Bishops are 2016-7 District champions

Introducing the Team

Jim Keene continued ascaptain for the 2016-7 season. He went one better than last year leading the team to the league championship. The Division contained the same teams as 2015-6 season because the Division 2 champions did not want promotion and Kidderminster Rooks stay in Division 1. The team competed against other teams playing home and away: Kidderminster Pawns, Kidderminster Rooks, Malvern, and Redditch A. Matches were over 4 boards. Time control was 35 moves in 1¼ hours followed by an additional 15 min to complete the game.

2016-7 news

24 Feb. In the return away fixture the Bishops also won 2½ - 1½, putting the team at the head of the league above Redditch A
24 Nov. With a full strength team for the first time in the season, the Bishops beat malvern 3 - 1.
19 Oct. In the return fixture away to Redditch A, the Bishops won 3 - 1
13 Oct. In spite of the non-availability of the captain, the Bishops beat Redditch A 2½ - 1½.
29 Sep. The first match against Kidderminster Knights was lost 1½ - 2½.
8 Sep. All fixtures dates in Distrct Division 1 were agreed and the first match is on September 29 at home to Kidderminster Knights.

Worcester Bishops: captain: Jim Keene For detailed match results, click on the score in the 2016-7 results column.
Date	Venue	Opponents	Result in 2016-7
Thu 29 Sep	Home	Kidderminster Knights	lost 1½ - 2½
Thu 13 Oct	Home	Redditch A	won 2½ - 1½
Tue 18 Oct	Away	Redditch A	won 3 - 1
Thu 24 Nov	Home	Malvern	lost 1 - 3
Fri 24 Feb	Away	Malvern	won 2½ - 1½
Wed 8 Mar	Away	Kidderminster Knights	drew 2 - 2
Thu 23 Mar	Home	Kidderminster Rooks	won 2½ - 1½
Wed 5 Apr	Away	Kidderminster Rooks	won 3½ - ½