Tuesday 15 December 2009

London Chess Classic successes

Shropshire was well represented at the London Chess Classic.

Congratulations to Nathanael Paul who came joint second in the Classic Weekend Under 145 event with 4/5; and to Athar Mehmood who won the Under 14 rapidplay event.

Mathew Best and Francis Rooney also attended the event on Saturday (taking their dad's along to pay for dinner!), and enjoyed watching the super grandmasters in the main theatre as well as the commentary by various British grandmasters in the analysis room which also included visits by the stars. Nigel Short was particularly entertaining in his post mortem of his game against Chinese GM Ni Hua. And the joint analysis from US GM Hikaru Nokamura and Norwegian Magnus Carlsen (currently rated world number 1) was astonishing. The speed with which these guys see things has to be seen to be believed. It was very exhausting just listening and makes you wonder whether these super GMs are actually human or some kind of higher level species!

We also bumped into former Shropshire player Tommy Cheng who is now based in Wimbledon and was competing in the Saturday rapidplay. All in all a fantastic event - do not miss the next one promised in 2010!

PS - Spot the Shropshire dads in the background to photo of Kramnik and Adams! (Photo from London Chess Classic report by John Saunders - www.londonchessclassic.com)

Friday 27 November 2009

County match cancelled - 28 Nov

The county U140 match on Sat 28 Nov is off. Our opponents Lincolnshire have conceded th match as they couldn't raise a team. Next match is on 16 Jan 2010.

Friday 20 November 2009

London Chess Classic

There will be some Shropshire juniors attending the fantastic London Chess Classic tournament next month. It includes the top British players against the best in the world including the current world number one rated player Magnus Carlsen! We are going to the event on Sat 12 Dec - if you would like to join us please get in touch with Steve or Francis.

Monday 16 November 2009

Shropshire - Worcestershire county match result

Wins by Graham Shepherd, Ivor Salter, Mark Richards and county team debutant Sam Eardley, and draws by John Tunks, Steve Kempsell and Francis Rooney were the highlight of the season's second county match against Worcestershire.

WORCESTERSHIRE 10.5 SHROPSHIRE 5.5

Grade Score

1 JOHN VARILONE 139 0 GRAHAM SHEPHERD 139 1

2 DAVID SCRIVEN 139 ½ STEVE KEMPSELL 138 ½

3 DON CURRY 137 ½ JOHN TUNKS 138 ½

4 IAN TRUSCOTT 136 1 ATHAR MELMOOD 133 0

5 DOUG BOTT 131 1 PETER MELLOR 125 0

6 TIM YATES 129 1 GEORGE VESZOKAI 123 0

7 DAVID RICHARDSON 128 0 IVOR SALTER 120 1

8 JOHN GITTUS 126 ½ FRANCIS ROONEY 110 ½

9 KRZYSZTOF KROWICKI 274843F 126 1 VINCENT CREAN 109 0

10 ROB BRICKNELL 125 1 MAISY PUGH UG 100E 0

11 GILES STANTON 125 0 MARK RICHARDS 98 1

12 FRANCIS O'GORMAN 124 0 SAM EARDLEY UG 90E 1

13 MICHELE CLACK 124 1 RICHARD HEATH UG 80E 0

14 JASON COLE 123 1 DEFAULT 0

15 IAN CLACK 122 1 DEFAULT 0

16 PETER BANKS 121 1 DEFAULT 0

10½ 5½

Wednesday 21 October 2009

League season underway for junior teams

Both Shrewsbury Juniors and Newport Juniors found their opening league matches tough going down 4-1 and 5-0 respectively.

For Shrewsbury the half points came from Chris Lovejoy (who drew after being too polite to play on and win on time!) and Angelica Dean.

Shifnal & Telford D v Shrewsbury Juniors 4 - 1
A Jones 1, F Rooney 0;
R Brown 0.5, C Lovejoy 0.5;
P Broderick 1, M Best 0;
R Szwajkun 1, H Graham 0;
T Skidmore 0.5, A Dean 0.5.

Newport Juniors v Wellington B 0 - 5
J Newey 0, K Hickmott 1;
J Allan 0, D Powell 1;
M Richards 0, D Ogundipe 1;
H Davenport 0, J Kuczynski 1;
R Heath 0, D Wright 1.

Saturday 10 October 2009

First county match of season

The first county match of the season for Shropshire Juniors took place on 3 October. This season the team is competing in the Midlands Chess association under 140 section. As it's a 16-board event, there will be a mix of adults and juniors to make up the team.

The first match was a tough one and ended with a 12-4 defeat to Warwickshire with wins for Graham Shepherd, Ian Davies an Maisy Pugh and draws for Athar Mehmood and Vinnie Crean. Unfortunately a couple of transport problems meant that we defeated three boards.

Juniors playing their debut match for the county were Richard Heath and Laura Newey

Shropshire ECF CODE GRADE SCORE Warwickshire ECF CODE GRADE SCORE
white on odd white on even
1 Shepherd, Graham C 118873C 139 1 Harrington, Michael J 156103A 137 0
2 Mehmood, Athar 264465E 133 ½ Choudhury, Shakeel 269822F 135 ½
3 Davies, Ian G 136893L 131 1 Al-Samir, Medhi 270896G 133 0
4 Default 0 Brelsforth, Dave 172043A 138 1
5 Salter, Ivor 118435A 120 0 Jimenez, Frank C 113645J 132 1
6 Default 0 Pitt, Chris W 129346B 131 1
7 Micallef, Charles 273522C 112 0 Walker, Mike BA 120981E 131 1
8 Rooney, Francis 264469B 110 0 Gilbert, Kim T 111228E 129 1
9 Crean, Vincent 143038F 109 ½ Phipps, Malcolm J 117082L 129 ½
10 Pugh, Maisy 1 Llewelyn, John D 114495K 128 0
11 Best, Matthew 269317D 95 0 Hussain, Adrian 256357F 128 1
12 Newey, Jonathan 267845H 91 0 Green, John 273516H 125 1
13 Dean, Angelica 273523E 72 0 Hodkinson, Peter 249822E 120 1
14 Default 0 Leaper, Richard D 192092D 117 1
15 Heath, Richard 0 Pakenham, John H 116631B 114 1
16 Newey, Laura 0 Hughes, Peter J 270857H 111 1
RESULT 4 12

Monday 28 September 2009

First Academy session of season

The first session for Shropshire Junior Chess Academy takes place this Saturday (3 Oct) at Trinity School, Ford, near Shrewsbury from 10am to 12pm.

The Academy started last season and has already seen its first candidates successfully reach accreditation for the Pawn and Knight levels. The events are a mix of coaching, fun games and competitions.

The Academy is open to under 18s chess players in the county of all abilities. Just turn up on Saturday and get involved.

After the Academy this Saturday there will be the first match for the county junior team against Warwickshire starting at 1.30pm. This season the juniors are taking part in the Under 140 grade section of the Midlands Chess Association competition.

Shropshire Under 18s take on the UK's best

Shropshire juniors took on top teams from around the country in the National Youth Chess Association under 18 event held at Abraham Darby School, Telford on Saturday (26 September).

Although the eight-board team were heavily outgraded in all their four matches, there were some very good individual performances including Nathanael Paul on board 3 (2.5/4); Francis Rooney on board 5 (2/4) and Mark Richards on board 7 (2/4). There was also an under 14 event held on the same day in which Shropshire junior Athar Mehmood played with the Staffordshire team on top board, scoring 3/4 and winning a board prize.

Shropshire U18 team and club: 1. Craig Whitfield (Staffs) 2. Ieuan Fenton (Oswestry) 3. Nathanael Paul (Coddon) 4. Peter Mellor (Coddon) 5. Francis Rooney (Shrewsbury/Church Stretton) 6. Chris Lovejoy (Shrewsbury) 7. Mark Richards (Newport) 8. Matthew Best (Shrewsbury)

Monday 14 September 2009

Revised league fixtures

There have been some changes to the earlier published fixture list. The Calendar of dates on the left has now been updated to show the new fixtures for Shrewsbury and Newport Juniors this season which kicks off next month.

Tuesday 1 September 2009

Official 2009 grades

Shropshire Junior grades 2009

Following some further amendments by ECF in late August these are now the official grades for the 2009-10 season.

Ieuan Fenton (Oswestry) 175
Louis Graham 166
Athar Mehmood (Newport) 133
Nathanael Paul (Coddon) 131
Peter Mellor (Coddon) 125
Francis Rooney (Shrewsbury/Church Stretton) 110
Christopher Lovejoy (Shrewsbury/Church Stretton) 104
Huw Davenport (Newport) 99
Mark Richards (Newport) 98
Jamie Allan (Newport) 97
Matthew Best (Shrewsbury) 95
Henry Graham (Shrewsbury) 90
Jonathan Newey (Shrewsbury) 91
Luke West (Newport) 80
Angelica Dean (Shrewsbury) 72
Joseph Mellor (Coddon) 64
Matthew Mellor (Coddon) 56
Katherine Lovejoy (Shrewsbury) 50

Full list of Shropshire grades here - http://rutterchess.741.com/Grades_2009.htm

Tuesday 11 August 2009

New grades online

The 2009 grades are now online at http://grading.bcfservices.org.uk/

Quite a few have topped the 100-mark and there are large increases for some of our juniors as anticipated.(Remember that these grades also represent a major revision which has seen a lot of junior grades lifted.)

I'll put the full list of grades on here shortly.

HOWEVER, be warned that there could still be revisions to this list before it becomes official for the coming season. I don't see any Shropshire grades that I would consider out of order but there are some incidences across the country of significantly "overgraded" juniors that may mean there is further tinkering with the system of allocating these grades.

Thursday 23 July 2009

Shropshire juniors reach final stage of UK Chess Challenge

Two Shropshire Juniors have reached the final stage of the UK Chess Challenge with a place in the Challengers Tournament at the Terrafinal to be held next month in Warwick. Alex Taylor (Adams Grammar and Newport Chess Club) came equal third in the U18 Gigafinal last weekend with 4 points from 6 matches; and Athar Mehmood (Wrekin College and Newport Chess Club) came equal second in the U12 section with 5/6, only narrowly missing out on the top spot and qualification for the Terrafinal. This is a very impressive result for both players as these Gigafinal sections are very tough at the top with a number of junior internationals present!

In total, 12 Shropshire juniors took part in the Gigafinal in Manchester which was the Northern final of the competition which involves around 70,000 young chess players in its opening stages!

All of the Shropshire players performed well against tough opposition. The full results with club/school in brackets:

U7B Greg Jones (Shrewsbury) 2.5/6
U11B Joe Booth (St Georges Sch, Shrewsbury) 2/6
U12B Athar Mehmood (Newport) 5/6 - equal 2nd
U13B Matthew Best (Shrewsbury) 2/6
U13B Mark Richards (Newport) 4/6
U13G Angelica Dean (Shrewsbury) 3/6
U14B Francis Rooney (Shrewsbury) 3/6
U15B Peter Mellor (Coddon) 2.5/6
U16B Jamie Allan (Newport) 2.5/6
U16B Sam Eardley (Adams Grammar) 2/6
U17B Nathanael Paul (Coddon) 2.5/6
U18B Alex Taylor (Newport) 4/6 - equal 3rd

Thursday 2 July 2009

Shropshire chess AGM

The report submitted to the Shropshire Chess AGM summarising the highlights of the past season is available to download. Download AGM report

Monday 29 June 2009

Chester congress report

Here's a brief report on the Chester congress which took place last weekend: Three Shropshire juniors competed in the event at the weekend. Nathanael Paul scored 3/5 in the Intermediate section, a very strong result in this section which is for players under 130 grade. Along the way he beat one player graded 128 and drew against a 129. In the Minor section (under 100 grade), Athar Mehmood scored 3.5/5 and Francis Rooney 2.5/5. Meanwhile among the adults playing, Chris Paul scored 3/5 in the Minor and Steve Rooney scored 2.5/5 in the Major - managing to draw every single game.

Tuesday 16 June 2009

UK Chess Challenge Gigafinal

Just a reminder to all those who qualified for the Gigafinal, you should have received your entry forms by post during the past week. If for any reason you haven't, I suggest you speak to the organisers - see contact details on their website - www.ukchesschallenge.com/contactus.shtml

Thursday 4 June 2009

Junior Academy and Fun tournament 6 June

Just a reminder that the next Shropshire Junior Chess Academy takes place on Saturday with an opportunity for some of the regulars to get their Pawn or Knight qualification! Also in the afternoon we will run a fun tournament from 1pm to 4.30pm - with cash prizes! It should be a good opportunity for a refresher for those who haven't played for a few weeks and a warm-up for Gigafinal qualifiers in the UK Chess Challenge. Both events are at Trinity School, Ford and are open to junior players of all levels.

Tuesday 26 May 2009

Shropshire junior on England duties

Best of luck to Shropshire junior Athar Mehmood who is playing in an international tournament in Poland this week with an England side playing against teams from Turkey, France and Poland. We hope to give you the results of his exploits later in the week.

Monday 4 May 2009

UK Chess Challenge qualifiers

Congratulations to all the Shropshire juniors who qualified for the next stage of the UK Chess Challenge competition. A total of 42 Shropshire juniors took part in the Megafinal which took place at Kingstone & Thruxton School near Hereford on Saturday and all those who scored 4 points from six games or were the leading player in their age group qualified for the next stage - the Northern Gigafinal which is held in July. The UK Chess Challenge is an annual competition that encourages chess amongst junior and secondary school children and involves more than 70,000 children.
The Shropshire qualifiers for the 2009 Gigafinal are:
Greg Jones - (Much Wenlock) Under 7 - Runner up 4/6
Laura Newey - (Lilleshall) Under 10 - Suprema 5/6
Angus Ingliss-Jones - (Castle House) Under 10 - Runner up 4/6
Charlotte Collier - (Castle House) Under 11 Runner up - 4.5/6
Alice Collier - (Castle House) Under 11 4/6
Georgia Stannard - (St Georges, Shrewsbury) Under 11 4/6
Tom Holiday - (St Georges, Shrewsbury) Under 11 - Runner up 4/5/6
Joe Booth - (St Georges, Shrewsbury) Under 11 4/6
George Kilby - (St Georges, Shrewsbury) Under 11 4/6
Athar Mehmood - (Wrekin College) Under 12 - Supremo 6/6
Angelica Dean - Under 13 - Suprema 4/6
Matthew Best - ( Mary Webb) Under 13 - Supremo 4/6
Mark Richards - (Adams Grammar) Under 13 - 4/6
Jonathan Newey - (Adams Grammar) Under 14 - Supremo 6/6
Luke West - (Adams Grammar) Under 14 - 4/6
Francis Rooney (Church Stretton) Under 14 - 4/6
Peter Mellor - (Blessed Robert Johnson) Under 15 - Supremo 4/6
Chris Lovejoy - (Adams Grammar) Under 16 - Supremo 4/6
Sam Eardley - (Adams Grammar) Under 16 - 4/6
Jamie Allan - (Adams Grammar) Under 16 - 4/6
Nathanael Paul - (New College) Under 17 - Supremo 4.5/6
Alex Taylor - (Adams Grammar) Under 18 - Supremo 3.5/6
(Supremo/Suprema means they won their age section.) Apologies if I have missed any qualifiers - of so please add the details on a comment and I'll update the table.

Monday 27 April 2009

Peter Mellor wins junior prize at Nottingham

Congratulations to Shropshire Junior's county team board one Peter Mellor who played in the Nottingham Congress last weekend and won the top junior prize with 3.5/5 in the under 100 section.

Tuesday 14 April 2009

Juniors excel in league season

Shrewsbury Juniors and Newport Juniors finished fourth and fifth respectively in Shropshire's division three this season, a very good outcome for both teams who have made some great results against higher-graded adult teams. Shrewsbury, who scored five wins and three draws from 12 matches, were lying in third place right up until the last match but a match default by Wellington B let Oswestry B slip past them. Let's hope they can match that form in the summer cup competitions!

Tuesday 31 March 2009

Shropshire Junior county results 2008-09

Here is a summary of the results for this season's county matches. Bearing in mind that the juniors were outgraded significantly on almost all boards, it is a truly magnificent set of results. Special commendations to Nathanael for an outstanding 4.5 points, Athar on 3 points and Francis and Angelica who both scored 2.5.

SHROPSHIRE UNDER 100 TEAM 2008-09
Players Grade Leic Nott Worcs Staff B Warks Staff T TOTAL
Peter Mellor 85 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
Athar Mehmood 78 0 1 0.5 1 0.5 3
Nathanael Paul 65 1 0 0.5 1 1 1 4.5
Mark Richards 59 0 0.5 0 1 0.5 0 2
Huw Davenport 56 0.5 1 0.5 0 0 0 2
Francis Rooney 49 0 0 1 0.5 1 0 2.5
Jonathan Newey 49 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.5
Matthew Best 37 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Jamie Allan 35 0 0.5 1 0 0 0.5 2
Joe Mellor 29 0 0 0 0 0
Matthew Mellor 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Angelica Dean ug 0 0.5 0 1 1 2.5
Oscar Nicholls ug 0 0
Chris Paul (sub) 69 0 0
Luke West ug 1 1

Another close encounter for Shropshire Junior team

Shropshire Junior's final county match of the season ended in another tight finish which unfortunately went against us. A fine win by Peter Mellor on top board was not enough to equal the scores and left the match result 6.5-5.5 in Staffordshire Terrier's favour. However the juniors have performed magnificently against tough opposition throughout the six-match campaign with a number of good individual results. The winners in the latest match were Nathanael Paul, Matthew Best and Angelica Dean with draws from Athar Mehmood, Jonathan Newey and Jamie Allan.

Shropshire v Staffordshire Terriers

SECTION - U100

DATE - 28 March 2009

VENUE - Trinity School, Ford, Shrops

Board

Colour

Shropshire

Name

BCF Code

Grade

Score

Staffs Terriers

Name

BCF Code

Grade

Score

1

B

Peter Mellor

248946G

85

1

N Mclean

271134F

96

0

2

Athar Mehmood

264465E

78

½

J Day

109480E

99

½

3

Nathanael Paul

245834C

65

1

S Burndred

107695E

99

0

4

Mark Richards

264468L

59

0

P Shaw

118825C

99

1

5

Huw Davenport

257511F

56

0

D Nesbitt

171039E

96

1

6

Francis Rooney

264469B

49

0

R Dolan

157184K

94

1

7

Jonathan Newey

267845H

49

½

J Montague

179091C

93

½

8

Matthew Best

269317D

37

1

P Shelley

118855A

92

0

9

Jamie Allen

273629K

35

½

K Grzybowski

266797G

88

½

10

Joe Mellor

252231H

29

0

M Wyza

240298B

85

1

11

Matthew Mellor

260562E

23

0

C Mustaffa

249951E

73

1

12

Angelica Dean

Ung

1

J Gater

255708D

72

0

Monday 30 March 2009

Shrewsbury Juniors end season with win

Shrewsbury Juniors topped off their season with another good result, winning 3-2 against Wellington B. Helped by a default on board two, the juniors sealed the result with a fine win by Matt Best on board five and a win on top board where Louis Graham was standing in for younger brother Henry who was unwell. Shrewsbury Juniors 3-2 Wellington B L Graham 1-0 D Powell J Newey 1-0 default F Rooney 0-1 K Hickmott C Lovejoy 0-1 J Kuczjnski M Best 1-0 M Walsh

Sunday 15 March 2009

3rd spot still in sights for Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Juniors kept hopes alive of securing third place in their division with a draw against Oswestry. Wins for Chris Lovejoy and Matthew Best and a draw for Francis Rooney mean that Shrewsbury Juniors retain 3rd place for the moment, although only one point above Oswestry, who still have a game in hand. The battle will now go down to the last matches, with the juniors facing Wellington B in two weeks. Oswestry B 2.5-2.5 Shrewsbury Juniors R Thompson 1-0 H Graham G Hampson 1-0 J Newey S Tullett 0-1 C Lovejoy G Ives 0.5-0.5 F Rooney R Farrall 0-1 M Best

Tuesday 10 March 2009

Shropshire juniors ready for next stage of UK Chess Challenge

Eighteen Shropshire juniors qualified for the Megafinal stage of the UK Chess Challenge at a tournament organised by Shropshire Junior Chess Academy on Saturday 7 March. The young chess players will now compete in the regional Megafinal to be held in Hereford in May. The qualifiers are: Under 7 Greg Jones Under 10 Laura Newey Under 11 Ben Jones Under 12 Richard Heath Christian Hudson-Pearson Athar Mehmood Matthew Mellor Alex Dillon Under 13 Matthew Best Angelica Dean Under 14 Jonathan Newey Francis Rooney Luke West Under 15 Peter Mellor Under 16 Matthew Evans Joe Mellor Jamie Allan Under 17 Nathanael Paul The tournament was a closely-fought event with Jamie Allan and Athar Mehmood sharing first place in terms of points scored with Nathanael Paul in third place.

Thursday 5 March 2009

Another grading update

For those who like to keep an eye on their grades (and those of their opponents), the ECF boffins have made some furtehr adjustments to the 'New Grades' which are due to come into force next season. The main effect seems tobe a small drop in most junior grades. Please note these grades are not the official ones this year, but will be used as the basis of calculating next year's grade. If this all sounds far too confusing, forget it and just try and win as many games as possible in the remainder of the season! If you must find out more - here's the link - http://grading.bcfservices.org.uk/

Monday 2 March 2009

Coddon B prove too strong for Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Juniors went down 4-1 against division 3 leaders Coddon B on Friday. At one stage a number of the matches looked good for Shrewsbury and the result could have gone the other way, but it wasn't to be. A solitary win for Jonathan Newey was the only point. Shrewsbury Juniors 1-4 Coddon B H Graham 0-1 E Raby F Rooney 0-1 P Mellor C Lovejoy 0-1 A Pickles J Newey 1-0 C Paul M Best 0-1 N Paul

Thursday 26 February 2009

UK Chess Challenge Qualifying event

SAT 7 MARCH 2009 - 1pm to 5pm TRINITY SCHOOL, BUTTS LANE, FORD, SHROPSHIRE The UK Chess Challenge is the biggest junior tournament in the country and each year more than 70,000 children take part. The competition is open to all under 18s. Some schools run their own qualifying tournaments but for those who don’t have the chance to enter through their school (or who haven’t managed to qualify that way!), Shropshire Junior Chess Academy is holding a special qualifying tournament on Sat 7 March. There are lots of prizes available and the chance to qualify for the next stage of the competition which is a regional event, normally held in Hereford. And after that there are national finals held in Manchester. It is a great event and we will have lots of fun prizes at the qualifying day so no-one will go away empty-handed. Full details can be downloaded - here

Monday 23 February 2009

Juniors still in the race - just

Shrewsbury Juniors' promotion hopes took a knock after they lost to Shifnal Telford D. The result leaves the juniors in third place but they need one of the top two to slip to have a hope of going up. Francis Rooney got the only win of the night for the Shrewsbury team while Henry Graham got another well-deserved draw on top board. Shifnal Telford D 3.5-1.5 Shrewsbury Juniors J Kenderdine 0.5-0.5 H Graham T Skidmore 1-0 C Lovejoy J Beddoes 0-1 F Rooney A Carr 1-0 M Best N Donaldson 1-0 K Lovejoy

Friday 13 February 2009

Junior county match winners

Shropshire's Juniors had another close county match against Warwickshire. Although the match ended 7.5-4.5 in the visitor's favour, there was a chance of drawing the tie right up to the last few games. For the second match in a row, the juniors got the better of the top six boards. There were wins against higher-graded opponents for Athar Mehmod, Nathanael Paul, Francis Rooney and Luke West (the latter making his debut for the side) and Matthew Best drew. MATCH - Shropshire Junior U100 v Warwickshire

SECTION - U100

DATE - 7th February 2009

VENUE - Trinity School, Ford, Shropshire

Board

Colour

Name

Shropshre

ECF Code

Grade

Score

Name

Warwickshire

ECF Code

Grade

Score

1

B

Peter Mellor

248946G

85

0

Malcolm Phipps

117082L

99

1

2

W

Athar Mehmood

264465E

78

1

Steven Bowen

263574E

97

0

3

B

Nathanael Paul

245834C

65

1

Medhi Al-Samir

270896G

95

0

4

W

Mark Richards

264468L

59

½

Richard Leaper

192092D

94

½

5

B

Huw Davenport

257511F

56

0

Paul Hardstaff

112088J

93

1

6

W

Francis Rooney

264469B

49

1

Peter Hodkinson

249822E

92

0

7

B

Jonathan Newey

267845H

49

0

John Green

273516H

92

1

8

W

Matthew Best

269317D

37

0

Ken Wise

126940K

88

1

9

B

Jamie Allen

273629K

35

0

Graham Gee

157194B

84

1

10

W

Joe Mellor

252231H

29

0

Pauline Woodward

152732A

84

1

11

B

Matthew Mellor

260562E

23

0

Shakeel Choudhury

269822F

57

1

12

W

Luke West

-

-

1

Harvey Watkins

273993J

51

0

TOTAL

TOTAL

Monday 26 January 2009

Shrewsbury Juniors continue winning run

Shrewsbury Juniors chalked up another victory in division 3 with a win against Telepost C. Wins for Chris Lovejoy, Jonathan Newey and Matthew Best added to a draw from Henry Graham to secure the win. Telepost C 1.5-3.5 Shrewsbury Juniors S Jones 0.5-0.5 H Graham C Micallef 1-0 F Rooney J Casewell 0-1 C Lovejoy B Holdford 0-1 J Newey S Sweeney 0-1 M Best

Monday 19 January 2009

Shropshire Juniors take on Bulldogs

Shropshire's junior county team lost 8-4 away to Staffordshire Bulldogs this month. Still looking for their first county win, the juniors tied the top six boards 3-3 but lost the middle order boards. Wins came from Nathanael Paul, Mark Richards and Angelica Dean, with draws from Athar Mehmood and Francis Rooney. MATCH - Staffordshire Bulldogs v Shropshire

SECTION - U100

DATE - 10 January, 2009

VENUE - Bushbury Community Centre, Bushbury, Wolverhampton

Board

Colour

Staffs Bulldogs

BCF Code

Grade

Score

Shropshire

BCF Code

Grade

Score

1

Peter Broomhall

107382F

99

1

Peter Mellor

85

0

2

Ravi Patel

252770E

91

½

Athar Mehmood

78

½

3

Robert Brodie

143228L

90

0

Nathaniel Paul

65

1

4

Paul Walters

259317J

90

0

Mark Richards

59

1

5

Peter Crozet

176457D

88

1

Huw Davenport

56

0

6

John Fenby

185108B

83

½

Francis Rooney

49

½

7

Tony Meakin

104387A

84

1

Jonathan Newey

49

0

8

Kevin Moore

181458J

79

1

Matthew Bent

37

0

9

Paul Guest

263626J

75

1

Jamie Allen

35

0

10

Simon Jones

113908D

75

1

Joe Mellor

29

0

11

Peter Evans

128860L

68

1

Matthew Mellor

23

0

12

Siddharth Singh

Ung

0

Angelica Dean

Ung

1

FINAL SCORE

8

4

Shrewsbury Juniors do the double

Shrewsbury Juniors completed a double over Newport Juniors in the return league match this month. Wins for Chris Lovejoy against Jamie Allan and Francis Rooney against Luke West plus a default win for Matthew Best sealed the win early on, with Jonathan Newey also securing a draw for the home side against Mark Richards. Athar Mehmood got Newport's only win against Henry Graham on board one. Shrewsbury Juniors 3.5-1.5 Newport Juniors H Graham 0-1 Athar Mehmood J Newey 0.5-0.5 M Richards C Lovejoy 1-0 J Allan F Rooney 1-0 L West M Best 1-0 default

Monday 5 January 2009

Congress success for juniors

Shropshire Juniors stormed the Wrekin Chess Congress held in Madeley last weekend with Ieuan Fenton (17) from Oswestry winning the Major section with 4.5 points from five games and Athar Mehmood (12) from Newport club winning the Minor section with a stunning 5 points after winning all five games. A number of the county's juniors competed in the Minor section with many of them chalking up wins against higher-graded and mainly adult opponents. Full results: Major section (under 150 grade) Ieuan Fenton 4.5/5 1st place Minor section (up to 99 grade) Athar Mehmood 5/5 1st place Nathanael Paul 4/5 joint 2nd place Peter Mellor 3.5/5 Angelica Dean 2.5/5 Mark Richards 2.5/5 Chris Lovejoy 2/5 Jamie Allan 1.5/5 Matthew Best 1.5/5 Huw Davenport 1.5/3 Francis Rooney 1.5/5 Alex Dillon 1/5