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League Chess in Staffordshire Inter-club (League) chess in Staffordshire is organised into a number of different leagues.
Which league you play in will depend on where your club is located, and which league (or leagues) it chooses to be involved in.
In the area around Stoke-on-Trent, clubs compete against each other in the North Staffs League also called the Stoke League, controlled by the "North Staffordshire & District Chess Association".
A number of these clubs also compete in the "Derbyshire & District Chess League" based in Derbyshire.
In the area around Wolverhampton, clubs compete against each other in the Wolverhampton League controlled by the "Wolverhampton & District Chess League" (founded 1945).
In the nearby Cannock area, clubs can compete in the Cannock League, controlled by the "Cannock & District Chess League" (founded in 1999).
Several local clubs are involved in both of these leagues.
A number of them also take part in the "Birmingham & District Chess League" and the "Derbyshire & District Chess League".
From May to early July, clubs around Wolverhampton can also take part in the Summer League, also called the Wolverhampton Summer League (founded in 1977).
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