Telepost Chess Club
A friendly club for all standards, based at Telepost & Unison, Shrewsbury
Welcome to the biggest chess club in Shropshire
We’re always welcoming new members
Telepost Chess Club welcomes new members of whatever standard, from beginner to experienced player.
Location & Times
We meet on Wednesday, 7pm – 11pm, at The Telepost Club, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6BT.
We also meet on Tuesday evenings 7-11pm at Unison Club, The Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6LY
We currently have over 50 members, including a thriving Junior section, and we have seven teams in the Shropshire Chess League in 2023-24, with opportunities to play friendly social chess, to compete in various club and county competitions, or just to watch and enjoy some interesting games.
Telepost site facilities
Pleasant and friendly clubhouse with a quiet room for matches, large room for social chess with a licensed bar, pool table, and dartboard, parking for 6 cars, no wheelchair access.
Unison site facilities
Large clubhouse with quiet room for matches, large room for more social chess, dartboard, SkySports, 12 foot snooker table, pool table, parking for hundreds of cars, full disabled access, large beer garden for al fresco chess overlooking cricket pitch and full licensed bar.
Find us at Telepost on Wednesdays
The Unison Club is located to the rear of the Shirehall on Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury. To access the club car park, turn down the access road that runs down the right hand side of the Sainsbury’s local near Lord Hill’s Column. You will immediately pass a barrier. Continue down this road and enter the car park that opens up on the left. The Unison club building is to the left hand side of this car park as you drive up. Access to the club is via a ramp at the right hand side of the club building alongside the cricket pitch.
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Find us at Unison on Tuesdays
GPS – 52.708450, -2.744949
Latest news
- Shropshire Junior Rapid play tournament 23.3.24 READ Paul’s Full ReportPaul Billington writes. All I can say is that this was another resounding success from Chris Lewis and his team! It was down to: Under 8 Rk. SNo Name sex Rtg Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 1 Popov, Constantine 912 North Cardiff Chess Club 6 0 6 20,5 2 2 Cole, Ethan 743 Seabridge …
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- Newport rivalry rejoined with a new generationThe 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 …
- Juniors in county actionTelepost 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 …
- Alex brimful of gambits in Congress conquestTelepost 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 …
- England call-ups and Telepost top the charts for ChristmasTelepost 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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Coming up
May
Tuesday May 7th at Unison
Telepost Juniors Vs Newport Juniors
April
Wednesday April 3rd at Telford
Telepost Juniors vs Telford Juniors
Tuesday 9th April at Unison
Telepost Juniors vs Shrewsbury B
Tuesday 30 April at Unison
Telepost Juniors Vs Telepost F
March
Monday 4 March
Shropshire League Division One, Telepost A v Telford A, Telepost, 7.30pm
Shropshire League Division Three, Telepost Junior v Church Stretton A, Telepost, 7.30pm
Wednesday 6 March
Shropshire Rapidplay Division One, match night seven, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm
Thursday 7 March
Shropshire League Division One, Newport A v Telepost A, Newport, 7.30pm
Shropshire League Division One, Maddocks A v Telepost C, Maddocks, 7.30pm
Monday 11 March
Shropshire League Division One, Telepost C v Oswestry A, Telepost, 7.30pm
Shropshire League Division Three, Telepost F v Church Stretton A, Telepost, 7.30pm
Tuesday 12 March
Shropshire League Division Three, Newport Junior v Telepost D, Newport, 7.30pm
Monday 18 March
Shropshire League Division Two, Telepost B v Telford B, Telepost, 7.30pm
Shropshire League Division Three, Telepost D v Church Stretton A, Telepost, 7.30pm
Tuesday 19 March
Shropshire League Division Two, Newport B v Telepost E, Newport, 7.30pm
Latest posts
- Shropshire Junior Rapid play tournament 23.3.24 READ Paul’s Full Report
- Newport rivalry rejoined with a new generation
- Shrewsbury Town Championship winners
- Juniors in county action
- Alex brimful of gambits in Congress conquest
- England call-ups and Telepost top the charts for Christmas
- Juniors on the rise
- Club Championship draw
Recent Results
SHROPSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION 1
Oswestry A 2 – 3 Telepost A
Telepost C 0.5 – 4.5 Newport A
SHROPSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION 2
Maddocks B 4 – 1 Telepost E
Oswestry B 4.5 – 0.5 Telepost B
SHROPSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION 3
Newport Junior 3 – 1 Telepost Junior
Telepost D 1 – 3 Maddocks C
Telepost F 2 – 2 Newport Junior
SHROPSHIRE RAPIDPLAY DIVISION 1
Telford A 2 – 2 Telepost B
Telepost B 2.5 – 1.5 Telepost A
Maddocks B 2 – 2 Telepost B
Shrewsbury A 0 – 4 Telepost A
Telepost A 2 – 2 Telepost A
Maddocks B 0.5 – 3.5 Telepost A
SHROPSHIRE RAPIDPLAY DIVISION 2
Maddocks C 0 – 4 Telepost C
Telepost C 0.5 – 3.5 Telford B
Telford B 3 – 1 Telepost B
COX TROPHY
Telepost C 1 – 3 Telepost A
MINOR KNOCKOUT
Shrewsbury B 0 – 4 Telepost B
Telepost Junior 3 – 1 Church Stretton
Oswestry B 1.5 – 2.5 Telepost E
Maddocks C 2 – 2 Telepost F
4NCL Online Season 8
Telepost Dark Knights 2 – 2 North Norfolk Dolphins
Telepost Dark Knights 1 – 3 Colchester JFF A
Telepost Dark Knights 2.5 – 1.5 Lenzie Dementors
Charlton Cobras D 1 – 3 Telepost Dark Knights
Dark Knights
Telepost Dark Knights
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