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- Thu 4 Sep. September Blitz at St Stephen’s Church Hall, St Stephens Street, Worcester WR3 7HS starting at 7:30pm.
- Tues 9 Sep. Introduction to Chess 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Dice Box, 9 The Shambles Worcester WR1 2RF.
- Sat 27 Sep. UK Open Blitz Championship Birmingham Qualifier at Quinborne Community Centre, Ridgacre Road, Quinton, Birmingham B32 2TW
- Sat 11 Oct, Stroud Autumn Rapidplay at St Matthew’s Church Hall, Stroud GL5 4JE. Starting 10:30 am 6 rounds, time control 15 min + 5 sec.
Worcester finish in fourth place in jamboree for Towers Cup
27 Aug 2025 In the second round at Redditch Worcester again scored 1½ points and ended in fourth place. The tournament was won by Longbridge A. See details for the second round.
13 Aug 2025. The first round jamboree of the open team competition for the Towers Cup was played at Meadow Farm, Dagnall End, Redditch. Worcester players faced apponents from different clubs and scored 1½ points from the four boards. Scott Maclean won his game. See results for Worcester players in the first round.
Worcester beat Stratford-on-Avon
26 Aug 2025. Paul Serfini led his team to a 6½-5½ pont victory in a pre-season friendly match. Scott Maclean, Tony Shaw, Arnold Kirkland, and new player Christopher Archbold won their games. This is the first time Worcester has played against Stratford, See match details.
Worcester players help at ABI Games20 Aug 2025. Paul Serafini and Ray Collett helped at he Acquired Brain Injury Games held at The Arena. Over twenty players entered. Worcester u1650 team in the Summer Cup20 Aug 2025. Alex's u1650 team got a 2-2 score against Kidderminster in the play-off for the third and fourth place, but ended up coming fourth after application of the tie-break rule, elimination of lower boards. New player James Nicholl won as did Viktor Gorbunov. See details. |
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Worcester lose return match delayed by 80 years
12 Aug 2025, Rob Sutton writes. To mark the 80th anniversary of a remarkable chess match played in 1945 between the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and Worcester City Chess Club, we were proud to play a long-overdue rematch against their modern successors, the Netherlands Armed Forces. The match took place online on Lichess, with 10 boards each playing two rapid games (20 mins + 10 sec). With the Netherlands Armed Forces coming out on top 12½ - 7½ points. This commemorative event honoured the memory of the original wartime encounter — when Dutch soldiers stationed near Malvern made time for a friendly match. A huge thank you to Rob Sutton (President of Worcester Chess Club) and Rieke Hof-van Run for coordinating the match, and bringing this historic occasion to life. See full results.
Worcester beat Hereford
5 Aug 2025. Non-playing captain Paul Serafini saw his team go to a 4½-3½ victory in this away fixture after Hereford’s board 2 gifted Ray Collett a draw on board 2. The last game to finish was Tony Shaw’s. It was an exciting draw with both players having to avoid sudden death with only a few minutes left and heavy pieces roaming against poorly defended kings. The match saw a welcome return to over-the-board play for Robin Hayles and Phil Austin. James Nicholl played his first game for Worcester. Phil Austin, Scott Maclean, and Arnold Kirkland won their games. see full result.
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