Worcestershire ECF Correspondence Chess Team Results 2008-9
Jim Keene, Captain of Worcestershire First Team, reports that two regular members depart this year: Eric Horwill and Jim Cox who have played over many years. Replacing them are Peter Kitson (Worcester City) and Andrew Farthing (Worcester City). This season was not Worcestershire's finest, but many of the games were not decided until the end.
| County | Score |
Position |
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| Warwickshire 2 | 14 |
1st |
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| Greater Manchester | 13½ |
2nd |
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| Essex 2 | 10 |
3rd |
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| Middlesex | 9 |
4th |
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| Worcestershire | 6½ |
5th |
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Details |
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| Worcestershire | The Rest | ||
| Played by e-mail | |||
| E1. | Brian Turner (b) (Malvern) | 0 - 1 |
Gtr Manch |
| E2. | Ian Clark (w) (Malvern) | 1 - 0 |
Warks 2 |
| E3. | Steve Mellor (w) (Worcester City) | ½ - ½ |
Middlesex |
| E4. | David Close (b) (Kidderminster) | ½ - ½ |
Essex 2 |
| E5. | Nic Hyde (b) (Stourbridge) | 1 - 0 |
Warks 2 |
| E6. | Alan Ruffle (w) (West Mercia Police) | 0 - 1 |
Gtr Manch |
| E7. | Arnold Kirkland (w) (Droitwich) | 0 - 1 |
Essex 2 |
| E8. | Alun Williams (b) | 0 - 1 |
Middlesex |
| E9. | Stefan Fuchs (b) (Malvern) | 0 - 0* |
Gtr Manch |
| E10 | Paul Adamson (w) (Worcester City) | 0 - 1 |
Warks 2 |
| E11 | Rob Cumiskey (w) (Worcester City) | 1 - 0 |
Middlesex |
| Played by normal post | |||
| N1 | Maurice Bissell (b) (Kidderminster) | 0 - 1 |
Essex 2 |
| N2 | John Knee (b) (Malvern) | 0 - 1 |
Warks 2 |
| N3 | Geoffrey Herbert (w) (Malvern) | 0 - 1 |
Gtr Manch |
| N4 | Jim Keene (w) (Worcester City) | ½ - ½ |
Essex 2 |
| N5 | Eric Horwill (b) (Stourbridge) | ½ - ½ |
Middlesex |
| N6 | Jim Cox (b) | 0 - 1 |
Gtr Manch |
| N7 | Dr F Raafat (w) (Hagley) | 0 - 1 |
Warks 2 |
| N8 | Denis Spencer (w) (Malvern) | 1 - 0 |
Middlesex |
| N9 | Noel Hobbs (b) | 0 - 1 |
Essex 2 |
| N10 | Bert Foord (b) (Droitwich) | 0 - 1 |
Warks 2 |
| N11 | Ken Tyson (w) (Worcester City) | ½ - ½ |
Gtr Manch |
Worcestershire 6½ out of 22 |
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This was Eric Horwill's last appearance for Worcestershire. . He wrote: "I've been playing the one annual game for Worcs for I think either 50 or 51 years. Time to call it a day! I am pleased to go out with a draw - I didn't want to quit on a loss!"
| County | Score | Position | |
| Berkshire | 7 | 1st | |
| Cumbria B | 6½ | 2nd | |
| Essex 3B | 6 | 3rd | |
| Dorset B | 4 | 4th | |
| Warwickshire 3 | 3 | 5th | |
| Worcestershire | 2½ | 6th | |
| Details | |||
| Worcestershire | The Rest | ||
| 1 | Giles Stanton (b) (Redditch) | 0 - 1 |
RW Cox (Warks 3) |
| 2 | Frank O'Gorman (w) (Hagley) | 0 - 1 |
WJ Kelly (Dorset B) |
| 3 | D Gallimore (w) | 1 - 0 |
Jim Woodburn (Cumbria B) |
| 4 | Jeffrey Fox (b) | ½ - ½ |
Ian Henderson (Berks) |
| 5 | Fred Batson (b) (Redditch) | 0 - 1 |
Ken Clow (Essex 3B) |
| 6 | Richard Collett (w) (Greenlands) | 0 - 1 |
Don Tyrrell (Essex 3B) |
| 7 | Frank O'Gorman (Hagley) | 1 - 0 |
John Packenham (Warks 3) |
| 8 | R Walkjak (b) | 0 - 1 |
P Davis (Dorset B) |
| 9 | CR Forrester (w) | 0 - 1 |
Peter Tipper (Cumbria B) |
| 10 | CR Forrester (w) | 0 - 1 |
Jonathen Young (Berks) |
| Result | 2½ - 7½ |
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