Club Championship
The Shrewsbury Chess Club Championship is an internal, Swiss style competition with five rounds, played over the course of the year.
The draw for the 2026 competition will be made at the end of November 2025 and appear on this page. Members wishing to enter, who have not done so already, should contact Dan to register.
All games should preferably be played over the board with a time control of 1 hour 25 minutes plus 10 second increment. However, games can be played on the LiChess website with a time control of 45 minutes plus a 15 second increment per move at players request.
Players with white should initiate the date and time for the challenge and, as in previous years, a half point incentive will be awarded for completing the game within the scheduled time slot.
2024 / 2025 Tournament
The 2024/25 competition was closely fought and again had two winners. The title this year is shared by Ile and Dan who both finished on 6.5 points. Congratulations to both.
Round 5 pairings and results
Please play your final round games by August 23rd to qualify for the half point incentive
| White | Result | Black |
| Olusegun Ilesanmi (6) | 0-1 | Peter Kitchen (4.5) |
| Stephen Priestley (4.5) | 0-1 | Dan Lockett (5) |
| Nick Holmes (4) | 0.5-0.5 | Mark Smith (4.5) |
| Shane Greenwood (4) | 1-0 | David Edwards (3.5) |
| Ian Davies (4) | 0.5-0.5 | Fred Bennett (4) |
| Ivor Salter (3.5) | 1-0 | Richard Vernon (3.5) |
| Tom Maiden (3) | 0-1 | Tony Purser (2) |
Round 4 pairings and results
Please play your games by 30th June to qualify for the half point incentive
| White | Result | Black |
| Fred Bennett (3.5) | 0-1 | Olusegun Ilesanmi (4.5) |
| Peter Kitchen (3.5) | 0.5-0.5 | Stephen Priestley (3.5) |
| Dan Lockett (3.5) | 1-0 | Ian Davies (3.5) |
| Mark Smith (3) | 1-0 | Shane Greenwood (3.5) |
| David Edwards (2.5) | 1-0 | Ivor Salter (3) |
| Nick Holmes (2.5) | 1-0 | Tom Maiden (2.5) |
| Richard Vernon (1 ) | 1-0 | Tony Purser (1.5) |
Round 3 pairings and results
Please play your games by 30th May to qualify for the half point incentive
| White | Result | Black |
| Olusegun Ilesanmi (3) | 1-0 | Daniel Lockett (3) |
| Stephen Priestley (2) | 1-0 | Mark Smith (2.5) |
| Ivor Salter (2.5) | 0-1 | Shane Greenwood (2) |
| Tom Maiden (2) | 0-1 | Peter Kitchen (1.5) |
| Ian Davies (1) | 1-0 | Nick Holmes (2) |
| Tony Purser (1) | 0-1 | Fred Bennett (2) |
| Richard Vernon (1) | 0-1 | David Edwards (1) |
Round 2 pairings and results
Please play your games by 6th April to qualify for the half point incentive
| White | Result | Black |
| Shane Greenwood (1.5) | 0-1 | Olusegun Ilesanmi (1.5) |
| Fred Bennett (1.5) | 0-1 | Daniel Lockett (1.5) |
| Mark Smith (1.5) | 0.5-0.5 | Ivor Salter (1.5) |
| Peter Kitchen (0.5) | 1-0 | Ian Davies (1.5) |
| Stephen Priestley (0.5) | 1-0 | Tony Purser (0.5) |
| Nick Holmes (0.5) | 1-0 | Richard Vernon (0.5) |
| David Edwards (0.5) | 0-1 | Tom Maiden (0.5) |
Round 1 pairings and results
| White | Result | Black |
| Ivor Salter | 1-0 | Peter Kitchen |
| Olusegun Ilesanmi | 1-0 | Nick Holmes |
| Ian Davies | 1-0 | Stephen Priestley |
| Daniel Lockett | 1-0 | David Edwards |
| Tony Purser | 0-1 | Mark Smith |
| Shane Greenwood | 1-0 | Richard Vernon |
| Tom Maiden | 0-1 | Fred Bennett |
2023 / 2024 Tournament
The 2023/24 club championship had two winners. The title was shared By Peter Kitchen and Stephen Priestley. Congratulations both.