Worcestershire Chess League
2012-3 season: Division I
Hagley are league champions for first time
9 May. The Worcester-Hagley showdown saw Hagley win decisively with one game adjourned. Update 23 May, the adjourned game was agreed drawn.
27 Apr. Malvern go top of the table, but they have completed their fixtures and are out of contention because Worcester and Hagley play on 9 May and any result will give one of those teams more match points than Malvern. Hagley fielded their strongest team against Malvern to win 4 - 2.
22 Mar. Malvern and Worcester on 9 points, head of the table.The adjourned game in the Malvern-Halesowen fixture was drawn.
20 Feb. Underdogs Kidderminster topple Worcester.
17 Jan. Worcester beat Malvern to join Hagley at the top.
11 Jan. Hagley a nose in front after draw with Kidderminster.
14 Dec. Malvern and Hagley lead. Last adjourned game in 2012 is a win for Hagley in their match against Halesowen. It's extremely tight at the top.
13 Dec. Worcester go up the table as adjourned game in Hagley match resigned by Hagley.
12 Dec. Malvern lead narrowly. With all 2012 matches complete but 2 adjourned games outstanding and two match results in the balance there is all to play for!
17 Nov. Hagley score clear win over Malvern
11 Nov. Malvern win their second match to go top and Kidderminster langish at the foot of the table.
19 Sep. Hagley are the first to score.
| Worcestershire League Division I: Season 2012-13 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Match Points |
| Hagley | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25½ | 22½ | 11 |
| Malvern | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23½ | 24½ | 9 |
| Worcester City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 9 |
| Halesowen I | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| Kidderminster I | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 3 |
| Worcestershire League Division 1 Fixtures and Results 2012-13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Date | Fixture | Result |
| Wed 19 Sep | Kidderminster I - Hagley | 2½ - 3½ |
| Tue 23 Oct | Halesowen I - Malvern | 2½ - 3½ |
| Thu 1 Nov | Worcester City - Kidderminster I | 3½ - 2½ |
| Tue 6 Nov | Halesowen I - Kidderminster I | 5½ - ½ |
| Fri 9 Nov | Malvern - Kidderminster I | 4 - 2 |
| Fri 16 Nov | Hagley - Malvern | 4½ - 1½ |
| Fri 23 Nov | Hagley - Halesowen I | 3½ - 2½ |
| Fri 30 Nov | Hagley - Worcester City | 2 - 4 |
| Fri 7 Dec | Malvern - Worcester City | 4 - 2 |
| Tue 11 Dec | Halesowen I - Worcester City | 3 - 3 |
| 2013 | ||
| Fri 11 Jan | Hagley - Kidderminster I | 3 - 3 |
| Thu 17 Jan | Worcester City - Malvern | 4 - 2 |
| Thu 7 Feb | Worcester City - Halesowen I | 3½ - 2½ |
| Wed 20 Feb | Kidderminster I - Worcester City | 3½ - 2½ |
| Fri 22 Feb | Malvern - Halesowen I | 3 - 3 |
| Mon 4 Mar | Kidderminster I - Malvern | 2½ - 3½ |
| Wed 13 Mar | Kidderminster I - Halesowen I | 2½ - 3½ |
| Tue 26 Mar | Halesowen I - Hagley | 5½ - ½ |
| Fri 26 Apr | Malvern - Hagley | 2 - 4 |
| Thu 9 May | Worcester City - Hagley | 1½ - 4½ |
Team captains and club secretaries
- Hagley: Captn, Andrew Moore; Secy, Tony West
- Halesowen I: Captn John Edge; Secy, John Southcote
- Kidderminster I: Captn, Frank Pickett; Secy, Maurice Bissell.
- Malvern: Captn, Geoffrey Herbert; Secy, Brian Turner
- Worcester City: Captn and Secy: Andrew Farthing.