Worcestershire Chess Association

Worcestershire have entered four teams for season 10. Teams A and B will play in Division 3: C and D will play in Division 5. If you would like to play online standard play chess, please contact the Worcestershire Wolfpack squad’s co-manager Ray Collett

 

In the match cards shown below clicking an icon in the "View Game" should link you to the lichess record of the game to let you play through it.

Season 10 September to December in Divisions 3 and 5

8 Oct 2024 Round 3. Team A saw defaults for both teams and won, after penalty adjustment by 2-1. Teams B and D drew, but team C lost heavily against aptly named Chess Rising Stars.

		Barnet Knights	Score	Worcs Wolfpack A	View Game
1	w	Karia, Kamlesh	0 - 1	Kitson, Peter
2	b	default	def - 1	Ed Higgs	--
3	w	Da Fonseca, Felix	1 - def	default	--
4	b	Ben-Eshak, Djad	½ - ½	Jim O’Dell
		Penalties, minus	½ - ½
			1 - 2
		English Deaf Chess Assn	Score	Worcs Wolfpack B	View game
1	w	Marchant-Winsor, Jordan	1 - 0	Woodhouse, Stephen
2	b	Hunter, Gary	½ - ½	Collett, Ray
3	w	Fletcher, Ben J	½ - ½	Jordan, Matthew
4	b	Masterson, Desmond	0 - 1	Shaw, Tony
			2 - 2
		Chess Rising Stars	Score	Worcs Wolfpack C	View game
1	w	Thomas, James	1 - 0	Austin, Phil
2	b	Bryant, Jeffrey	1 - 0	Kirkland, Arnold
3	w	Bevis, Noah	1 - 0	Lappin, Kieran
4	b	Bryant, Otto	1 - 0	Vernon, Colin
			4 - 0
		Worcs Wolfpack D	Score	Leyland	View game
1	w	Thomas, Samuel	1 - 0	Coward, Neil
2	b	Walkowiak, Rob	1 - 0	Tuke, David
3	w	Kirkbright, Dylan	0 - 1	Tinton,Robert
4	b	Stewart, Brody	0 - 1	Lindley, David R
			2 - 2

 

 

24 Sep 2024 Round 2. In Division 3, team A drew against the strong Sheffield University Graduates team led by ex-Worcestershire player Chris Higgie. Team A stand second in their group. Team B lost 1-3 to Ashfield Anonymous and are near the bottom of thier group in Division 3. New player Glenn Cox won a queen for rook and knight, but his opponent created a self supporting fortress and Glenn had to settle for a draw by repetition. Worcestershire Wolfpack C beat a new team Sussex Rookies 2½-1½ in Division 5 With Robin Hayles winning his game on board 3 and Arnold Kirkland winning by default. Team D after their whitewash in round 1 redeemed themselves with a smashing 4-0 victory against Wessex H. Dylan, a new junior player in the squad, scored his first league victory.

		Worcs Wolfpack A	Score	Guildford 2	View Game
1	w	Kitson, Peter	½ - ½	Higgie, Charles
2	b	Ed Higgs	0 - 1	Taylor, Robert K
3	w	Cartwright, Gavin	1 - 0	McSheehy, Chris J
4	b	Woodhouse, Stephen	½ - ½	Moore, Brian
			2 - 2
		Worcs Wolfpack B	Score	Ashfield Anonymous C	View game
1	w	Cox, Glenn	½ - ½	Robins, Andrew
2	b	Collett, Ray	0 - 1	Humphreys, Benjamin
3	w	Evans, Paul	½ - ½	Taylor, Robert P
4	b	Flynn, Seamus	0 - 1	Hart, John
			1 - 3
		Worcs Wolfpack C	Score	Sussex Rookies	View game
1	w	Jordan, Matthew	½ - ½	Jones, Gabriel
2	b	Austin, Phil	0 - 1	Escudero Alejos, Ricardo
3	w	Hayles, Robin	1 - 0	Gibson, Owen
4	b	Kirkland, Arnold	1 - 0	default	--
			2½ - 1½
		Wessex H	Score	Worcs Wolfpack D	View game
1	w	Huntley, Kevin	0 - 1	Lappin, Kieran
2	b	McCullagh, Tim	0 - 1	Thomas, Samuel
3	w	Saunders, Steve	0 - 1	Walkowiak, Rob
4	b	Suanders, Rose	0 - 1	Kirkbright, Dylan
			0 - 4

 

 

10 Sep 2024. The first round saw one decisive match win and a narrow loss in Division 3. In Division 5 team C drew and D lost.

9 Sep 2024. Four new players, including two juniors, have joined the squad.

		Worcs Wolfpack A	Score	Guildford 2	View Game
1	w	Kitson, Peter	1 - 0	Garrood, Anthony
2	b	Ed Higgs	1 - 0	Vincent, Claire
3	w	Cartwright, Gavin	1 - 0	Hope, Russell
4	b	Woodhouse, Stephen	1 - 0	Smith, Dan
			4 - 0
		Wessex D	Score	Worcs Wolfpack B	View game
1	w	Melling, Hugo	½ - ½	Cox, Glenn
2	b	Beales, Ralph	½ - ½	Collett, Ray
3	w	Coburn, Joseph	1 - 0	Flynn, Seamus
4	b	Jones, Tim	½ - ½	Jordan, Matthew
			2½ - 1½
		War & Piece Nimrod	Score	Worcs Wolfpack C	View game
1	w	Townend, Ron	1 - 0	Shaw, Tony
2	b	Blaire, Jimmy	0 - 1	Austin, Phil
3	w	O’Neill, Stephen	0 - 1	Lappin, Kieran
4	b	Searle, Tristan	1 - 0	Vernon, Colin
			2 - 2
		Dartford Knightmares B	Score	Worcs Wolfpack D	View game
1	w	Sherrell, Jago	1 - 0	Thomas, Samuel
2	b	Fourie, Nathan	1 - 0	Walkowiak, Rob
3	w	Gadimli, Nergiz	1 - 0	Kirkbright, Dylan
4	b	default	-	default
			3 - 0

 

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