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- Tue 25 Nov. Introduction to Chess 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Dice Box, 9 The Shambles Worcester WR1 2RF
- Thu 27 Nov. Round 2 of the Worcester City Club Championship
Latest League results
26 Nov 2025. City team travelled to Kidderminster and drew their match in the Championship League. New member Alaric Stephen and captain Rob Sutton won their games. See match card.
21 Nov 2025. City beat Malvern 3-2 in an away match. Dorin Luca, and Rob Sutton won their games. With a win under their belt, the team have lifted themselves from the bottom of the table and should go into their match next Wednesday feeling more confident. See details.
13 Nov 2025. The City team failed to open their account in the Championship League losing to a strong Longbridge B team 2-3. Phil Ausin was the only City player to win.. See details.
11 Nov 2025. Scott Oxtoby’s team won their away fixture in the Challengers League 3-1. Dorin Luca on board 1 and new member Alaric Stephen on board 4 won their games. See details.
White Bishops lose to Redditch6 Nov 2025. If players’s ratings are to be believed, this should have been a close match in the Worcester & District League. Things started to go badly for Worcester White Bishops when Toni Reed got a quick win on board 1. In the end Redditch players went home with a 4-0 victory to their credit. See full details. Club president wins September Fun Blitz23 Oct 2025. So many players took part in the opening September Fun Blitz on 4 September, that the event had to be extended into October to complete the finalists’ play-offs. In the semi-finals Rob Sutton beat Joe Rastall and Scott Maclean beat Scott Oxtoby. The tournament concluded with the final on 23 October when Rob Sutton opened with a King’s Gambit. Scott accepted the gambit pawn and players castled on opposite sides. Rob lured Scott’s queen up the board and trapped her to force Scott’s resignation. See full results. |
 President wins Sep Fun Blitz |
Latest League results
23 Oct 2025. Worcester Rooks drew with Malvern. New member John Peters won his game as did Stephen Mellor. See details.
16 Oct 2025. Another night with two fixtures. In the home Worcester & District League fixture, the Black Bishops drew with Longbridge. New member George Sharpe and Viktor Gorbunov won their games. See details. Worcester Knights had the away fixture at Redditch in the Rapidplay League 1. The Knights drew the first leg of the fixture but lost the second. John Peters won both his games. See details.
9 Oct 2025. Two fixtures, one away and one at home. In the Rapidplay League 2, Worcester Pawns won both legs of their away fixture against Redditch. Tony Shaw, new player George Sharpe and returner John Hesketh won both of their games. See match card. The City team, playing at home against Redditch lost 1-4 with only Ed Higgs and Dorin Luca escaping with draws. See details.
Awards ceremony2 Oct 2025. Before the first round of the club championship, secretary Ray Collett presented prizes for 2024-5 tournament winners to Ed Osbourn, club champion, JoeRastall, All-Play-All Rapididplay champion, and Alex Nicholls for the most improved player. President Rob Sutton presented the cup for the best performance in the Campionship team to Ray Collett. Also in the picture is Paul Serafini with the Ball Cup previously awarded by Worcestershire Chess Association. Ed Osbourn said he had been a member for many years - longer than the president - and was delighted to have won the championship- for the first time. Club Championship results in round 12 Oct 2025. First round winners were Alaric Stephen, Sai Rentachintala, John Peters, Ray Collett, Seamus Flynn, Ed Osbourn, Scott Oxtoby and Rob Sutton. Chris Lee and Alex Nicholls have to replay, Joe Rastall, Stephen Mellor, Ed Higgs, Colin Vernon, James Nicholl, Scott Maclean and Chris Archbold received byes and go directly into round 2. |
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