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Redditch complete the double

Worcester & District Chess League 2018-9
Division 2
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Won
games
Match points Position
Redditch B 7* 4 3 0 19½ 16 11 1
Greenlands 7* 4 1 2 18* 10 16 9 2
Kidderminster Pawns 7* 3 3 1* 11½ 12½* 10 9  
Kidderminster Rooks 6 2 3 1 12½ 11½ 9 7  
Stourbridge B 7 2 1 4 10 14 2 5  
Mercia 6* 2 1 4* 12 24* 8 5  
Worcester Pawns 7 1 2 4 18½ 6 4  
Droitwich 7 1 2 4 11 17 6 4  
*includes defaulted match.

30 May. Mercia annhilate Worcester Pawns for the only 4-nil OTB victory in the division this season.
23 Apr. Greenlands beat Mercia to go second in the table.
16 Apr. Playing Droitwich, Greenlands also had a 4-nil win, but three of the game points were over-the-board.
16 Apr. Redditch get a walkover with Mercia unable to field a team and take the Division 2 championship.
10 Apr. Kidderminster Rooks go into third place with a win against Stourbridge B
20 Mar. Stourbridge lift themselves from the bottom of the table with an away win at Droitwich.
10 Mar. Kidderminster Pawns were unable to field a team against Greenlands on 12 March and have defaulted the match.
6 Mar. Redditch B were saved by their new caps to scramble a draw against Stourbridge B.
28 Feb. Kidderminster Rooks beat Worcester Pawns. The Rooks overtake Redditch B to take the lead.
27 Feb. Droitwich broke their lean spell with a win against Mercia.
19 Feb. Kidderminster Rooks creep up on fellow Pawns team aftter a draw at Mercia
6 Feb. Kidderminster Pawns beat Droitwich to get within one point of leaders Redditch.
15 Jan. Mercia in a late start to their Worcester & District League season get off to a fine win against Stourbridge.
7 Jan. Greenlands lift themselves up the table with a win against Stourbridge.
13 Dec. Kidderminster Pawns leap to second place by beating Stourbridge.
4 Dec. Droitwich draw away to Redditch to lift their team off the bottom.
28 Nov. Droitwich draw at home against Worcester Pawns.
15 Nov. Stourbridge join the battle with a win at Worcester
14Nov. Kidderminster Rooks gain their first match win with victory over Droitwich.
7 Nov. Kidderminster Pawns earn another draw this time against against Redditch B to go into second slot.
6 Nov. Kidderminster Rooks go down to Redditch B.
25 Oct. The Pawns' Worcester versus Kidderminster encounter resulted in a draw.
24 Oct. Kidderminster Rooks drew with Greenlands.
9 Oct. Worcester Pawns beat Greenlands
3 Oct. The local Derby Kidderminster Pawns against Rooks was drawn.
26 Sep. First result in the division is a home win for reigning champions Redditch B
30 Aug. At the annual meeting, Redditch B were unable to accept promotion and remain in Division 2.

Worcester & District Chess League 2018-9 Division 2 Fixtures List
Date 2018   Match Score
Tue 25 Sep Redditch B - Worcester Pawns 3 - 1
Wed 3 Oct Kidderminster Rooks - Kidderminster Pawns 2 - 2
Tue 9 Oct Greenlands - Worcester Pawns 1½ - 2½
Tue 16 Oct Greenlands - Redditch B 1 - 3
Wed 24 Oct Kidderminster Rooks - Greenlands 2 - 2
Thu 25 Oct Worcester Pawns - Kidderminster Pawns 2 - 2
Tue 6 Nov Redditch B - Kidderminster Rooks 3½ - ½
Wed 7 Nov Kidderminster Pawns - Redditch B 2 - 2
Wed 14 Nov Droitwich - Kidderminster Rooks 1½ - 2½
Thu 15 Nov Worcester Pawns - Stourbridge B 1 - 3
Wed 28 Nov Droitwich - Worcester Pawns 2 - 2
Tue 4 Dec Redditch B - Droitwich 2 - 2
Wed 12 Dec Stourbridge B - Kidderminster Pawns 1 - 3
Mon 7 Jan Stourbridge B - Greenlands 1½ - 2½
Tue 15 Jan Mercia - Stourbridge B 3 - 1
Wed 6 Feb Kidderminster Pawns - Droitwich 2½ - 1½
Tue 19 Feb Mercia - Kidderminster Rooks 2 - 2
Wed 27 Feb Droitwich - Mercia 3 - 1
Wed 27 Feb Kidderminster Rooks - Worcester Pawns 3 - 1
Wed 6 Mar Stourbridge B - Redditch B 2 - 2
Tue 12 Mar Greenlands - Kidderminster Pawns 4 - 0 def
Wed 20 Mar Droitwich - Stourbridge B 1 - 3
(Wed 27 Mar) Kidderminster Pawns - Mercia - new date awaited P - P
Wed 10 Apr Stourbridge B - Kidderminster Rooks ½ - 3½
Tue 16 Apr Redditch B - Mercia 4 - 0 def
Tue 16 Apr Greenlands - Droitwich 4 - 0
Tue 23 Apr Mercia - Greenlands 1 - 3
Thu 30 May Worcester Pawns - Mercia 0 - 4
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Team captains and club secretaries

  • Droitwich: Secy & Captn, Arnold Kirkland
  • Greenlands: Secy Steve Crees; Captn Andy Tipper
  • Kidderminster Pawns: David Waud; Captain Mike Kitchen
  • Kidderminster Rooks; David Waud; Captain, Terry Pountney
  • Mercia: Secy : Peter Thompson; Capn Kevan Ward
  • Redditch B: Secy, Ian Clack
  • Stourbridge: Secy Dave Scriven, Capn Paul Sharratt
  • Worcester Pawns. Secy Ray Collett; Captain Roger Yates

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