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2015-6 Season

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2015-6 season's league news

18 Mar. Halesowen I League Champions. Halesowen I draw against Malvern to make certain of the 2016 League championship. No other team can catch them and they have a further match in-hand.

14 Mar. Olton Division II Champions. Olton brushed aside Droitwich to clinch the Division II title at their first attempt.

27 Aug 2015. Fixtures meeting. Kidderminster were promoted to Division 1 and Olton join Division 2. There were no representatives from Hagley or Redditch and they have confirmed that they are unable to participate in the League this season. Club secretaries and captains arranged most of the dates for the 2015-6 season. Ray Collett (Worcester) took over the vacancy for the honorary secretary's post. Worcestershire League Controller and Grading Officer was Paul Sharratt (Stourbridge).

1 Aug 2015. 2015-6 grading list. The league's highest rated player was Stewart Fishburne (Halesowen) at 194 in the ECF July 2016 grading list.

15 May 2015. Olton Chess Club join County League. At the annual meeting of Worcestershire Chess Association Olton were admitted to the county league. The League trophy was presented to John Southall for Halesowen I's League Championship victory.

2015-6 Division One
Halesowen 1 league champions and Malvern, runners-up

Worcestershire League Division I: table for 2015-6 season
Club Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Match Points
Halesowen I 6 3 3 0 23 13 9
Malvern 6 1 4 1 17½ 18½ 6
Worcester City 6 1 3 2 17 19 5
Kidderminster A 6 1 2 3 14½ 21½ 4

Division 1 news

12 Apr. Halesowen celebrated their championship season with a 6 nil victory. The last 6 nil win in Division 1 other than defaulted matches in was 5 years ago when Halesowen I beat Worcester.

18 Mar. Malvern fielded their strongest team in the crucial fixture against Halesowen, but achieved a draw leaving Halesowen I in the lead with one match in hand. Halesowen have a postponed match against bottom-of-table Kidderrminster A.

13 Feb. At last the smog of adjourned games has blown away. Halesowen are unbeaten and favourites for the title, but Malvern are only a point behind.

30 Jan. With four matches to be decided at second sessions, there is all to play for.

6 Oct. First result in: a draw!

27 Aug. Fixtures meeting. Kidderminster A took promotion to Division I and Hagley withdrew from the league. Division I teams play each other home and away. Halesowen I were 2014-5 League Champions.

 

Worcestershire League Division I: fixtures in 2015-6
2015 Fixture Result
Tue 6 Oct Halesowen I - Malvern 3 - 3
Thu 15 Oct Worcester City - Kidderminster A 1½ - 4½
Fri 13 Nov Malvern - Kidderminster A 3 - 3
Thu 26 Nov Worcester City - Halesowen I 3 - 3
Wed 2 Dec Kidderminster A - Halesowen I 2 - 4
Thu 3 Dec Worcester City - Malvern 4½ - 1½
2016    
Fri 15 Jan Malvern - Worcester City 3 - 3
Tue 26 Jan Halesowen I - Worcester City 4 - 2
Wed 27 Jan Kidderminster A - Malvern 2 - 4
Wed 17 Feb Kidderminster A - Worcester City 3 - 3
Fri 18 Mar Malvern - Halesowen I 3 - 3
Tue 12 Apr Halesowen I - Kidderminster A 6 - 0

2015-6 Division 1 match details

Halesowen I - Malvern   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Stewart Fishburne
John Edge
Malcolm Hunt
Dale Jackson
Mike Hadley
Jon Asbury
0 - 1
1 - 0
1 - 0
1 - 0
0 - 1
0 - 1
Lee Davis
Brian Turner
Geoffrey Herbert
John Knee
Leigh Canham
Matthew Jordan
  Result 3 - 3 Played 6 Oct
Match reported by John Edge and Geoffrey Herbert.

Worcester City - Kidderminster A   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Nick Harris
David L Roberts
Ray Collett
Rob Sutton
Alaric Stephen
Phil Smith
½ - ½
0 - 1
1 - 0
0 - 1
0 - 1
0 - 1
Jim Friar snr
Joe Watson
John Wrench
Joseph Friar
Maurice Bissell
Dave Waud
  Result 1½ - 4½ Played 14 Oct
Match reported by Ray Collett. Board 5 finished first and after the time control Kidderminster were two points ahead. Kidderminster soon recorded another two victories and on Board 1 Jim Friar denied a win for Harris in tenacious defence of a rook and pawn ending a pawn down. By this stage, what had been a promising attack for Wrench had been neutralised by Collett who then took advantage of a blunder allowing exchanges into a clearly won bishop and pawn ending. Collett sealed the last move of the session, but Wrench resigned without resuming play.

Malvern - Kiddermister A   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Lee Davis
Ian Clarke
Brian Turner
John Knee
Leigh Canham
Matthew Jordan
1 - 0
½ - ½
½ - ½
0 - 1
½ - ½
½ - ½
Jim Friar
John Wrench
Joe Watson
Joseph Friar
Maurice Bissell
David Waud
  Result 3 - 3 Played 13 Nov
Match reported by Geoffrey Herbert. The second session of the board 1 game is to be played on 12 February.

Worcester City - Halesowen I   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Stephen Mellor
Peter Kitson
Nick Harris
David L Roberts
Ray Collett
Rob Sutton
½ - ½
½ - ½
½ - ½
0 - 1
1 - 0
½ - ½
Stewart Fishburne
John Edge
Dale Jackson
Mike Hadley
Mark Bethel
Andy Ambrose
  Result 3 - 3 Played 26 Nov
Match reported by Ray Collett and John Edge. The top board adjourned in a position that appeared to defy calculation at the board. Mellor, the exchange down had a protected passed pawn on the 6th rank. There blocked chains of pawns in the centre of the board and both players were attacking exposed kings from the side. Although Mellor had a powerful discovered check available for the sealed move, it was not clear whether Fishburne could not force a purpetual. After reflection both players decided that a purpetual check finish was inevitable with both kings exposed to attack from major pieces.

Kidderminster - Halesowen   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Brian Sharp
Jim Friar
Joe Watson
John Wrench
Maurice Bissell
Mark Riley
½ - ½
½ - ½
0 - 1
½ - ½
0 - 1
½ - ½
Stewart Fishburne
Malcolm Hunt
Dale Jackson
Mike Hadley
Andy Ambrose
Mark Bethel
  Result 2 - 4 Played 2 Dec
Match reported by Stewart Fishburne and John Wrench

Worcester City - Malvern   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Stephen Mellor
Peter Kitson
Nick Harris
David L Roberts
Rob Sutton
Alaric Stephen
1 - 0
1 - 0
½ - ½
1 - 0
0 - 1
1 - 0
Lee Davis
Ian Clarke
Brian Turner
Geoffrey Herbert
John Knee
Matthew Jordan
  Result 4½ - 1½ Played 3 Dec
Match reported by Geoffrey Herbert and Rob Sutton. Players' names transposed in original posting and corrected on 9 Dec.

Malvern - Worcester City   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Lee Davis
ian Clarke
Geoff Marchant
Brian Turner
Geoffrey Herbert
Matthew Jordan
½ - ½
½ - ½
0 - 1
0 - 1
1 - 0
1 - 0
Stephen Mellor
Nick Harris
Jim Keene
David L Roberts
Rob Sutton
Colin Vernon
  Result 3 - 3 Played 15 Jan
Match reported by Geoffrey Herbert. Geoff Marchant conceded overnight his adjourned position on board 3. The board 1 game was finally agreed a draw without resumption on 6 Feb.

Kidderminster A - Malvern   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Jim Friar
Joe Watson
Joseph Friar
John Wrench
Maurice Bissell
John Gittus
½ - ½
0 - 1
½ - ½
½ - ½
0 - 1
½ - ½
Lee Davis
Ian Clarke
Geoff Marchant
Brian Turner
Leigh Canham
John Knee
  Result 2 - 4 Played 27 Jan
Match reported by Brian Turner. Board 5 agreed drawn 3 Feb. Score for board 5 altered 3 Feb and score for board 1, erroneously reported as adjourned was a draw and altered on 8 February.

Halesowen I - Worcester City   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Stewart Fishburne
John Edge
Dale Jackson
Mike Hadley
Andy Ambrose
Jon Asbury
1 - 0
½ - ½
½ - ½
½ - ½
½ - ½
1 - 0
Default
Peter Kitson
Nick Harris
Jim Keene
David L Roberts
Rob Sutton
  Result 4 - 2 Played 26 Jan
Match reported by John Edge and Jim Keene. Board 4 second session was played on 11 Feb and resulted in a draw.

Kidderminster A - Worcester City   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Joseph Friar
Jim Friar snr
Joe Watson
John Varilone
Maurice Bissell
Mark Riley
½ - ½
0 - 1
1 - 0
0 - 1
½ - ½
1 - 0
Peter Kitson
Nick Harris
Jim Keene
David L Roberts
Ray Collett
Rob Sutton
  Result 3 - 3 Played 17 Feb
Match reported by Jim Friar.

Malvern - Halesowen I   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Lee Davis
Geoff Marchant
Ian Clarke
Brian Turner
John Knee
Geoffrey Herbert
0 - 1
1 - 0
0 - 1
1 - 0
½ - ½
½ - ½
Stewart Fishburne
John Edge
Malcolm Humt
Mike Hadley
Jon Asbury
Peter Banks
  Result 3 - 3 Played 18 March
Match reported by John Edge
Halesowen I - Kidderminster I   Div 1
Board Home team Score Away team
1
2
3
4
5
6
Stewart Fishburne
John Edge
Malcolm Hunt
Dale Jackson
Mike Hadley
Andy Ambrose
1 - 0
1 - 0
1 - 0
1 - 0
1 - 0
1 - 0
John Wrench
Maurice bissell
Alan Preece
David Spowart
Mark Riley
John Gittus
  Result 6 - 0 12 Apr
Match reported by John Edge

 

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2015-6 Division 2
Olton Champions and runners-up Halesowen II.

Worcestershire League Division II: Season 2015-6
Club Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
Olton 8 7 1 0 28 12 15
Halesowen II 8 2 5 1 23 17 8
Kidderminster B 8 2 3 3 18 22 7
Greenlands 8 2 2 4 15 25 6
Droitwich 8 0 3 5 14 26 3

2015-6 Division 2 news

11 May. The last result is in, an adjourned game from the last match which saw David Waud of Kidderminster snatch a rare game point off the champions Olton.

28 Apr. Olton complete their fixtures with another win and we await the result of the adjourned game on board 2 to complete the season’s play.

14 Mar. Olton sweep away Droitwich to make certain of the 2016 Division II title and have a further matches in-hand.

1 Mar. As if to prove your webmaster is out of order, Halesowen win 5-0 in their next home match.

2 Feb. Halesowen draw again and again!

20 Oct. Olton confirm their sumpremacy in Division 2 with a win against second placed Kidderminster B

27 Oct. Olton claim first Worcestershire scalp with home win against Greenlands

12 Oct. First result in: a draw.

27 Aug. Fixtures meeting. Kidderminster I took promotion to Division I and Olton join the league. Division II teams play each other home and away. Kidderminster A were 2014-5 Division 2 champions.

 

2015 Dates Dates of Fixtures Result
Mon 12 Oct Droitwich - Halesowen II 2½ - 2½
Tue 27 Oct Olton - Greenlands 4 - 1
Tue 3 Nov Olton - Halesowen II 3½ - 1½
Tue 10 Nov Greenlands -Droitwich 3½ - 1½
Wed 11 Nov Kidderminster B - Droitwich * 3 - 2
Tue 24 Nov Greenlands - Kidderminster B 1½ - 3½
Tue 8 Dec Olton - Droitwich 4 - 1
Tue 15 Dec Greenlands - Halesowen II 2½ - 2½
2016 Dates    
Tue 5 Jan Halesowen II - Olton 2½ - 2½
Wed 20 Jan Kidderminster B - Olton 1½ - 3½
Tue 26 Jan Halesowen II - Droitwich 2½ - 2½
Tue 2 Feb Halesowen II - Kidderminster B 2½ - 2½
Wed 3 Feb Kidderminster B - Greenlands 2½ - 2½
Mon 15 Feb Droitwich - Greenlands 2 - 3
Wed 17 Feb Kidderminster B- Halesowen II 1 - 4
Tue 1 Mar Halesowen II - Greenlands 5 - 0
Mon 7 Mar Droitwich - Kidderminster B 2½ - 2½
Mon 14 Mar Droitwich - Olton 0 - 5
Tue 5 Apr Greenlands - Olton 1 - 4
Tue 26 Apr Olton - Kidderminster B 3½ - 1½
* Kidderminster B-Droitwich result amended 17 Nov.

 

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Team KO competition 2015-5 season: Mercia win Wheatley Cup
Published 25 August 2016

20 Aug. Mercia were presented with the Wheatley Cup at the County Executive and Fixtures meeting at Droitwich.

Mercia receive the 2016 Wheatley Cup

24 May. Mercia beat Worcester B on handicap in the final at Greenlands
28 Apr. In the second semi-final, Worcester B defeated Redditch.
11 Apr. In the first semi-final new team Mercia beat current trophy holders, Shirley & Wythall, on handicap. The second semi-final between Worcester & Redditch is to be played on 28 April.
15 Mar. Redditch, at home, beat a higher graded Worcester A team
25 Feb. Mercia decisively beat Greenlands overcoming the handicap.
18 Feb. Worcester B drew their match with Droitwich, but application of the board count rules for equally graded teams sees Worcester B go through.
12 Feb. Shirley & Wythall triumphed with a clear win over Malvern in the first match to kick off their campaign to retain the trophy.

 

Draw and schedule

Match Quarter final fixtures QF match
dates
Quarter Final
winners
SF match
dates
Semi-final
winners
Date for final
QF1 Mercia (H) - Greenlands (A) 25 Feb Mercia 11 Apr Mercia Tues 24 May
@ Greenlands
QF2 Malvern (H) - Shirley & Wythall (A) 12Feb Shirley & Wythall
QF3 Worcester B (H) - Droitwich (A) 18 Feb Worcester B 28 Apr Worcester B
QF4 Redditch (H) - Worcester A (A) 15 Mar Redditch

 

Final

Worcester B - Mercia Final
Board Grades Home team   Away Team Grades
1
2
3
4
5
Sum
177
134
101
92
87
591
Stephen Mellor
Rob Sutton
Colin Vernon
Roger Yates
John Hesketh
Handicap
1 - 0
½ - ½
½ - ½
0 - 1
½ - ½
0 - ¾
Derek Perks
Chris Cox
David Hodkinson
Kevan Ward
Stuart Deeley
.
148
117
112
97
84
556
  Mercia won on handicap 2½ - 3¼ Played 24 May
Match reported by Colin Vernon.

 

Semi-finals

Worcester B - Redditch Semi-final
Board Grades Home team   Away Team Grades
1
2
3
4
5
Sum
134
130
111
101
92
568
Rob Sutton
Alaric Stephen
Phil Smith
Colin Vernon
Roger Yates
Handicap
½ - ½
1 - 0
0 - 1
1 - 0
1 - 0
0 - ¾
Andrew Wiggins
Giles Stanton
David Smith
Michele Clack
Antonia Reed
.
132
113
121
95
74
535
  Worcester B won 3½ - 2¼ Played 28 Apr
Match reported by Ray Collett. In spite of the overall score-line, this was an evenly contested match. After nearly 90 minutes' play only Redditch's board 3 had a winning advantage. Stephen also had a clear advantage but this was balanced Reed's advantage for Redditch on board 5. After a further half hour, Sutton found his minor piece trapped, but was able to gain pawns in exchange. On board 3, the position got more complicated and after the fireworks David Smith gained a rook. Yates was gifted an attack which netted at least a piece on board 5. The first two games to finish were the wins for Yates and Vernon got a sudden mate. Stephen steadily increased his advantage both in position and on the clock until his opponent lost on time. David Smith forced home his advantage skewering his opponent's queen leaving a complex knight and six pawns against knight, bishop and two pawns ending on board 1. In the end the pawns crashed through, but the result was indoubt until nearly the end.

Shirley & Wythall - Mercia Semi-final
Board Grades Home team   Away Team Grades
1
2
3
4
5
Sum
149
142
126
123
121
661
Jonathan Dale
Gordon Christie
Frank Jiminez
Kim Gilbert
Roger Ball
Handicap
1 - 0
1 - 0
0 - 1
1 - 0
0 - 1
0 - 2
Derek Perks
Chris Cox
Dave Hodkinson
Kevan Ward
Stuart Deeley
.
148
117
112
97
84
558
  Mercia won on handicap 3 - 4 Played 11 Apr
Match reported by Gordon Christie.

 

Redditch - Worcester A Quarter Final
Board Grades Home team   Away Team Grades
1
2
3
4
5
Sum
132
121
117
113
74
557
Andrew Wiggins
Dave Smith
Rob Bricknell
Giles Stanton
Antonia Reed
Handicap
0 - 1
0 - 1
½ - ½
½ - ½
1 - 0
2¼ - 0
Peter Kitson
David L Roberts
Ray Collett
Rob Walkowiak
Will Fry
.
175
149
135
115e
100e
674
  Redditch won 4¼ - 3 Played 16 Mar
Match reported by Ray Collett.

 

Mercia - Greenlands Quarter Final
Board Grades Home team   Away Team Grades
1
2
3
4
5
Sum
148
117
112
117
97
591
Derek Perks
Barry Smith
David Hodkinson
Chris Cox
Kevan Ward
handicap
½ - ½
1 - 0
1 - 0
1 - 0
½ - ½
0 - ¾
David Pugh
Laurence Wheatley
Peter Hughes
Richard Collett
Frank Cassidy
.
142
137
103
107
55
544
  Mercia won 4 - 1¾ Played 25 Feb
Match reported by Kevan Ward.

 

Worcester B - Droitwich Quarter Final
Board Grades Home team   Away Team Grades
1
2
3
4
5
Sum
130
111
101
92
87
521
Alaric Stephen
Phil Smith
Colin Vernon
Roger Yates
John Hesketh
handicap
1 - 0
½ - ½
1 - 0
0 - 1
0 - 1
0 - 0
Arnold Kirkland
WW (Bill) Watson
Terry Radford
David Cleak
Tom Parkes
.
118
119
105
90
85
517
  Worcester B won
10-5 under rule 4e(1)
2½ - 2½ Played 18 Feb
Match reported by Ray Collett.

 

Malvern - Shirley & Wythall Quarter Final
Board Grades Home team   Away Team Grades
1
2
3
4
5
Sum
162
155
151
143
103
714
Geoffrey Herbert
Leigh Canham
John Knee
Matthew Jordan
Mike Butcher
handicap
0 - 1
½ - ½
1 - 0
0 - 1
0 - 1
0 - 1¼
Gordon Christie
Jon Asbury
Frank Jiminez
Kim Gilbert
Roger Ball
.
142
135
126
123
121
647
  Shirley & Wythall won 1½ - 4¾ Played 12 Feb
Match reported by Brian Turner.

 

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