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1 Sep 2024. Fifteen standardplay teams and eight rapidplay teams compete in this season’s competitions. Stourbridge withdrew from the rapidplay league.
25 Jun 2024. The Annual General Meeting of the association agreed to organise two team rapidplay tournaments in 2024-5. The existing rapidplay league would continue and a second for players rated below 1650 will be set up to provide more opportunities for Worcestershire players to engage in quick play league chess. There were two proposals to alter the Championship League. The proposal to make the Championship league a competition for teams of six players received no support and was withdrawn. The second proposal to harmionise the time control to 45+30 for all matches was accepted.
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24 Apr 2025. In the last fixture of the league season, Longbridge and Malvern fought for second place in the table. Longbridge proved the better team and are Championship League runners-up.
23 Apr 2025. Redditch beat Halesowen to confirm their superiority this season.
17 Apr 2025. Kidderminster secured their first win in the Championship League by beating Longbridge and go above them in the table. This result means that Redditch will take the Championship League title for 2025.
10 Apr 2025. Longbridge had an emphatic home win against Worcester to leapfrog into second position in the table.
8 Apr 2025. Redditch are poised to win the league title after a convincing performance at their away fixture with Halesowen. Longbridge would have to win all three remining fixtures to draw level on match points.
27 Mar 2025. Redditch beat Longbridge to go further ahead of the pack yet Longbridge can still catch them by winning all their remaining matches and Redditch failing against Halesowen.
19 Mar 2025. Redditch beat Kiddermnster to go to he top of the table.
6 Mar 2025. Worcester beat Redditch. Malvern are still just head the table, but Redditch have three matches in hand and are level with Longbridge.
5 Mar 2025. Malvern win their away fixture against Kidderminster to displace Worcester.
27 Feb 2025. Worcester beat Kidderminster and go to the top.
27 Jan 2025. Longbridge had a stonking away win over Halesowen to overtake Redditch, but the latter have a match in hand.
22 Jan 2025. The top teams, Redditch and Malvern, played and the match was drawn leaving Redditch top and likely to become league champions because they have not lost a match this season.
20 Jan 2025. Halesowen came good in their home fixture with Worcester and go ahead of Kidderminster.
17 Jan 2025. Malvern beat Halesowen at home. This takes malvern to second spot in the table.
9 Jan 2025. Worcester had a fine start to 2025 with a home win against Malvern.
6 Jan 2025. Halesowen score their first match win in a home match with Kidderminster.
19 Dec 2024. Longbridge score another win, this time against Halesowen and are a point below leaders Redditch going into the New Year.
18 Dec 2024. Redditch beat Kidderminster to put ditsance between them and other teams.
13 Dec 2024. Malvern beat Worcester City taking Malvern into second place in the table.
6 Dec 2024. Christmas came early for Longbridge who notched up a convincing away victory over Malvern to put them second in the table.
27 Nov 2024. Halesowen hold Kidderminster to a draw in the match at Kidderminster to score a match point and Kidderminster jump into third place in the table.
8 Nov 2024. Malvern drew the home fixture with Kidderminster. Redditch leap into first place and have matches in hand.
30 Oct 2024. Redditch beat Worcester to go top of the championship table. Worcester’s lower boards earned well fought draws against higher rated opponents.
28 Oct 2024. Malvern were back to championship form cruising to victory in their away match with Halesowen.
23 Oct 2024. Redditch beat Longbridge to catch up with Worcester.
17 Oct 2024. Longbridge beat league leaders at Worcester to go second in the table.
11 Oct 2024. Redditch travelled to Malvern for their first Championship fixture and saw off last season’s championship team.
9 Oct 2024. Kidderminster and Worcester fought an evenly balanced match. Worcester struck first when his Ray Collett won on time in an equal position. The last game to finish also saw a Worcester win. On board 1, Stephen Mellor was a pawn up in a complex Q and minor piece ending. Joe Friar had an advanced passed pawn, but his king was exposed enabling Stephen to win more pawns.
2 Oct 2024. Although a player short, Longbridge drew with Kidderminster.
12 Sep 2024. Worcester had a home win against Halesowen in the first Championship fixture.
1 Sep 2024. Six teams entered this competition: Halesowen, Kidderminster, Longbridge, Malvern, Redditch, and Worcester City. Teams are of five players and there are no rating restrictions. The time control is 45+30. Teams play each other home and away with most matches starting at 7:30pm. Longbridge home fixtures start earlier at 7:15pm.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Match Points |
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| Redditch | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32½ | 17½ | 17 |
| Longbridge | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31½ | 18½ | 13 |
| Malvern | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25½ | 24½ | 10 |
| Worcester City | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 10 |
| Kidderminster | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 5 |
| Halesowen | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18½ | 31½ | 5 |
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| Dates | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| Thu 12th Sep | Worcester City | 3½ - 1½ | Halesowen |
| Wed 2nd Oct | Kidderminster | 2½ - 2½ | Longbridge |
| Wed 9th Oct | Kidderminster | 2 - 3 | Worcester City |
| Fri 11th Oct | Malvern | 1½ - 2½ | Redditch |
| Thu 17th Oct | Worcester City | 1½ - 3½ | Longbridge |
| Wed 23rd Oct | Redditch | 3 - 2 | Longbridge |
| Mon 28th Oct | Halesowen | ½ - 4½ | Malvern |
| Wed 30th Oct | Redditch | 3 - 2 | Worcester City |
| Fri 8th Nov | Malvern | 2½ - 2½ | Kidderminster |
| Wed 27th Nov | Kidderminster | 2½ - 2½ | Halesowen |
| Fri 6th Dec | Malvern | ½ - 4½ | Longbridge |
| Fri 13th Dec | Malvern | 4 - 1 | Worcester City |
| Wed 18th Dec | Kidderminster | 1 - 4 | Redditch |
| Thu 19th Dec | Longbridge | 3 - 2 | Halesowen |
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| Mon 6th Jan | Halesowen | 3½ - 1½ | Kidderminster |
| Thu 9th Jan | Worcester City | 3 - 2 | Malvern |
| Fri 17th Jan | Malvern | 3½ - 1½ | Halesowen |
| Mon 20th Jan | Halesowen | 4 - 1 | Worcester City |
| Wed 22nd Jan | Redditch | 2½ - 2½ | Malvern |
| Mon 27th Jan | Halesowen | ½ - 4½ | Longbridge |
| Thu 27th Feb | Worcester City | 3½ - 1½ | Kidderminster |
| Wed 5th Mar | Kidderminster | 2 - 3 | Malvern |
| Thu 6th Mar | Worcester City | 3 - 2 | Redditch |
| Wed 19th Mar | Redditch | 3½ - 1½ | Kidderminster |
| Thu 27th Mar | Longbridge | 1½ - 3½ | Redditch |
| Mon 7th Apr | Halesowen | ½ - 4½ | Redditch |
| Thu 10th Apr | Lonbridge | 4½ - ½ | Worcester City |
| Thu 17th Apr | Longbridge | 2 - 3 | Kidderminster |
| Easter: Good Friday 18 Apr | |||
| Wed 23rd Apr | Redditch | 3 - 2 | Halesowen |
| Thu 24th Apr | Longbridge | 3½ - 1½ | Malvern |
| Club secretaries and team captains. Halesowen, capt John Edge; Kidderminster, Dave Close (fixtures) and capt Joe Friar; Longbridge, capt Stephen Woodhouse; Malvern, capt Brian Turner; Redditch, capt Dan Lambourne; Worcester, capt Rob Sutton. | |||
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9 Apr 2025. Malvern scored their second victory by beating Redditch away, the only loss suffered by Redditch 2 this season. This completes the fixtures list for the Challengers League
4 Apr 2025. Malvern beat Longbridge to lift themselves from the bottom of the table. Malvern have only one match remaining but cannot catch leaders Redditch.
26 Mar 2025. Worcester Rooks drew with Redditch to complete their 2024-5 campaign and become only the first team so far to take a match point off the runaway leaders who are now assured to take the Challengers League.
21 Mar 2025. Worcester beat Malvern away. If Redditch wins its next match, they will win the Challengers’ League.
27 Feb 2025. Malvern scored their first match points in the season in an away win against Longbridge.
13 Feb 2025. Worcester Rooks drew at home with Longbridge.
29 Jan 2025. After a long hiatus the firdt match of the league in 2025 was played between Redditch and Longbridge. Redditch won, conso;idating their lead.
23 Nov 2024,. Although a player down, Redditch won their away fixture against Malvern. Redditch will go into the New year clear favourites to win the Challengers League having beaten the other three teams
21 Nov 2024. The Longbridge team out-rated Worcester and won their home match.
14 Nov 2024. Worcester Rooks defeated Malvern at Worcester.
31 Oct 2024. Redditch continued their fine form by beating Longbridge in their second away fixture.
19 Sep 2024. In the first Challenger’s match of the season, Redditch beat Worcester away.
1 Sep 2024. Fou teams entered. Teams have four boards where the the players on boards 2, 3 and 4 have original August 2024 ECF ratings below 1850. There is no rating restriction for players on board 1. Time control is 45+30. Teams have fixtures with each other home and away and most matches start at 7:30pm. Longbridge home matches start earlier at 7:15pm.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Match Points |
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| Redditch 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| Worcester Rooks | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12½ | 11½ | 6 |
| Malvern 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11½ | 12½ | 6 |
| Longbridge 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| Dates | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| Thu 19th Sep | Worcester Rooks | 1 - 3 | Redditch 2 |
| Thu 31st Oct | Longbridge 2 | 1½ - 2½ | Redditch 2 |
| Thu 14th Nov | Worcester Rooks | 3 - 1 | Malvern 2 |
| Thu 21st Nov | Longbridge 2 | 2½ - 1½ | Worcester Rooks |
| Fri 22nd Nov | Malvern 2 | 1½ - 2½ | Redditch 2 |
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| Wed 29th Jan | Redditch 2 | 2½ - 1½ | Longbridge 2 |
| Thu 13th Feb | Worcester Rooks | 2 - 2 | Longbridge 2 |
| Thu 27th Feb | Longbridge 2 | 1½ - 2½ | Malvern 2 |
| Fri 21st Mar | Malvern 2 | 1 - 3 | Worcester Rooks |
| Wed 26th Mar | Redditch 2 | 2 - 2 | Worcester Rooks |
| Fri 4th Apr | Malvern 2 | 3 - 1 | Longbridge 2 |
| Wed 9th Apr | Redditch 2 | 1½ - 2½ | Malvern 2 |
| Easter: Good Friday 18 Apr | |||
Secretaries and team captains. Kidderminster, secy David Waud, capt Terry Pountney; Longbridge, secy & capt Steve Crees; Malvern, secy Brian Turner, capt John Knee; Redditch, secy Dan Lambourne, capt David Smith; Worcester secy, Ray Collett, capt Scott Oxtoby. |
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13 May 2025. Stourbridge and Kidderminster drew the last match of the season.
2 Apr 2025. Redditch beat Longbridge. Longbridge have completed their campaign. Redditch have one remaining fixture but cannot catch up on game points with Longbridge.
1 Apr 2025. Kidderminster beat Stourbridge in a crunch match to decide the destination of the District League trophy. There are only two fixtures to be played and Sourbridge cannot now catch Kidderminster.
20 Mar 2025. Stourbridge whitwashed Longbridge and go second in the table 1 point behind leaders Kidderminster.
11 Mar 2025. Stourbridge and Worcester drew and both teams draw ahead of Longbridge
27 Feb 2025. Longbridge claimed a default win against league leaders Kidderminster.
19 Feb 2025. Worcester drew away with top team Kidderminster and now share second lace with Stourbridge.
4 Feb 2025. Sourbridge beat Longbridge taking Stourbridge into second position.
30 Jan 2025. Worcester Bishops had better results in their home fixture against Redditch and go second in the table.
16 Jan 2025. In the first match of the New Year, Longbridge beat Worcester Bishops to go second in the table, but well behind Kidderminster.
18 Dec 2024. Kidderminster beat Redditch and extend their lead at the top of the District table.
5 Dec 2024. Stourbridge go back into second place with an away win at Worcester.
4 Dec 2024. Kidderminster consolidated their lead of the league by beating Longbridge at home.
27 Nov 2024. Kidderminster, playing away, defeat Redditch. They now go to the top of the table because an appeal against Stourbridge for playing an incorreect board order in the match held on 6 Nov resulted in the match score being adjusted in favour of Kidderminster. The actual result of the game stands for ratings of the two players concerned.
6 Nov 2024. Stourbridge go to the top of the table after their away match win against Kidderminster.
16 Oct 2024. Redditch opened their account with a home win against leaders Worcester Bishops.
10 Sep 2024. Stourbridge got off to a faultless start to the season with a 4-0 away victory over Redditch. Mean while Worcestr Bishops chalked up their first win beating Longbridge away.
1 Sep 2024. Four teams entered: Kidderminster, Longbridge, Redditch and Worcester. Teams are of four players with original August 2024 ECF ratings below 1650. Time control is 45+30. Teams play each other home and away with most matches starting at 7:30 pm. Longbridge home fixtures start earlier at 7:15 pm.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Match Points |
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| Kidderminster 2 | 8† | 5* | 2 | 1† | 19½ | 12½† | 12* |
| Stourbridge 4 | 8 | 4* | 2 | 2 | 20½ | 11½ | 10* |
| Worcester Bishops | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 7 |
| Longbridge 3 | 8† | 3† | 0 | 5 | 14½† | 17½ | 6† |
| Redditch 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10½ | 21½ | 5 |
Team captains. Kidderminster Dave Close (fixtures) and capt Luke Barton; Longbridge, Steve Crees; Redditch, Giles Stanton; Stourbridge, Steve Alcock; Worcester, Aiden Griffiths. * Stourbridge were deducted 2 match points for paying an incorrect board order in their match with Kidderminster on 6 Nov. † Includes defaulted match |
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| Dates | Home team | Result | Away team |
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| Thu 5th Sep | Longbridge 3 | 3½ - ½ | Redditch 3 |
| Thu 12th Sep | Worcester Bishops | 2 - 2 | Kidderminster 2 |
| Thu 10th Oct | Longbridge 3 | 1½ - 2½ | Worcester Bishops |
| Thu 10th Oct | Redditch 3 | 0 - 4 | Stourbridge 4 |
| Wed 16th Oct | Redditch 3 | 3 - 1 | Worcester Bishops |
| Wed 6th Nov | Kidderminster 2 | 2½ - 1½ * | Stourbridge 4 |
| Wed 27th Nov | Redditch 3 | ½ - 3½ | Kidderminster 2 |
| Wed 4th Dec | Kidderminster 2 | 3 - 1 | Longbridge 3 |
| Thu 5th Dec | Worcester Bishops | 1½ - 2½ | Stourbridge 4 |
| Wed 18th Dec | Kidderminster 2 | 3½ - ½ | Redditch 3 |
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| Thu 16th Jan | Worcester Bishops | 1 - 3 | Longbridge 3 |
| Thu 30th Jan | Worcester Bishops | 3 - 1 | Redditch 3 |
| Tue 4th Feb | Stourbridge 4 | 3½ - ½ | Longbridge 3 |
| Wed 19th Feb | Kidderminster 2 | 2 - 2 | Worcester Bishops |
| Thu 27th Feb | Longbridge 3 | 4 - 0 (def) | Kidderminster 2 |
| Tue 11th Mar | Stourbridge 4 | 2 - 2 | Worcester Bishops |
| Thu 20th Mar | Longbridge 3 | 0 - 4 | Stourbridge 4 |
| Tue 1st Apr | Stourbridge 4 | 1 - 3 | Kidderminster 2 |
| Wed 2nd Apr | Redditch 3 | 3 - 1 | Longbridge 3 |
| Easter - Good Friday 18th Apr | |||
| Tue 13th May | Stourbridge | 2 - 2 | Redditch |
| * Stourbridge were penalised for playing in an incorrect board order against Kidderminster in their match on 6 Nov. | |||
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30 Apr 2025. In the showdown, between leaders Redditch and Kiddersminster, neither team was able to outplay the other with draws in both legs of the fixture. This leaves Redditch top and 2014-5 RapidplayLeague champions. All the games in the first leg ended decisivel, but perhaps players ran out of steam for the second leg because all games were drawn.
16 Apr 2025. Redditch go to the top of the table with a crushing win over Worcester Knights. All now depends upon the final fixture between Redditch and second placed Kidderminster.
2 Apr 2025. Redditch beat Longbridge in both legs of the fixture at Redditch. The league title will go down to the wire because Kidderminster and Redditch both have another fixture to play.
25 Mar 2025. The top two teams played and each won one leg of the fixture, but Longbridge scored more game points. At the end of the evening, Kidderminster remain at the top of the Rapidplay table.
13 Mar 2025. Worcester travelled to Longbridge, losing the first leg and drawing the second leg of the fixture. This places Longbridge only one point behind leaders Kidderminster.
5 Feb 2025. This postponed fixture led to a first match loss in the first leg for Kidderminster, but they remain top of the league and Longbridge go into second place.
23 Jan 2025. Kidderminster won both legs of their home fixture with Worcester Knights. Kidderminster are now top of the table
28 Nov 2024. Longbridge won both legs of their away fixture against Worcester Knights and jump into second place.
31 Oct 2024. Worcester and Kidderminster fought draws in both legs of the fixture at Worcester.
24 Oct 2024. Redditch played away again, but against Worcester Knights. Both first and second matches were drawn.
11 Sep 2024. Redditch played a second away rapidplay fixture, this time awy to Kidderminster losing the first leg and drawing the second.
5 Sep 2024. Longbridge and Redditch played the first league fixture in the 2024-5 season.
1 Sep 2024. Four teams entered: Kidderminster, Longbridge, Redditch and Worcester. Each team has four players where players on boards 2, 3 and 4 should have original August 2024 ECF ratings below 1850. There is no rating restriction for players on board 1. Each fixture consists of two rapidplay games between the same opponents with colours reversed for the second game. Teams play fixures home and away against each other. Most fixtures start at 7:30pm, but Longbridge home fixtures have an earlier start at 7:15 pm.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Match Points |
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| Redditch 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 16 |
| Kidderminster 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 15 |
| Longbridge 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 12 |
| Worcester Knights | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 5 |
Secretaries and team captains. Kidderminster, Dave Close (fixtures) and joint capt Brandon Wilkes/George Relph; Redditch, capt,David Smith; Worcester, capt Chris Lee. |
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| 2024 Dates | Home team | Score 1 | Score 2 | Away team |
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| Thu 5th Sep 2024 | Longbridge 4 | 1½ - 2½ | 2 - 2 | Redditch 4 |
| Wed 11th Sep 2024 | Kidderminster 3 | 2½ - 1½ | 2 - 2 | Redditch 4 |
| Thu 24th Oct 2024 | Worcester Knights | 2 - 2 | 2 - 2 | Redditch 4 |
| Thu 31st Oct 2024 | Worcester Knights | 2 - 2 | 2 - 2 | Kidderminster 3 |
| Thu 28th Nov 2024 | Worcester Knights | 1½ - 2½ | 1 - 3 | Longbridge 4 |
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| Wed 22nd Jan 2025 | Kidderminster 3 | 2½ - 1½ | 2½ - 1½ | Worcester Knights |
| Wed 5th Feb 2025 | Kidderminster 3 | 1½ - 2½ | 3 - 1 | Longbridge 4 |
| Thu 13th Mar 2025 | Longbridge 4 | 1½ - 2½ | 2- 2 | Worcester Knights |
| Tue 25th Mar 2025 | Longbridge 4 | 3½ - ½ | 1½ - 2½ | Kidderminster 3 |
| Wed 2nd Apr 2025 | Redditch 4 | 2½ - 1½ | 2½ - 1½ | Longbridge 4 |
| Wed 16th Apr 2025 | Redditch 4 | 3½ - ½ | 3½ - ½ | Worcester Knights |
| Easter: Good Friday 18 Apr | ||||
| Wed 30th Apr 2025 | Redditch 4 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 2 | Kidderminster 3 |
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30 Apr 2025. Kidderminster trounced Redditch in the last fixture of the season to win the Rapidplay 2 League championship. Kidderminster team captain Cameron Henry is fifteen years old and probably the youngest team captain ever to see his team to a league championship in Worcestershire. Kidderminster racked up twice as many match points as nearest rivals Redditch. In the final fixture of the season Cameron’s team won ½-3½. See details.
23 Apr 2025. Redditch scored a win and a draw in their home fixture with WorcesterPawns. Two rated friendly games were played in each leg of the fixture. This result places Redditch above Worcester Pawns in the table.
16 Apr 2025. Redditch beat Longbridge in the first leg of their fixture but the second leg was a draw. Although Redditch have two fixtures after Easter, they cannot catch leaders Kidderminster.
9 Apr 2025. Kidderminster whitewashed Redditch in both legs of their fixture to secure the Rapidplay League 2 championship. Kidderminster have won every match so far and Redditch with three fixtures in hand cannot catch up.
30 Mar 2025. Longbridge notified Worcester that they were unable to field a team for the scheduled fixture on 3rd April and conceded the match. This places Worcester Pawns second to Kidderminster. Redditch have three further fixtures and could match Kidderminster’s match points total.
6 Mar 2025. Worcester Pawns fought back after a defeat in the first leg of their fixture and achieved a 4-0 win in the second against Redditch.
5 Mar 2025. Kidderminster went further ahead with a comprehensive win against Worcester Pawns yet if Redditch were able to win all their matches Kidderminster could still be caught.
30 Jan 2025. Kidderminster confirmed their dominance, whitewashing Longbridge in an an away fixture.
7 Nov 2024. Longbridge and Worcester had two drawn matches in their fixture at Longbridge.
30 Oct 2024. Kidderminster in their home fixture against Longbridge scored two match wins confirming their leadership of the league.
3 Oct 2024. Longbridge and Redditch fought two draws in their fixture at Longbridge.
26 Sep 2024. In the first match of the new league Kidderminster crushed Worcester Pawns. Their young captain Cameron was delighted with the flying start to his team’s season.
1 Sep 2024. Five teams entered: Kidderminster, Longbridge, Redditch Stourbridge and Worcester. Each team has four players where players on boards 2, 3 and 4 should have original August 2024 ECF ratings below 1850. There is no rating restriction for players on board 1. Each fixture consists of two rapidplay games between the same opponents with colours reversed for the second game. Teams play fixures home and away against each other. Most fixtures start at 7:30pm, but Longbridge home fixtures have an earlier start at 7:15 pm.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Match Points |
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| Kidderminster 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 43½ | 4½ | 24 |
| Redditch 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17½ | 30½ | 10 |
| Worcester Pawns | 12* | 3* | 3 | 6 | 21½* | 26½ | 9* |
| Longbridge 6 | 12* | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13½ | 34½* | 5 |
Secretaries and team captains. Kidderminster, Dave Close (fixtures) and capt Cameron Henry; Redditch, capt, David Smith; Worcester, capt Paul Serafini. *Longbridge were unable to field a team against Worcester and conceded the match scheduled for 3rd April. |
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| 2024 Dates | Home team | Score 1 | Score 2 | Away team |
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| Thu 26th Sep 2024 | Worcester Pawns | 0 - 4 | 0 - 4 | Kidderminster 6 |
| Thu 3rd Oct 2024 | Longbridge 6 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 2 | Redditch 5 |
| Wed 30th Oct 2024 | Kidderminster 6 | 3 - 1 | 2½ - 1½ | Longbridge 6 |
| Thu 7th Nov 2024 | Longbridge 6 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 2 | Worcester Pawns |
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| Thu 30th Jan 2025 | Longbridge 6 | 0 - 4 | 0 - 4 | Kidderminster 6 |
| Wed 5th Mar 2025 | Kidderminster 6 | 3 - 1 | 3½ - ½ | Worcester Pawns |
| Thu 6th Mar 2025 | Worcester Pawns | 1 - 3 | 4 - 0 | Redditch 5 |
| Thu 3rd Apr 2025 | Worcester Pawns | 4 - d* | 4 - d* | Longbridge 6 |
| Wed 9th Apr 2025 | Kidderminster 6 | 4 - 0 | 4 - 0 | Redditch 5 |
| Wed 16th Apr 2025 | Redditch 5 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 2 | Longbridge 6 |
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| Wed 23rd Apr 2025 | Redditch 5 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 2 | Worcester Pawns |
| Wed 30th Apr 2025 | Redditch 5 | ½ - 3½ | 0 - 4 | Kidderminster 6 |
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23 Jul 2025. Redditch beat Worcester in the final.
16 Jul 2025. Worcester won the second semi-final beating Kidderminster.
10 Jul 2025. In the firts semi-final, Redditch beat Longbridge on handicap.
June 2025. The draw was published
May 2025. The controller was late in issuing invitations and four teams entered, the same as last season.
Controller Ray Collett will invite entries to this competition later in the season. This team handicap tournament has teams of four players and teams with higher rated players are handicapped. Time control is 45+30. Players should be registered with the controller and player ratings are based on the ECF original standardplay list at the start of the competition. Where a player does not have a K or A rating, the controler will consult the WCA rating officer to allocate a rating for this competition.
| Date | Stage | Home Team | Score | Away team |
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| Thu 10th Jul 2025 | Semi-final | Longbridge | 2.5 - 2.6 | Redditch |
| Wed 16th Jul 2025 | Semi-final | Worcester | Kidderminster | |
| Wed 23rd Jul 2025 | Final | Redditch | 3.0 - 1.0 | Worcester |
| Secretaries and team captains Longbridge - Captn Gavin Cartwright, Sec Stephen Woodhouse; Kidderminster - Secy David Waud; Redditch - Captn David Smith, Secy Dan Lambourne; Worcester - Captn Chris Lee, Secy Ray Collett. | ||||
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Controller Dan Lambourne will invite entries from clubs the new year. Teams are of four players. Time control is 45+30. The format will be either a two-round jamboree or a knock-out competition depending on the number of team entries. Players should be registered with the controller and player ratings are based on the ECF original standardplay list at the start of the month of the competition.
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Dan Lambourne will invite entries from clubs in the new year. Teams are of four players. Time control is 45+30. The format will be either a two-round jamboree or a knock-out competition depending on the number of team entries. Players should be registered with the controller and player ratings are based on the ECF original standardplay list at the start of the month of the competition.
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