County match 13 December

The county team travelled to Redditch for their last county match in the first half of the season. Good wins were achieved by Peter Mellor, Francis Rooney and Jamie Allen; with draws for Nathanael Paul and Huw Davenport. The match ended 8-4 to Worcestershire but it was another good battle for the Shropshire juniors. Peter Mellor's win on board one followed a period when his king was under strong attack but he calmly rebuffed his opponent's attempts to break through and moved into an ending in a winning position which he duly converted. Francis Rooney's game was the last to finish and was a very tight middle game when Francis' bishops exerted strong pressure against his opponent whose position became more and more cramped. Francis eventually won a piece and his opponent resigned. Jamie Allen won his game when his opponent missed some tactics in the ending. Both Nathanael Paul and Huw Davenport drew their games without ever looking in trouble. Huw has 2.5 points out of three in this season's county matches, a fantastic result so far! MATCH - Worcs v Shropshire

SECTION - Under 100

DATE - 13^th Dec 2008

VENUE - Webheath Village Hall

Board	Colour	Name	BCF Code	Grade	Score	Name	BCF Code	Grade	Score
1		Peter Banks	165118D	92	0	Peter Mellor		85	1
2		Maureen Clarke	108407A	92	1	Athar Mehmood		78	DEF
3		Rob Bricknell	234732F	91	1/2	Nathanael Paul		65	1/2
4		Michele Clack	108320D	89	1	Mark Richards		59	0
5		Richard Turner	157246F	89	½	Huw Davenport		56	1/2
6		Richard Collett	108620A	88	0	Francis Rooney		49	1
7		Tony Taylor	192111D	62	1	Jonathan Newey		49	0
8		James Friar		ug	1	Matthew Best		37	0
9		Joseph Friar		ug	0	Jamie Allen		35	1
10		David Curzon	270899B	33	1	Matthew Mellor		23	0
11		Krzysztof Krowicki		ug	1	Angelica Dean		Ug	0
12		Kevin Day		ug	1	Chris Paul (Substitute)		75	0
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14		TOTAL			8				4

Junior Congress winner

Athar Mehmood won the Shropshire's Junior Chess Congress held at Trinity School on 6 December. The event was a five round event and Athar won all five matches to take the top slot. In second place were Matthew Best and Chris Lovejoy on four points, followed by a clutch of players on 3.5 points.

Wrekin Chess Congress

The Wrekin Chess congress takes place on Sat 3 and Sun 4 January 2009. A number of Shropshire juniors will take part and there is likely to be strong competition for the junior top spots. for more details you can download the entry form here ..

Shrewsbury Juniors lose to Wellington

Shrewsbury Juniors suffered only their second defeat in the season when they lost 4-1 to Wellington B. The juniors sole point came from a fine win by Matthew Best. Shrewsbury B 1-4 Wellington B Henry Graham 0-1 D Powell Francis Rooney 0-1 J Lenton Chris Lovejoy 0-1 J Kuczynski Jonathan Newey 0-1 D Wright Matthew Best 1-0 B Brown

About us

Shropshire Junior Chess blog aims to promote junior chess in the county both within schools and in junior sections of local clubs
We run the Junior Chess Club which meets once a month and involves coaching, fun games and competitions.
There are juniors playing the the main Shropshire league and in county teams that compete in the Midlands league.
For more information you can email - info@shropshirechessacademy.co.uk
Francis Best and Steve Rooney
Shropshire Junior Chess

Games archive

Here are some games from Shropshire Junior matches that you can play through on the blog. Just select a game and click the arrow buttons to move the pieces on the board. Alternatively, you can click on an individual move and the board will display the position at that moment.

Junior Chess congress 6 Dec

The Shropshire Junior Chess congress takes place this Saturday 6 Dec at Trinity School, Butt Lane, Ford from 2pm to 5pm. Players should register from 1.30pm. Entry fee is £2. (In the morning at the school there is a session of the Shropshire Junior Chess Academy from 10am to which all are welcome. A great alternative to Christmas shopping!!) The Junior congress will be a five round tournament with everyone playing in all rounds. The event is open to juniors up to age 18 (as at 1 Sept 2008) and there will be trophies for some and other prizes depending on the number of entries. In order that we can organise the tournament draw, please call Steve Rooney on 01694 723724 to let us know you are attending. Look forward to seeing you next weekend.