2025-6 season, older news

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 ceremony 2 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 1 2 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.

Black Bishops earn their first league win

24 Sep 2025. Skipper Alex Nicholls selected two new players, George Sharpe and Rick Griffiths-Reed for the Worcester & District fixture at Redditch and they both won. Simon Berry on board 2 had a good win over a higher rated opponent and the team went home with a 3-0 victory to their credit. See match card.

Early League results

18 Sep 2025. White Bishops beat Kidderminster. In a Worcester & District league home match, the White Bishops won 2½-1½. Terry Pountney defended a poor position stoically to deprive David Cleak a win. See details.

17 Sep 2025. City team lose to Longbridge A. Facing a full-strength Longbridge team away was never easy. Only team captain Rob Sutton and Phil Austin were able to escape with draws. See details.

16 Sep 2025. Worcester Pawns have uup and down night at Longbridge. Worcester Pawns played Longbridge in the first Rapidplay League fixture of the season. The first leg of the fixture was lost, but the team rallied and reversed the score in the second leg. New members George Sharpe and Christopher Archbold played their first league games for the club. See full match scores.

10 Sep 2025. Bruising start for Black Bishops. The Black Bishops playing in the Worcester & District League lost their first league fixture 0-4 to Kidderminster. See details.

Worcester beat Cheltenham

9 Sep 2025. Paul Serafini led a Worcester team to victory in an early season friendly away match.Worcester won 4½ - 2½. Phil Austin, Paul Serafini and new players Todd Reeves and Bilal Butt won their games. See match card.