Worcestershire Chess Association

Worcs CA County Teams Correspondence Archive

1993-4 season correspondence chess

Published 10 July 2020

Worcestershire fielded three correspondence teams. Worcestershire 1 played in Division 1 for the Ward-Higgs trophy and Worcestershire 2 played in Division 3 for the Brown-Pond trophy and of the British Chess Federation Counties competition. Team captain for BCF teams was Charles Gray and the Worcestershire captain for the MCCU competition was Alan Ruffle.

 

BCF Correspondence Championship Division 1 for Ward-Higgs trophy 1993-4
County team Points /30 Place
Essex 24½ 1st
Warwickshire 18 2nd-3rd
Gloucestershire 18 2nd-3rd
Sussex 17 4th
Leicestershire 16½ 5th
Lancashire 15½ 6th
Nottinghamshire 15 7-8th
Devon 15 7-8th
Worcestershire 1 14 9-10th
Suffolk 14 9-10th
Surrey 13½ 11th
Middlesex 13 12-13th
Kent 13 12-13th
Northamptonshire 12½ 14th
Merseyside 11 15th
Greater Manchester 10 16th
Board Player Score Opponent Team
1 KR Milner (b) 1 - 0 C Chandler Kent
2 NL Edwards 1 - 0 BWR Hewson Devon 1
3 Brian Dudley 0 - 1 J Quin Middlesex
4 Brian Turner 1 - 0 S Munson Suffolk
5 Charles Gray ½ - ½ MF Driscoll Merseyside
6 Maurice Bissell ½ - ½ ME Burn Goucestershire
7 R Nairn 0 - 1 PC Robertson Warwickshire
8 Leslie Heathcock 0 - 1 S Appleby Lancashir
9 Jim Keene 0 - 1 Dr JK Walters Nottinghamshire
10 John Jnee 0 - 1 G Kenworthy Essex 1
11 Eric Horwill 1 - 0 J Thomson Sussex
12 NVA Hobbs ½ - ½ SG Walker Surrey 1
13 Steve Kitching 0 - 1 J Dawkins Leicestershire
14 Eric Myers 1 - 0 D Toole Gtr Manchester
15 Dave Close 1 - 0 NH Turner Northamptonshire
16 Alan Copeman ½ - ½ CM Ralph Kent 1
17 CE Majer 0 - 1 J Parker Devon 1
18 G Evans ½ - ½ T Burrell Middlesex
19 JW Cox 1 - 0 R Jones Suffolk
20 AJ Spittle 1 - 0 D McNab Merseyside
21 Denis Spencer ½ - ½ K Derrick Gloucestershire
22 Keith Dodd 0 - 1 J Smith Warwickshire
23 Ian Clarke 1 - 0 PM Taylor Lancashire
24 Fred Tatler ½ - ½ CT Kent Nottinghamshire
25 Alan Ruffle 0 - 1 W Stirling Warwickshire
26 Windsor Peck 0 - 1 PN Kington Sussex
27 Nic Hyde 1 - 0 H Carter Surrey 1
28 Ken Durnell ½ - ½ J Hayes Leicestershire
29 Bert Foord 0 - 1 L Smith Gtr Manchester
30 Frank Bradbury 0 - 1 JM Robinson Northamtonshire
  Total 14 / 30    
Source: Copy of results from Maurice Bissell and John Knee

 

BCF Correspondence Championship Division 4 for Brown-Pond trophy 1993-4
County team Points /20 Place
Warwickshire 3 12½ 1st*
Kent 2 12½ 2nd-3rd
Essex 4 12½ 2nd-3rd
Warwickshire 2 12 4th
Essex 3 11½ 5th
Worcestershire 2 11 6th
Leicestershire 2 10½ 7th
Kent 4 8-10th
Merseyside 2 8-10th
Greater Manchester 2 8-10th
Devon 2 11-12th
Kent 3 11-12th
Lancashire 2 7 13-14th
Surrey 2 7 13-14th
* on tie-break (ECF 2019-20 Official Yearbook) Source: Copy of results from Maurice Bissell.
Board Player Score Opponent Team
1 BR Frayne (b) 1 - 0 ARP Davey Surrey 2
2 Ken Burrows (w) 1 - 0 S Pope Devon 2
3 K Wilkes (b) 0 - 1 L Adlard Leicestershire
4 D Gallimore (w) ½ - ½ PJ Holt Warwickshire 2
5 Ken Tyson (b) ½ - ½ S Warnes Kent 2
6 Arnold Kirkland (w) 1 - 0 P Heath Essex 3
7 Fred Batson (b) 0 - 1 E Nowell Gtr Manchester
8 C Bilboe (w) 1 - 0 JC Rushford Kent 4
9 B Graff (b) ½ - ½ CG McKoen Warwickshire 3
10 Paul Adamson (w) 1 - 0 A Bookbinder Lancashire 2
11 Bill (W) Pugh (b) 1 - 0 B Beddoe Essex 4
12 CR Forrester (w) 1 - 0 S Srigley Merseyside
13 Eric Small (w) 0 - 1 M Hamon Kent 3
14 H Myring (b) 0 - 1 RD Fleming Kent 3
15 Ken Sanders (w) 1 - 0 JG Young Surrey 2
16 J Fox (b) 1 - 0 Miss E Hadgkiss Devon 2
17 A Rickhuss (w) ½ - ½ Mrs J Johnson Leicestershire
18 CR Bickley (b) 0 - 1 SJ Grayland Warwickshire 2
19 A Merritt (w) 0 - 1 TG Wright Kent 2
20 S Hawkins (b) 0 - 1 S Murray Essex 3
  Total 11 / 20    

 

Worcestershire in MCCU Correspondence Team Championship 1993-4
Board Player Score Opponent Team
1 Charles Gray ½, ½ No records No records
2 PJ Jones 0, 0    
3 Brian Turner 1, 1    
4 L Davies 1, ½    
5 C Leslie Heathcock 0, 0    
6 John P Knee 0, 0    
7 C Bilboe ½, 0    
8 J Fox 0, 0    
9 A Rickhuss 0, 0    
10 Derek Digger 1, 0    
11 Bert G Foord 1, 0    
12 L Price ½, ½    
13 G Sandlan 0, 0    
14 Fred Tatler 1, 0    
15 A Merritt 0, 0    
16 P Rowe 1, 0    
  Total 9½/32    
Source: Records from Maurice Bissell. Letter from controller asking for entries for the 1993-4 competition - closing date 25 May 1993 - and list of names for each team. The list was edited by hand to show results.

 

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