2025-6 season, older news

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.