Competitions Update
April 16, 2018
The club competitions are now reaching their climax. In the club championship 3 of the 4 semi finalists are Kevin Rowden, Brian Towers and Piotr Niedbal, the remaining place will...
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Latest news
April 13, 2018
The season is coming to a close now , this week will see the final two games played by the B team , away to Tynemouth on Tuesday and Home...
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Summer Competition a Possibility .
April 10, 2018
Following hot on the heels of a successful Chess Congress held at the Customs House in July 2016 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of South Shields Chess Club . We...
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Durham League 2018 Season Closes
April 5, 2018
[caption id="attachment_1429" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Snow still falling[/caption] Easter has now passed and we were still getting snowed on in the North East . South Shields completed a tremendous season...
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Durham League Position Update .
February 20, 2018
Durham Association League Table February 2018 Division A P W D L GPts MPts South Shields 8 5 1 2 23 11 Durham City 'Abbots' 7 4 3 0 20½...
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Northumbria FIDE Blitz – 2018
February 6, 2018
This was a great little tournament organized by Tim Wall which attracted 30 players, 5 of them from South Shields, for an afternoon of blitz in the function room of...
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NEW CHESS CLOCKS FOR THE NEW YEAR
December 20, 2017
[caption id="attachment_1370" align="aligncenter" width="625"] NEW DGT CHESS CLOCKS[/caption] Our new chess digital chess clocks have have now arrived , so the challenge now is for members to become proficient in setting...
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Ron Evers 2017-18 Update
November 29, 2017
The Ron Evers Competition began in earnest last night at Hartlepool with South Shields 1 winning its first and second round matches to sit joint top of the leader board...
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Friends Bowl 2016 Winner
November 2, 2017
Congratulations go to Jim Riddle our new winner to the South Shields Friends Bowl . He defeated Chris Sayers this summer in a close game . [caption id="attachment_1346" align="aligncenter" width="248"]...
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Ron Evers Rapid Play Team Handicap
September 20, 2017
This seasons Ron Evers Competition will be held on the follow dates . Rounds 1 and 2 Tuesday 28th November at Hartlepool Chess Club Rounds 3 and 4 Tuesday 30th...
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Durham Association League Matches 2017 -18
September 20, 2017
This season the league has returned to a 2 Division Format . South Shields are placed in the 1st Division and will be facing Hetton Lyons A , Durham A and...
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AGM 2017 Gallery
September 8, 2017
Our 2017 AGM was held on the 31st of August and it proved to be quite entertaining . The Club had quite a successful season . We also had the...
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