Worcestershire Chess Association

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Individual Bennett Cup winners

Last revised 22 August 2024

 

The Cup was presented to Worcesterr & District Chess League and first competed for in the 1950-1 season. When the District League merged with the county association after the Covid emergency in 2021, the competition was re-started in the 2022-3 season for players in Worcestershire affiliated clubs. Winners have been transcribed from the trophy plinth

 

Season Champion Season Champion
1951 P Sargent 1991 AK Gregory
1952 D Everett 1992 GC Link
1953 No competition 1993 EA Copemen
1954 RJ Bird 1994 N McSheehy
1955 TB Tate 1995 P Austin
1956 RJG Bird 1996 FW Charge
1957 J Harris 1997 GM Herbert
1958 A Jones 1998 GM Herbert
1959 R Bignal 1999 GM Herbert
1960 A Crombie 2000 GM Herbert
1961 HC Bell 2001 GM Herbert
1962 ER Cox 2002 GM Herbert
1963 JW Cox 2003 RF Collett
1964 P Gross 2004-5 ?No competition
1965 AG May 2006 SJ Foster
1966 CA Gray 2007 J Wrench
1967 K Tyson 2008 M Bissell
1968 CA Gray 2009 B Turner
1969 CA Gray 2010 B Turner
1970 R Krakowski 2011 B Turner
1971 EJ Smith 2012 A Davis
1972 A Copeman 2013 D Roberts
R Krakowski 2014 N Towers
1973 JE Briggs 2015 JA Friar (snr)
1974 JE Briggs 2016 L Davis
1975 J Clark 2017 I Clarke
1976 A Copemen 2018 L Davis
1977 J Clark 2019 L Davis
1978 WW Watson 2020 Competition not completed
1979 ER Cox 2021-2 No competition
1980 AJ Taylor 2023 L Davis
1981 L Davis 2024 JD Friar
1982 L Davis    
1983 I Sharp    
1984 I Sharp    
1985 I Sharp    
1986 EJ Smith    
1987 EA Copemen    
1988 AK Gregory    
1989 EA Copeman    
1990 EA Copemen    

1951-2010 Transcribed from the plinth of the trophy. 2011 to present from Ray Collett’s website or records. No competition in the years 2020 to 2022 because of the Covid emergency.