp and Merry Curtis all won as Shropshire took their first match against Hampshire 4-0. For the second round, they were outrated on all four boards against Oxfordshire, but this lovely checkmate from …
Telepost players made a superb showing in this year’s Shropshire Chess Congress, held at Wrekin Housing Trust from 12-14 Jan. 150 entrants competed in four sections and Telepost had 14 players spread across the tournament. In the senior Open section, Nigel Ferrington’s 4/5 placed him joint second and Dan Hilditch-Love remained unbeaten on 3/5, with …
Telepost Juniors Rudi and Henry Bedford became international players this month when they were invited to play for North of England against Wales. The event, held in Liverpool, saw North of England win the U12 section by 15 boards to 5 – Rudi scored 2/2 on board three, and Henry 1/2 on board 7 in …
England call-ups and Telepost top the charts for Christmas Read More »
Telepost 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, …