City team news and results
2 Nov 2023. The city team scored their first match point by drawing at home to Malvern. Board 1 saw an exciting game where Rastall had to lose the exchange to fend off a fierce attack along his second rank, but had chances with two advanced pawns. In the time scramble, Davies won.
19 Oct 2023. In the first home match of the season City lost a hard fought match with Halesowen with the match resut depending on the result on board 2, the only decisive game.
11 Oct 2023. The city team lost away to Kiddrminster. Only captain Roob Sutton was aboe to win.
18 Aug 2023. Six teams entered: Halesowen, Kidderminster, Longbridge, Malvern, Redditch and Worcester. There are ten matches, each team playing the others home and away. Teams have five boards.
Worcestershire Championship League
Worcester City Captain: Rob Sutton
For detailed match results, click on the score in the results column. |
| Date |
Home Team |
Result |
Away Team |
Standing |
| Wed 11th Oct 2023 |
Kidderminster |
3½ - 1½ |
Worcester City |
4th/6 |
| Thu 19th Oct 2023 |
Worcester City |
2 - 3 |
Halesowen |
5th/6 |
| Thu 2nd Nov 2023 |
Worcester City |
2½ - 2½ |
Malvern |
6th/6 |
| Thu 30th Nov 2023 |
Worcester City |
0 - 0 |
Redditch |
|
| Mon 29th Jan 2024 |
Halesowen |
0 - 0 |
Worcester City |
|
| Thu 15th Feb 2024 |
Longbridge |
0 - 0 |
Worcester City |
|
| Wed 28th Feb 2024 |
Redditch |
0 - 0 |
Worcester City |
|
| Fri 8th Mar 2024 |
Malvern |
0 - 0 |
Worcester City |
|
| Thu 11th Apr 2024 |
Worcester City |
0 - 0 |
Kidderminster |
|
| Thu 25th Apr 2024 |
Worcester City |
0 - 0 |
Longbridge |
|
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Worcester City
Worcestershire Championship League
Most recent matches at top |
| Board |
Worcester City |
score |
Malvern |
| 1 |
Rastall, Joe |
0 - 1 |
Davies, Lee |
| 2 |
Collett, Ray |
½ - ½ |
Turner, Brian |
| 3 |
Sutton, Rob |
0 - 1 |
Clarke, Ian |
| 4 |
Oxtoby, Scott |
1 - 0 |
Clarke, Joshua |
| 5 |
Flynn, Seamus |
1 - 0 |
Allsopp, James |
| |
Totals |
2½ - 2½ |
|
| Played 3, cumulative MP=1, GP=6, Place 6th/6 |
| Board |
Worcester City |
score |
Halesowen |
| 1 |
Rastall, Joe |
½ - ½ |
Edge, John |
| 2 |
Collett, Ray |
0 - 1 |
Fishburne, Stewart |
| 3 |
Austin, Phil |
½ - ½ |
Cooper, David |
| 4 |
Sutton, Rob |
½ - ½ |
Hadley, Mike |
| 5 |
Oxtoby, Scott |
½ - ½ |
Hazell, Franklin |
| |
Totals |
2 - 3 |
|
| Played 2, cumulative MP=0, GP=3½, Place 5th/6 |
| Board |
Kidderminster |
score |
Worcester City |
| 1 |
Friar, Joe |
1 - 0 |
Kitson, Peter |
| 2 |
Wrench, John |
1 - 0 |
Collett, Ray |
| 3 |
Spowart, David |
0 - 1 |
Sutton, Rob |
| 4 |
Waud, David |
1 - 0 |
Oxtoby, Scott |
| 5 |
Preece, Alan |
½ - ½ |
Flynn, Seamus |
| |
Totals |
3½ - 1½ |
|
| Played 1, cumulative MP=0, GP=1½, placed 4th/6 |
Rooks team news and results
28 Sep 2023. Worcester Rooks, playing away, beat Longbridge. Scott and Seamus won their games.
21 Sep 2023. Rooks win first match. The games were more even that the team scores show. Scott was the last to finish converting a R+BP vs R ending and Ray was lucky to be offered a draw by his opponent.
18 Aug 2023. Five teams entered: Longbridge, Malvern, Redditch, Stourbridge and Worcester. There are eight matches, each team playing the others home and away. Teams have four boards with boards 2, 3, and 4 being restricted to players rated below 1850.
Worcestershire Challengers’ League
Worcester Rooks Captain: Scott Oxtoby
For detailed match results, click on the score in the results column. |
| Date |
Home Team |
Result |
Away Team |
Standing |
| Thu 21st Sep 2023 |
Worcester Rooks |
3½ - ½ |
Stourbridge 1 |
1st-2nd |
| Thu 28th Sep 2023 |
Longbridge 2 |
1½ - 2½ |
Worcester Rooks |
1st |
| Thu 7th Dec 2023 |
Worcester Rooks |
0 - 0 |
Redditch 2 |
|
| Fri 12th Jan 2024 |
Malvern 2 |
0 - 0 |
Worcester Rooks |
|
| Wed 17th Jan 2024 |
Stourbridge 1 |
0 - 0 |
Worcester Rooks |
|
| Thu 29th Feb 2024 |
Worcester Rooks |
0 - 0 |
Malvern 2 |
|
| Thu 4th Apr 2024 |
Worcester Rooks |
0 - 0 |
Longbridge 2 |
|
| Wed 17th Apr 2024 |
Redditch 2 |
0 - 0 |
Worcester Rooks |
|
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Worcester Rooks
Worcestershire Challenger’s League
Most recent matches at top |
| Board |
Longbridge |
score |
Worcester City |
| 1 |
Walsh, Marcus |
½ - ½ |
Rastall, Joe |
| 2 |
Maddocks, Phil |
0 - 1 |
Oxtoby, Scott |
| 3 |
Davies, Robert |
0 - 1 |
Flynn, Seamus |
| 4 |
Angel, Elias |
1 - 0 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
| |
Totals |
1½ - 2½ |
|
| Played 28 Sep. Cumulative MP=4, GP=6, Place 1st/6 |
| Board |
Worcester City |
score |
Stourbridge |
| 1 |
Collett, Ray |
½ - ½ |
Wilson, Julie |
| 2 |
Rastall, Joe |
1 - 0 |
Sharratt, Paul |
| 3 |
Oxtoby, Scott |
1 - 0 |
Horwill, Eric |
| 4 |
Flynn, Seamus |
1 - 0 |
Alcock, Steve |
| |
Totals |
3½ - ½ |
|
Played 21 Sep. Cumulative MP=2, GP=3½, Place 1st-2nd |
Bishops team news and results
26 Oct 2023. Bishops draw with Redditch at home. New member The match was indoubt until Arnold, in a difficult position lost on time on board 2. Paul Serafini won his first game for a Worcester team.
7 Sep 2023. Bishops win on opening night of the season. The team was joined by new player Jacques Olden who won his Board 3 game.
18 Aug 2023. Four teams entered: Kidderminster, Longbridge, Redditch, and Worcester. There are six matches, each team playing the others home and away. Teams have four boards with all players being rated below 1650.
Worcester & District League
Worcester Bishops Captain: Andy Gilhooly/ Aiden Griffiths
For detailed match results, click on the score in the results column. |
| Date |
Home Team |
Result |
Away Team |
Standing |
| Thu 7th Sep 2023 |
Worcester Bishops |
3 - 1 |
Longbridge 3 |
1st |
| Thu 26th Oct 2023 |
Worcester Bishops |
2 - 2 |
Redditch 3 |
2nd |
| Wed 22nd Nov 2023 |
Kidderminster 2 |
3½ - ½ |
Worcester Bishops |
2nd |
| Wed 10th Jan 2024 |
Redditch 3 |
0 - 0 |
Worcester Bishops |
|
| Thu 7th Mar 2024 |
Longbridge 3 |
0 - 0 |
Worcester Bishops |
|
| Thu 21st Mar 2024 |
Worcester Bishops |
0 - 0 |
Kidderminster 2 |
|
| |
Worcester Bishops
Worcester & District League
Most recent matches at top |
| Board |
Kidderminster |
score |
Worcester City |
| 1 |
Varilone, John |
1 - 0 |
Lee, Chris |
| 2 |
Barton, Luke |
1 - 0 |
Kirkland, Arnold |
| 3 |
Thomas, Paul |
1 - 0 |
Cleak, David |
| 4 |
Henry, Cameron |
½ - ½ |
Berry, Simon |
| |
Totals |
3½ - ½ |
|
| Played 22 Nov. Cumulative MP=3, GP=5½, Place 2nd/6 |
| Board |
Worcester City |
score |
Redditch |
| 1 |
Flynn, Seamus |
1 - 0 |
Clack, Ian |
| 2 |
Kirkland, Arnold |
0 - 1 |
Rimmington, Anthony |
| 3 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
0 - 1 |
Stanton, Giles |
| 4 |
Serafini, Paul |
1 - 0 |
Carter, Robert (Bob) |
| |
Totals |
2 - 2 |
|
| Played 26 Oct. Cumulative MP=3, GP=5, Place 2nd/5 |
| Board |
Worcester Bishops |
score |
Longbridge |
| 1 |
Lee, Chris |
0 - 1 |
Bignall, Paul |
| 2 |
Flynn, Seamus |
1 - 0 |
Hughes, Peter |
| 3 |
Olden, Jacques |
1 - 0 |
Collett, Richard |
| 4 |
Kirkland, Arnold |
1 - 0 |
Tipper, Andy |
| |
Totals |
3 - 1 |
|
Played 7 Sep. Cumulative MP=2, GP=3, Place 1st/5 |
Knights news and results
14 Sep.The Knights lost to Longbridge in the first fixture. Only Joe Rastall was able to win.
17 Aug. Five teams entered: Kidderminster, Longbridge, Redditch, Stourbridge and Worcester
Rapidplay League
For detailed match results, click on the score in the results column. |
| Date |
Home team |
score 1 |
score 2 |
Away team |
Standing |
| Thu 14th Sep 2023 |
Longbridge 4 |
3 - 1 |
3 - 1 |
Worcester Knights |
3rd |
| Thu 5th Oct 2023 |
Worcester Knights |
5½ |
2½ |
Redditch 4 |
2nd |
| Wed 15th Nov 2023 |
Stourbridge 2 |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
Worcester Knights |
|
| Thu 25th Jan 2024 |
Worcester Knights |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
Kidderminster 3 |
|
| Thu 22nd Feb 2024 |
Worcester Knights |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
Stourbridge 2 |
|
| Wed 13th Mar 2024 |
Redditch 4 |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
Worcester Knights |
|
| Wed 27 Mar 2024 |
Kidderminster 3 |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
Worcester Knights |
|
| Thu 18th Apr 2024 |
Worcester Knights |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
Longbridge 4 |
|
| In this league, players on boards 2, 3 and 4 must be rated below 1850. A player rated above 1850 may play on board 1 only. At each fixture, each player has two games, the second with colours reversed. The fixture’s results are scored as two matches. |
Worcester Knights: Chris Lee
Rapidplay League
Most recent matches at top. In some matchs an extra boards were played as rated friendly games
not counting to league results and shown in paretheses. |
| Board |
Worcester |
score |
Redditch |
| 1 |
Rastall, Joe (w) |
1 - 0 |
Russell, Scott |
| 2 |
Collett, Ray |
0 - 1 |
Attwell, Ben |
| 3 |
Higgs, Edward |
1 - 0 |
Steward, Jamie |
| 4 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
0 - 1 |
Stanton, Giles |
| |
Totals |
2 - 2 |
Played 5 Oct |
| Board |
|
score |
|
| 1 |
Rastall, Joe (w) |
1 - 0 |
Russell, Scott |
| 2 |
Collett, Ray |
½ - ½ |
Attwell, Ben |
| 3 |
Higgs, Edward |
1 - 0 |
Steward, Jamie |
| 4 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
1 - 0 |
Stanton, Giles |
| |
Totals |
3½ - ½ |
Played 5 Oct |
| Played 5 Oct. Cumulative MP=3, GP=7½, Place 2nd/5 |
| Board |
Longbridge |
score |
Worcester Knights |
| 1 |
Cartwright, Gavin (b) |
1 - 0 |
Lee, Chris |
| 2 |
Bethel, Mark |
0 - 1 |
Rastall, Joe |
| 3 |
Maddocks, Phil |
1 - 0 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
| 4 |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
1 - 0 |
Hesketh, John |
| |
Totals |
3 - 1 |
Played 14 Sep |
| Board |
Redditch |
score |
Worcester Knights |
| 1 |
Cartwright, Gavin (w) |
1 - 0 |
Lee, Chris |
| 2 |
Bethel, Mark |
0 - 1 |
Rastall, Joe |
| 3 |
Maddocks, Phil |
1 - 0 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
| 4 |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
1 - 0 |
Hesketh, John |
| |
Totals |
3 - 1 |
Played 14 Sep |
| Played 14 Sep. Cumulative MP=0 GP=2, Place 3rd/5 |
Wheatley Cup matches and Summer competitions have not yet been arranged.
