Clubs opt against moves to restructure league make up
Moves to shake up the structure of Shropshire Chess League, reducing it from three divisions to two, failed to get off the ground at a special meeting at which all of the county’s clubs were represented.
Only Priorslee Lions showed any enthusiasm for the idea, which has now been abandoned. However, a package of measures which will tighten up the rules on playing substitute players, and on players turning out for different clubs, are to go before the Shropshire Chess Association annual meeting, amid a feeling among many of those at the meeting that the current rules are too lax and prone to misuse.
Full details of the various proposals are on the Shropshire chess website. www.shropshirechess.org.
Meanwhile, the summer team quickplay tournament has now been fixed for June 11 at Wrekin Housing Trust in Telford.
Wellington, Telford B, Priorslee Lions B and Oswestry B were all winners in the first round of the Minor Knockout competition.
