Worcestershire entered four teams for season 11. Team A play in Division 2; B play in Division 3; C and D 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.
15 Apr 2025. The A team crashed, but Team B had a 4-0 victory. In Division 5, The C team drew and the D team lost. Worcestershire Wolfpack A finished sixth out of eight in Group A of Division 2 and avoid relegation. The b team finished third in Group A of Division 3 one match point below the leaders Crowthorne A. The C and D teams were placed fifth and sixteenth respectively in Division 5
| Board | Worcs Wolfpack A | Score | View game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cartwright, Gavin (w) | 0 - 1 | Price, Gwilym |  |
| 2 | O’Dell, James E | 0 - 1 | Punnett, Alan | |
| 3 | Woodhouse, Stephen | ½ - ½ | Sheply, Julien | |
| 4 | Cox, Glenn | 0 - 1 | Jones, Trevor | |
| 1½ - 2½ | ||||
| Board | Salopians & Friends 3 | Score | Worcs Wolfpack B | View game |
| 1 | Smith, Mark (w) | 0 - 1 | Collett, Ray A | |
| 2 | Moore, Brian | 0 - 1 | Evans, Paul | |
| 3 | McSheehy, Chris | 0 - 1 | Shaw, Tony | |
| 4 | Ainlly, Elliot | 0 - 1 | Hayles, Robin | |
| 0 - 4 | ||||
| Board | Watford | Score | Worcs Wolfpack C | View game |
| 1 | Liu, Jacob (w) | d - 1 | Lee, Chris (w) | -- |
| 2 | Russell, Chris | 0 - 1 | Nicholls, Alex | |
| 3 | Sami, Sujan | 1 - 0 | Serafini, Paul | |
| 4 | McKechnie, Joel | 0 - 1 | Rentachintala, Sai | |
| 2 - 2 | ||||
| Board | Witney Huston | Score | Worcs Wolfpack D | View game |
| 1 | Jones, Nick (w) | ½ - ½ | Kirkland, Arnold | |
| 2 | Holmes, Matthew | 0 - 1 | Vernon, Colin | |
| 3 | Gilders, Ian | 0 - 1 | Kirkbright, Dylan | |
| 4 | Turner, Roger | 1 - 0 | Walkowiak, Rob | |
| 3 - 1 |
1 Apr 2025, Round 6. The A team won its first match in Division 2 and lifted itself to 5th position out of 8 in the A group. The B team’s Opponents, Oxford 3, were unable to raise a team and the match was won by default raising Wolfpack B’s position to 4th position in group A of Division 3 and means the team will play in Division 3 next season. Wolfpack C drew and are 6th out of 26 teams in Division 5, but have run out of time to catch the leaders. The D team, also in Division 5, won their match 3-0 with the bottom board result declared void and are now 14th out of 26 teams. With both Oxford 2 and Wofpack B team lacking opponents, squad managers arranged for an informal, but rated games to be played between members of the two teams. Boads 1, 3 and 4 played and Wolfpack B won 2-1 with Ray Collett and Tony Shaw winning their games. Overall a very satisfactory night for the Wolfpacks.
18 Mar 2025, Round 5. Team A suffered another defeat but prospects for maintaining a place in Division 2 are no worse because another tailender defaulted their games. Team B beat Giuldford 2 in Division 3 with the help of a win by Mark Bethel (Longbridge) in his debut game for the Wolfpack squad. The B team are just in the top half of the group A table. In Division 5, the C team secured a win against Barnet Knights C through defaults and team D won against Chess Challengers C. The C team is in in eighth place and the D team is in sixteenth position out of twenty six teams.
| Board | Worcs Wolfpack A | Score | Oxford 2 | View game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitson, Peter R (w) | ½ - ½ | Staples, Neil | |
| 2 | Higgs, Ed | 1 - 0 | Cole, Graham | |
| 3 | Cartwright, Gavin | 0 - 1 | Amoako, Selikem | |
| 4 | O’Dell, James E | 0 - 1 | Hameed, Asif | |
| 1½ - 2½ | ||||
| Board | Worcs Wolfpack B | Score | View game | |
| 1 | Cox, Glenn (w) | ½ - ½ | Jones, Trevor | |
| 2 | Woodhouse, Stephen | 1 - 0 | Garrod, Anthony | |
| 3 | Bethel, Mark | 1 - 0 | Butcher, Nathaniel | |
| 4 | Collett, Ray A | 0 - 1 | Smith, Dan | |
| 2½ - 1½ | ||||
| Board | Barnet Knights C | Score | Worcs Wolfpack C | View game |
| 1 | Morin, Julian (w) | 1 - 0 | Oxtoby, Scott | |
| 2 | Atkin, David | 0 - 1 | Flynn, Seamus | |
| 3 | default | d - 1 | Jordan, Matthew |  -- |
| 4 | default | d - 1 | Lee, Chris | -- |
| 1 - 3 | ||||
| Board | Chess Challengers C | Score | Worcs Wolfpack D | View game |
| 1 | Behera, Nishant | ½ - ½ | Lappin, Kieran A | |
| 2 | Bhartiya, Kabir | 0 - 1 | Thomas, Samuel | |
| 3 | Botnari, Sofia | 0 - 1 | Kirkbright, Dylan | |
| 4 | Bhaskaran, Adithya | 1 - 0 | Walkowiak, Rob | |
| 1½ - 2½ |
4 Mar 2025, Round 4. Team D received a bye in Division 5 and go to 21st position out of 25 teams. Team A drew and kept alive their chances of surviving in Division 2 ending the round third from bottom place in Group A. Team B lost and are now fifth of the eight teams in group A of Division 3. Team C drew and are eleventh out of 25 teams, yet still have chances for promotion.
| Board | Stroud | Score | Worcs Wolfpack A | View game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenkins, John (w) | 0 - 1 | Kitson, Peter R | |
| 2 | Carey, Alex | 1 - 0 | Cartwright, Gavin | |
| 3 | Bullman, Greta | 1 - 0 | O’Dell, James E | |
| 4 | Markey, Kevin D | 0 - 1 | Cox, Glenn | |
| 2 - 2 | ||||
| Board | Crowthorne | Score | Worcs Wolfpack B | View game |
| 1 | Taylor, Mark V (w) | 1 - 0 | Woodhouse, Stephen V | |
| 2 | Barter, James | ½ - ½ | Collett, Ray | |
| 3 | McKean, Matthew | 1 - 0 | Jordan, Matthew | |
| 4 | Palmer, Matthew | ½ - ½ | Lee, Chris | |
| 3 - 1 | ||||
| Board | Worcs Wolfpack C | Score | Epsom Salties 1 | View game |
| 1 | Nicholls, Alex P (w) | 0 - 1 | Hedges, Sammy | |
| 2 | Kirkland, Arnold G | 0 - 1 | Mackenzie, Alistair | |
| 3 | Serafini, Paul | 1 - 0 | Hunter, Anthony | |
| 4 | Rentachintala, Sai | 1 - 0 | Dawson, Dom | |
| 2- 2 |
18 Feb 2025, Round 3. A poor night for the teams with only the first team drawing against Ashfield. Squad mangers found it difficult to recruit for these matches because of half term and there was a misunderstanding on board 2 in team B and the controller scored the game 0-0. The only players winning games were Jim O’Dell in team A and youngster Samuel Thomas in team C. Team are still in the relegation zone of Division 2. Team B just below mid-table in Division 3 where the teams have similar performances. In Division 5, the C team are just above mid-table and the D team near the bottom.
| Board | Ashfield Anonymous B | Score | Worcs Wolfpack A | View game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lane, Tim A (w) | ½ - ½ | Kitson, Peter R | |
| 2 | Bromilow, Edward T | 1 - 0 | Cartwright, Gavin | |
| 3 | Bentley, Alex | 0 - 1 | O’Dell, James E | |
| 4 | Morgan, Philip D | ½ - ½ | Cox, Glenn | |
| 2 - 2 | ||||
| Board | Worcs Wolfpack B | Score | Wessex E | View game |
| 1 | Collett, Ray A (w) | ½ - ½ | Blythe, Douglas | |
| 2 | Oxtoby, Scott | 0 - 0 | Ewart, Thomas | -- |
| 3 | Shaw, Tony | 0 - 1 | Philidor, Tom | |
| 4 | Hayles, Robin | 0 - 1 | Nelson-Smith, Stephen | |
| ½ - 2½ | ||||
| Board | Wessex G | Score | Worcs Wolfpack C | View game |
| 1 | Charles, Steven w) | 1 - 0 | Lee, Chris | |
| 2 | Syed, Sofia | 1 - 0 | Serafini, Paul | |
| 3 | McCullagh, Tim | ½ - ½ | Lappin, Kieran A | |
| 4 | Huntley, Kevin | 0 - 1 | Thomas, Samuel | |
| 2½ - 1½ | ||||
| Board | Worcs Wolfpack D | Score | The Hemel's Gambit | View game |
| 1 | Rentachintala, Sai (w) | ½ - ½ | Dunks, Peter | |
| 2 | Vernon, Colin G | 0 - 1 | Rollinson, David | |
| 3 | Kirkbright, Dylan | 0 - 1 | Cooper, John L | |
| 4 | Walkowiak, Rob | 0 - 1 | Holden, Ed | |
| ½ - 3½ |
4 Feb 2025, Round 2. Two match draws, a win and a loss. Arnold kirkland suffered a defeat by tablet. His app did not work correctly and he had to resign after move 1. On a better note, new player Sai Rentachintala scored a win on his debut in team D.
| Board | Worcs Wolfpack A | Score | Dundee City C | View game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitson, Peter R (w) | 0 - 1 | Mooney, Graham | |
| 2 | Higgs, Edward | ½ - ½ | Crofts, Joshua C | |
| 3 | Cartwright, Gavin | 1 - 0 | Wardlaw, Tom | |
| 4 | O’Dell, James E | ½ - ½ | Brennan, J Ross | |
| 2 - 2 | ||||
| Board | Hertford 2 | Score | Worcs Wolfpack B | View game |
| 1 | Rudd, David R (w) | ½ - ½ | Cox, Glenn | |
| 2 | Wooster, Nick | ½ - ½ | Collett, Ray A | |
| 3 | Mohan, Nithin | 1 - 0 | Evans, Paul J | |
| 4 | Hurley, James | 0 - 1 | Jordan, Matthew | |
| 2- 2 | ||||
| Board | Worcs Wolfpack C | Score | Corieltauvi | View game |
| 1 | Shaw, Tony (w) | 1 - 0 | Johnson, Andy G | |
| 2 | Lee, Chris | 0 - 1 | Watkinson, Phil K | |
| 3 | Kirkland, Arnold G | 0 - 1 | Pettitt, David | |
| 4 | Lappin, Kieran A | 1 - 0 | Gray, Paul | |
| 3 - 1 | ||||
| Board | Wessex G | Score | Worcs Wolfpack D | View game |
| 1 | Syed, Ashraf (w) | 1 - 0 | Thomas, Samuel | |
| 2 | Herrera, Manuel | 0 - 1 | Rentachintala, Sai | |
| 3 | Charles, Steven | 1 - 0 | Kirkbright, Dylan | |
| 4 | Orszulak, Michal | 1 - 0 | Walkowiak, Rob | |
| 3 - 1 |
21 Jan 2025, Round 1. No defaults and only a few hiccups at the start of a couple games ably corrected by Colin Vernon. Two match wins, a draw and one loss. Four new players this season and three of them won: Scott Oxtoby in the B team, Chris Lee and Alex Nicholls in the C team,
| Board | Trelawny's Army | Score | Worcs Wolfpack A | View Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retallick, Lloyd (w) | ½ - ½ | Kitson, Peter R | |
| 2 | Kirkman, Nigel J | 0 - 1 | Cartwright, Gavin | |
| 3 | Jones, Bryan | 1 - 0 | O'Dell, James E | |
| 4 | Rundle, Anthony | 1 - 0 | Woodhouse, Stephen V | |
| 2½ - 1½ | ||||
| Board | Worcs Wolfpack B | Score | Dundee City E | View Game |
| 1 | Cox, Glenn (w) | ½ - ½ | Noble, Ray | |
| 2 | Collett, Ray A | 0 - 1 | Robertson, John | |
| 3 | Oxtoby, Scott | 1 - 0 | Walton, Edward | |
| 4 | Flynn, Seamus | 1 - 0 | Jackson, Robert | |
| 2½ - 1½ | ||||
| Board | Colchester JFF C | Score | Worcs Wolfpack C | View Game |
| 1 | Hoxha, Oliver (w) | 1 - 0 | Jordan, Matthew | |
| 2 | Asiedu, Papa | 0 - 1 | Hayles, Robin | |
| 3 | Naraparaju, Tharunika | 0 - 1 | Lee, Chris | |
| 4 | Castellino, Enzo | 0 - 1 | Nicholls, Alex P | |
| 1 - 3 | ||||
| Board | Worcs Wolfpack D | Score | Epsom Salties 2 | View Game |
| 1 | Serafini, Paul (w) | 0 - 1 | Hedges, Trevor | |
| 2 | Lappin, Kieran A | ½ - ½ | Dawson, Dom | |
| 3 | Kirkbright, Dylan | 1 - 0 | Upperton, Sally | |
| 4 | Stewart, Brody | ½ - ½ | Allen, Gary | |
| 2 - 2 |