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Shropshire Congress is now taking entries for 2024.

The dates have been moved forward a week to avoid clashing with the Hastings Congress.
Entries likely to be limited to 150 so please reserve a place early (refunds given up to the start of the event)

When -Friday 12th to Sunday 14th January 2023
Where-
Wrekin Housing Group
Colliers Way, Old Park, Telford, TF3 4AW

5 round Swiss with 4 sections for all playing abilities.
All sections ECF rated.
Open, Major (U1900), Intermediate (U1700), Minor (U1500).

Website - https://www.shropshirechess.org/shropsh ... ress-2024/
online entry - https://www.shropshirechess.org/shropsh ... ine-entry/
pdf entry - https://www.shropshirechess.org/wp-cont ... 4-1pdf.pdf

Entry Fee: £35 all sections (£30 juniors u18)

Live boards from all sections
3 grading prizes in each section
Junior prize each section

Hot and cold food served on Saturday and Sunday, including cooked breakfasts and Sunday roast.
Bookstall provided by Chess Essentials, Halifax.

Any queries drop me a line.

Phil Love

Wrekin housing group have confirmed everything on the menu has been frozen at 2023 prices.

Details below and on the Congress web page;-

Catering and refreshment

Friday evening- Light snacks and an honesty box
Saturday/Sunday- cooked breakfasts from the housing trust catering team
– main courses served from lunch time inc Sunday roast
Tea, coffee and soft drinks available throughout the weekend.

Menu and Prices 2024 – (All prices held at 2023 levels)

Breakfast
£2.00 – Bacon Sandwich
£2.00 – Sausage Sandwich
£2.50 – Sausage/Bacon Sandwich with an egg
£3.50 – 5 Item Breakfast (Bacon, Sausage, Egg, Beans, Mush£5.00 – 7 Item Breakfast (Bacon, Sausage, Egg, Beans, Mush, Tomato, Hash Browns)
£0.14 – Toast

Sandwiches
£2.00 – Ham/Cheese/Egg Mayo/ Beef/ Turkey/ Tuna
£2.50 – Sandwich + Salad

Saturday Lunch
£4.00 – Chicken Curry
£3.50 – Vegetable Curry
£1.20 – Chips

Sunday Lunch
£6.00 – Sunday Lunch (Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes, New Potatoes, Vegetables, Gravy)

Desert
£2.00 – Apple Pudding + Custard

Confectionary
£1.00 – Mars/ Maltesers/ Twirl/ Dairy Milk/ Revels
£0.90 – Crisps

Drinks
£1.50 – Bottled Pop
£1.00 – Cans
£1.00 – Bottled Water
£1.50 – Specialty Coffee
£0.50 – Tea

For anyone interested our Live boards can be viewed at;

https://lichess.org/broadcast/shropshir ... 2/WToV4Q4i

Rounds 3, 4 and 5 can be accessed via the menu to the left once they go live.

Rounds start at 9:30am and 2:30pm

Am following this tournament live, and a lovely combination was missed in the Open on board 1. Will post it after the game has finished.

Pairings here:

https://chess-results.com/tnr875710.asp ... =0&flag=30

I will leave the names off to protect the guilty, but in this position:

8/p2n1p2/1p1qnkp1/2p4p/1PBpQP1P/P5P1/5K2/4R3

Black has just played 39...h5 (moving the pawn from h7). White replied (in the above position): 40.Bxe6, losing most of his slender advantage. How should Black recapture the bishop and why?

40...Qxe6 41.Qa8 looks rather awkward for black to meet.

Given the possibility of an awkward discovered attack on the BQ if it takes on e6, I would likely have taken with the pawn fairly instinctively.