Worcester & District Chess League
2019-20 Season Division 1
All OTB games suspended owing to Coronavirus epidemic.
Team captains please notify results to Competitions Secretary and Grader Paul Sharratt (07515 688 795) and to the webmaster.
| Worcester & District Chess League 2019-20 Division 1 |
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Games won | Match points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redditch 1A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12½ | 7½ | 10 | 7 | |
| Kidderminster Knights | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 8½ | 5 | 5 | |
| Greenlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8½ | 3½ | 7 | 4 | |
| Malvern | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| Stourbridge A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| Worcester Bishops | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |
| Redditch 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1½ | 6½ | 1 | 0 | |
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28 Feb. Malvern draw against Redditch A
11 Feb. A busy night for Redditch with two matches. Their A team beat Worcester Bishops and become clear league leaders, but their B team suffered a whitewash from a super-graded Greenlands team.
31 Jan. Worcester travelled to Malvern and registered their first win.
21 Jan. Greenlands with one of the strongest teams ever to have played in this league unhorsed Kidderminster Knights.
15 Jan. Kidderminster Knights celebrate 2020 with a win over Stourbridge.
3 Dec. Malvern beat Greenlands and now that all teams have played at least one match, Redditch 1A are well ahead.
3 Dec. Redditch A forge further ahead with a win against colleagues in the Redditch B team.
28 Nov. Stourbridge beat Worcester Bishops.
20 Nov. Kidderminster Knights beat Malvern
6 Nov. Redditch 1A and Kidderminster Knights draw.
22 Oct. First match result in Div 1: Redditch 1A beat Stourbridge.
18 Sep. Dates have now been agreed for all fixtures in Div 1.
5 Sep. League Annual Meeting. Kidderminster Rooks took relegation and the seven teams decided to play a single round only.
| Worcester & District Chess League 2019-20 Division 1 Fixtures List | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2019 dates | Fixture | Match Score |
| Tue 22 Oct | Redditch 1A - Stourbridge | 2½ - 1½ |
| Wed 6 Nov | Kidderminster Knights - Redditch 1A | 2 - 2 |
| Wed 20 Nov | Kidderminster Knights - Malvern | 2½ - 1½ |
| Thu 28 Nov | Worcester Bishops - Stourbridge | 1 - 3 |
| Tue 3 Dec | Greenlands - Malvern | 1 - 3 |
| Tue 3 Dec | Redditch 1A - Redditch 1B | 2½ - 1½ |
| 2020 dates | ||
| Wed 15 Jan | Stourbridge - Kidderminster Knights | 1½ - 2½ |
| Tue 21 Jan | Greenlands - Kidderminster Knights | 3½ - ½ |
| Fri 31 Jan | Malvern - Worcester Bishops | 1½ - 2½ |
| Tue 11 Feb | Redditch 1A - Worcester Bishops | 3½ - ½ |
| Tue 11 Feb | Redditch 1B - Greenlands | 0 - 4 |
| Fri 28 Feb | Malvern - Redditch 1A | 2 - 2 |
| Thu 19 Mar | Worcester Bishops - Redditch 1B | |
| Mon 23 Mar | Kidderminster Knights - Worcester Bishops | |
| Tue 31 Mar | Redditch 1B - Malvern | |
| Thu 2 Apr | Worcester Bishops - Greenlands | |
| Mon 6 Apr | Stourbridge - Greenlands | |
| Wed 8 Apr | Stourbridge - Redditch 1B | |
| 12 Apr | Easter Sunday | |
| Tue 14 Apr | Redditch 1B - Kidderminster Knights | |
| Tue 28 Apr | Greenlands - Redditch 1A | |
| Fri 1 May | Malvern - Stourbridge | |
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Club secretaries and team captains
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- Greenlands: Secy, Steve Crees; Captn, Stephen Woodhouse
- Kidderminster Knights: Secy David Waud Captn Dave Spowart
- Malvern: Secy Brian Turner; Captn John Knee
- Redditch 1A: Secy, Michele Clack, Capn, Dan Lambourne
- Redditch 1B: Secy Michele Clack, Captn Harry Evans
- Stourbridge A: Secy David Scriven, Captn Paul Sharratt
- Worcester Bishops: Secy & Captn, Ray Collett