South Shields Rapid Play Tournament 2016
July 11, 2016
Chess players from all over the North East came together at the Customs House, South Shields to compete for the honour of becoming the Northumberland and Durham Rapid Play Chess...
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April Fool Spoof
April 6, 2016
You might have thought this was too ridiculous to believe , but some people did . We placed a story in the Local South Shields Gazette and they very kindly...
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South Shields 150th Anniversary Rapid Congress
April 4, 2016
As part of our Celebration Events to commemorate our 150th Anniversary , we have decided to hold a One Day Rapid Play Congress on the 3rd of July 2016 , at...
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Sunderland University Wins Prizes at British Universities Chess Championship 2016
February 29, 2016
[caption id="attachment_923" align="aligncenter" width="625"] (L to R ) Gediminas Balys, Dominik Schwarz , Thong Luu , Piotr Niedbal[/caption] Dominik Schwarz is currently studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources...
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Member Insights
February 8, 2016
Here are selection of the recollections of some of our members past and present ....
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Durham League Division 2
February 8, 2016
South Shields v Hartlepool 1. Brian Towers 1-0 Bernie Price 2. Dave Patterson 1-0 Dave Lowcock 3. Eddie Czestochowski ½-½ Dave Smith 4. Chris Sayers 1-0 Mark Priest 5. Alan...
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Northumberland Division 3 Result
February 8, 2016
South Shields C 4-1 Forest Hall Ensigns Dominik Schwarz 1-0 Roy Perrier Ben Wood 0-1 John Wall Jnr Stan Johnson 1-0 Jamie Mcintosh Mike Savin 1-0 Xu Weiming Brendan Glasper...
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Northumberland League Division 2 Result
February 8, 2016
South Shields B 4-1 Forest Hall Chieftains Brian Towers 1-0 John Wall Snr Dave Patterson 1-0 Paul Charlton Kevin Rowden 1-0 John Wall Jnr Colin Campbell 0-1 Mark Broughton Eddie...
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Ron Evers Rapid Competition 2016
February 7, 2016
South Shields had a good night of Chess at Peterlee ,last Tuesday 2nd February , our teams are sitting at the top of the league after rounds three and four and...
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150th Anniversary Celebration Year 2016
January 30, 2016
The South Shields Chess Club had its first open Chess night on Monday the 1st of October 1866, at the Mechanics Institute in Ocean Road, South Shields. This information was...
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Mid Season Report December 2015
December 22, 2015
Half way through the 2015/16 Season . South Shields are holding their own in the top two Northumberland Leagues . South Shields A Team are in third place in the Northumberland...
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South Shields 2-3 Darlington B
December 22, 2015
Brian Towers 1-0 R Donner Assanga Gunasekera 0-1 G Hewitt Chris Sayers 1-0 P Mackay Brian Telford 0-1 R Gilpin Alan Blackburn 0-1 S Fraser Thursday 17th December 2015...
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