Crewe 'D' Win Division 2

Congratulations to Crewe 'D' on winning the Division 2 title. A 3-1 win against Holmes Chapel 'B' last night means that they cannot now be caught and have won the Division with a game to spare.

Gables 'A' Win Division 3

Congratulations to Gables 'A' on winning Division 3 in their debut season. A win against Cheddleton 'D' in their final match meant that they pipped Cheddleton 'C' to the title by a single point. 

Burntwood Rapidplay

The Burntwood Rapidplay Congress is being held on Saturday 1st June at the Burntwood Memorial Institute, Rugeley Road, Burntwood, Lichfield, Staffs., WS7 9BE. Full details and an online entry form can be found here - https://congress.org.uk/congress/381/home.

Cannock League Rapidplay

The Cannock League are holding a 25th Anniversary Rapidplay tournament this coming Saturday 20th April at the Ryecroft Community Hub in Walsall. If anybody is interested in entering, they can do so from the following link - https://cannockleaguechess.wixsite.com/home/25yr-tournament.

Crewe Win The Open Cup

Congratulations to Crewe on winning the Open Cup with a 5-1 win against Alsager in the Final earlier this week. I'm sure this will go some way towards minimising the disappointment of losing out to the same opponents for the Division 1 title. 

U1850 County Championship

Staffordshire have been draw away against Yorkshire in the National Stage of the U1850 County Championship. The match will be played at the Sheffield Chess Centre on Saturday the 27th April, starting at 13:30. Anybody interested in playing for the team should contact Peter Evans, the team Captain, via email - peterfkevans@live.co.uk.

Should we win the match we will progress to the Quarter Finals, where we would play Hampshire.

You can click here to view the full draw.

Alsager Win Division 1

Many congratulations to Alsager on winning Division 1 for the first time in their history. A win at Macclesfield last night, in their final match of the season, put them level on points with Crewe 'A'. However, the League tie break rules mean that they become Champions, by virtue of the fact that they won more matches - 8 against Crewe's 7. 

Crewe Chess Congress 2024

The hugely popular, and highly successful, Crewe Chess Congress will be taking place over the weekend of 28th/30th June. Entries are now being taken and you can click here for full details and an online entry form - https://crewechessclub.co.uk/congress-entry/. If past experience is anything to go by it is likely to be over subscribed, so get your entry in early to avoid disappointment.

British Rapidplay Championship

Many congratulations to Jacob Boswell of Cheddleton on taking joint 3rd place out of 219 entrants in last weekend's British Rapidplay Championship. Jacob finished on 8.5/11, just a half point behind the winner. He also beat GM Mark Hebden in the final round.

Crewe 'G' Win Division 4

Crewe 'G' have become the first Divisional Champions of the season. Fenton's loss against Meir on Tuesday evening means that they cannot now be caught, so congratulations to them.