Individual competitions and awards
Updated 7 November 2024
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Updated 7 November 2024
The championship has been decided at a weekend congress in recent years. The last championships were held in August 2024. The current county individual champions are
Read and see more about 2024 championships.
See results of congresses linked from the congress web page and winners from 1895 in the archive.
On the merger of the district league with the county association prior to the 2022-3 season it was agreed that the competitions for the Bennett Cup and the Ball Cup should continue. The Bennett Cup is an open competition. The Ball Cup is for players rated below 1650. Traditionally games have been played throughout the season by arrangements between players. Recently both competitions have been arranged with two all-play-all groups in the preliminary stages followed by progression of four semi-finalists into a knock-out stage.
In the 2024-5 season, there are ten entries for the bennett Cup and six entries for the Ball Cup. The controller for these competitions in 2024-5 is Brian Turner. Results so far in the 2024-5 season.
This award was generously donated by Jim's family. Rather that it being awarded solely on the basis of performance in competitive play, it is awarded to a player who has contributed chess in Worcestershire over an extended period of time taking into account organisational contributions as well as playing ability. The current holder of the award is Arnold Kirkland (Worcester). Previous holders of this ward.