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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 The proposal to make the Championship league a competition for teams of six players received no support and was withdrawn.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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6 Dec 2024. Christmas came early for Longbrisge 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
30 Oct 2024. Redditch beat Worcester to go top of the champikonship 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9½ | 5½ | 6 |
| Longbridge | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12½ | 7½ | 5 |
| Worcester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Kidderminster | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9½ | 10½ | 3 |
| Malvern | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| Halesowen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4½ | 10½ | 1 |
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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 | Worcester City | |
| Wed 18th Dec | Kidderminster | Redditch | |
| Thu 19th Dec | Longbridge | Halesowen | |
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| Mon 6th Jan | Halesowen | Kidderminster | |
| Thu 9th Jan | Worcester City | Malvern | |
| Fri 17th Jan | Malvern | Halesowen | |
| Mon 20th Jan | Halesowen | Worcester City | |
| Wed 22nd Jan | Redditch | Malvern | |
| Mon 27th Jan | Halesowen | Longbridge | |
| Thu 27th Feb | Worcester City | Kidderminster | |
| Wed 5th Mar | Kidderminster | Malvern | |
| Thu 6th Mar | Worcester City | Redditch | |
| Wed 19th Mar | Redditch | Kidderminster | |
| Thu 27th Mar | Longbridge | Redditch | |
| Mon 7th Apr | Halesowen | Redditch | |
| Thu 10th Apr | Longbridge | Worcester City | |
| Thu 17th Apr | Longbridge | Kidderminster | |
| Easter: Good Friday 18 Apr | |||
| Wed 23rd Apr | Redditch | Halesowen | |
| Thu 24th Apr | Longbridge | 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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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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Worcester Rooks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5½ | 6½ | 2 |
| Longbridge 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Malvern 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2½ | 5½ | 0 |
| 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 | Longbridge 2 | |
| Thu 13th Feb | Worcester Rooks | Longbridge 2 | |
| Thu 27th Feb | Longbridge 2 | Malvern 2 | |
| Fri 21st Mar | Malvern 2 | Worcester Rooks | |
| Wed 26th Mar | Redditch 2 | Worcester Rooks | |
| Fri 4th Apr | Malvern 2 | Longbridge 2 | |
| Wed 9th Apr | Redditch 2 | 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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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 | 4 | 3* | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7* |
| Stourbridge 4 | 3 | 2* | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4* |
| Worcester Bishops | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Longbridge 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Redditch 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
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. |
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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 | Redditch 3 | |
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| Tue 14th Jan | Stourbridge 4 | Kidderminster 2 | |
| Thu 16th Jan | Worcester Bishops | Longbridge 3 | |
| Thu 30th Jan | Worcester Bishops | Redditch 3 | |
| Tue 4th Feb | Stourbridge 4 | Longbridge 3 | |
| Wed 19th Feb | Kidderminster 2 | Worcester Bishops | |
| Thu 27th Feb | Longbridge 3 | Kidderminster 2 | |
| Tue 11th Mar | Stourbridge 4 | Worcester Bishops | |
| Thu 20th Mar | Longbridge 3 | Stourbridge 4 | |
| Wed 2nd Apr | Redditch 3 | Longbridge 3 | |
| Easter - Good Friday 18th Apr | |||
| Tue 13th May | Stourbridge | Redditch | |
| * Stourbridge were penalised for playing in an incorrect board order against Kidderminster in their match on 6 Nov. | |||
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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 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| Longbridge 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Kidderminster 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8½ | 7½ | 5 |
| Worcester Knights | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10½ | 13½ | 4 |
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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| Thu 9th Jan 2025 | Longbridge 4 | Kidderminster 3 | ||
| Wed 22nd Jan 2025 | Kidderminster 3 | Worcester Knights | ||
| Wed 5th Feb 2025 | Kidderminster 3 | Longbridge 4 | ||
| Thu 13th Mar 2025 | Longbridge 4 | Worcester Knights | ||
| Wed 2nd Apr 2025 | Redditch 4 | Longbridge 4 | ||
| Wed 16th Apr 2025 | Redditch 4 | Worcester Knights | ||
| Easter: Good Friday 18 Apr | ||||
| Wed 30th Apr 2025 | Redditch 4 | Kidderminster 3 | ||
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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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13½ | 2½ | 8 |
| Longbridge 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10½ | 13½ | 4 |
| Redditch 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Worcester Pawns | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
Secretaries and team captains. Kidderminster, Dave Close (fixtures) and capt Cameron Henry; Redditch, capt, David Smith; Worcester, capt Paul Serafini. |
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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 |
| 2025 dates | ||||
| Thu 30th Jan 2025 | Longbridge 6 | Kidderminster 6 | ||
| Wed 5th Mar 2025 | Kidderminster 6 | Worcester Pawns | ||
| Thu 6th Mar 2025 | Worcester Pawns | Redditch 5 | ||
| Thu 3rd Apr 2025 | Worcester Pawns | Longbridge 6 | ||
| Wed 9th Apr 2025 | Kidderminster 6 | Redditch 5 | ||
| Wed 16th Apr 2025 | Redditch 5 | Longbridge 6 | ||
| Easter: Good Friday 18 Apr | ||||
| Wed 23rd Apr 2025 | Redditch 5 | Worcester Pawns | ||
| Wed 30th Apr 2025 | Redditch 5 | Kidderminster 6 | ||
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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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| Final | ||||
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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.
| Team scores | Kidderminster | Longbridge | Malvern | Redditch | Worcester |
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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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| Final | ||||
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