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Worcester Bishops win 2016-7 League Championship

26 Apr. Redditch beat Kidderminster Knights to complete the season.
11 Apr. Malvern end on a high note by beating Redditch
6 Apr. I understand Kidderminster Rooks have defaulted their away match against Malvern
5 Apr. Worcester Bishops end the season with a strong away win against Kidderminster Rooks and no other team can catch them.
29 Mar. Kidderminster Knights leap into second place with a win against Kidderminster Rooks.
23 Mar. Worcester Bishops just beat Kidderminster Rooks, but gave the losing team the consolation of their first won game.
17 Mar. Malvern beat Kidderminster Knights. Both teams agreed to default a board and the controller and league secretary ruled that both teams scored zero on that board.
8 Mar. Kidderminster Knights draw with Worcester Bishops
1 Mar. Redditch achieve the second 4-0 victory of the season over bottom markers Kidderminster Rooks to go second in the table.
25 Feb. The Division saw Worcester Bishops, playing away, beat Malvern
1 Feb. The Kiddermister teams played the first match of the new year, to produce a 4 - 0 win, but I have no details yet.
25 Nov. At what appears to be the end of the first half of the season - subject to missing fixtures - Worcester Bishops lead Redditch A by a single point and have a match in hand.
4 Sep. Teams are the same as last season, The joint winner of Division 2 did not seek promotion. Last year's league champions were Malvern.

Worcester & District Chess League 2016-7
Division 1		 Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Games won Match points Position
Worcester Bishops 8 6 1 1 20½ 11½ 15 13 1st
Malvern 8* 4* 2 2 19½* 11½ 9 10* 2nd
Redditch A 8 4 1 3 18 14 12 9  
Kidderminster Knights 8 3 2 3 17 12 10 8  
Kidderminster Rooks 8* 0 0 8* 4 28* 1 0  
* includes defaulted match

 

Worcester & District Chess League 2016-7 Division 1 Fixtures List
Date 2016

Fixture

 Match Score
Thu 29 Sep Worcester Bishops - Kidderminster Knights 1½ - 2½
Thu 13 Oct Worcester Bishops - Redditch A 2½ - 1½
Tue 18 Oct Redditch A - Worcester Bishops 1 - 3
Wed 19 Oct Kidderminster Knights - Malvern 2 - 2
Tue 1 Nov Redditch A - Kidderminster Rooks 3½ - ½
Fri 11 Nov Malvern - Redditch A 2 - 2
Wed 16 Nov Kidderminster Rooks - Malvern 1 - 3
Wed 23 Nov Kidderminster Knights - Redditch A 1½ - 2½
Thu 24 Nov Worcester Bishops - Malvern 3 - 1
Date 2017    
Wed 1 Feb Kidderminster Rooks - Kidderminster Knights 0 - 4
Fri 24 Feb Malvern - Worcester Bishops 1½ - 2½
Wed 1 Mar Kidderminster Rooks - Redditch A 0 - 4
Wed 8 Mar Kidderminster Knights - Worcester Bishops 2 - 2
Fri 17 Mar Malvern - Kidderminster Knights 2½ - ½‡
Thu 23 Mar Worcester Bishops - Kidderminster Rooks 2½ - 1½
Wed 29 Mar Kidderminster Knights - Kidderminster Rooks 3½ - ½
Wed 5 Apr Kidderminster Rooks - Worcester Bishops ½ - 3½
Fri 7 Apr Malvern - Kidderminster Rooks 4 - 0 def
Tue 11 Apr Redditch A - Malvern ½ - 3½
Tue 25 Apr Redditch A - Kidderminster Knights 3 - 1
‡ Both teams defaulted board 1.

Club team captains

  • Kidderminster Knights: Captn Joe Watson
  • Kidderminster Rooks: Capn Terry Pountney
  • Malvern: Captn John Knee
  • Redditch 1: Capn, Dan Lambourne
  • Worcester Bishops: Capn, Jim Keene