Last updated 20 November 2014

2013-4 season: Worcestershire fare poorly in Sinclair

Worcestershire has two teams in the Sinclair Competition. This tournament is Division 2 of the English Counties team tournament. It is played over 8 boards using the International Correspondence Chess Server. Team members play two games - one with the white and one with the black pieces against the same opponent. Play began on 1 November 2013 and the event finished on 31 August 2014 when incomplete games were adjudicated. Moves of all games are available from the International Correspondence Chess Federation Website using the link underneath the tables below.

 

Board Worcestershire A Worcs
Score
The Rest
1 Brian Turner (Malvern) ½, ½ Tim Thurston (Herts B)
2 Jim Friar (Hagley) 1, 1 Les Palmer (Northumberland B)
3 Joseph Friar (Hagley) 0, 0 A Marchant (Warks C)
4 Geoffrey Herbert (Malvern) ½, ½ Dave Renton (Durham)
5 Jim Keene (Worcester) 0, 0 William Grummitt (Yorks C)
6 John Knee (Malvern) 0, 0 Ian Jones (West Wales)
7 Derek Gallimore (Worcs corres) 0, 0 Philip Thomson (Essex D)
8 Stephen Woodhouse (Worcs corres) 0, ½ Ivan M Stringer (S0merset)
  Worcestershire A 4½ - 11½ The Rest

 

Board Worcestershire B Score The Rest
1 Nic Hyde (Worcs corres) ½, ½ Wes I Bell (Cumbria)
2 Alan Ruffle (W Mildland Police) 0, 0 David Anderton (Staffs)
3 Arnold Kirkland (Droitwich) 0, ½ JS Hart (Warks B)
4 Alun Williams (Worcs corres) 0, 0 David Owens ((Merseyside)
5 Richard Collett (Greenlands) ½, 0 Margaret Rowley (Yorks D)
6 Rob Sutton (Worcester) 0, 0 Jim Buis (Suffolk)
7 Carl Forrester (Worcs corres) 0, 0 Rob Kileen (Esex C)
8 MA (Tony) West (Hagley) 0, 0 Paul G Fischer (Lincs)
  Worcestershire 2 - 14 The Rest

 

Team Score Posn
Yorkshire C 13 1st
Essex C 11½ 2-5th
West Wales 11½ 2-5th
Essex D 11½ 2-5th
Staffordshire 11½ 2-5th
Northumberland A 10 6-7th
Suffolk 10 6-7th
Warwickshire B 9 8th
Durham 9th
Lincolnshire 8 10th
Merseyside 11th
Somerset 7 12th
Yorkshire D 13-14th
Northumberland B 13-14th
Cumbria 15th
Worcestershire A 16-18th
Hertfordshire B 16-18th
Nottinghamshire B 16-18th
Warwickshire C 4 19th
Worcestershire B 2 20th

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