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 …
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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, …
The draw has been made for the first round of this year’s Telepost Club Championship. There are 21 entrants and all the details are now available on the club championship page.
This year’s Telepost Christmas Dinner will be on Friday December 15th, at 6.30pm at the Coleham Tap. The cost is £19.99 for two courses or £22.99 for three courses – menu choices shown below. We already have around 20 members attending – let Steve Wilson know if you would like to come. Steve is also …
Telepost 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 …
A 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 …