Worcestershire Chess Association
Worcs CA County Teams County Match Archive

County matches 2007-8 season

Published 4 August 2020

Worcestershire first team in Open Midlands championship

 

Position Open 2007-8 Pl W D L Game Pts Match Pts
1st Gtr Manchester 3 3 0 0 31½ 6
2nd Warwickshire 3 2 0 1 31 4
3rd Staffordshire 3 1 0 2 22 2
4th Worcestershire 3 0 0 3 11½ 0
Date Fixture Result
13 October Staffordshire - Worcestershire 11 - 5
13 October Greater Manchester - Warwickshire 9½ - 6½
8 December Warwickshire - Worcestershire 14 - 2
8 December Greater Manchester - Staffordshire 10½ - 5½
26 January Staffordshire - Warwickshire 5½ - 10½
26 January Worcestershire - Greater Manchester 4½ - 11½

 

Open Team Championship: STAFFORDSHIRE - WORCESTERSHIRE

Played on 13 October 2007 at BUSHBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE, WOLVERHAMPTON. Staffordshire players on odd-numbered boards had white.

 

Board BCF Code Grade STAFFORDSHIRE Score Score WORCESTERSHIRE BCF Code Grade
1 108844A 206 LAWRENCE COOPER ½ ½ JOHN EDGE 110076C 174
2 121442B 191 DARREN WHEELER ½ ½ PETER KITSON 127645B 169
3 105731F 190 DAVID ANDERTON 1 0 STEPHEN MELLOR 230883G 165
4 187924J 182 SIMON HOOD 0 1 JEREMY FALLOWFIELD 242226J 163
5 105462E 180 GERALD ACEY 1 0 MIKE HADLEY 160573C 149
6 111759C 177 LEE GRINSELL ½ ½ MAURICE BISSELL 106812L 147
7 117886G 176 ALEX RICHARDSON 1 0 NIGEL TOWERS 165392B 145
8 105843F 174 MALCOLM ARMSTRONG ½ ½ STEPHEN FOSTER 110802F 138
9 109109J 174 ALAN CROMBLEHOLME 1 0 ERIC HORWILL 113026C 138
10 106612C 170 PATRICK BENNETT ½ ½ ANDY AMBROSE 165115J 135
11 157248K 168 NICHOLAS WALKER 1 0 RAY COLLETT 108621C 139
12 245055A 165 JOHN MANGWENGWENDE ½ ½ JIM KEENE 135818C 130
13 209464C 162 JOHN KEAVENEY 1 0 ANDREW WIGGINS 156972H 125
14 120687E 160 JOHN TURNER ½ ½ MARK RILEY 117964A 122
15 108830A 158 DAVID COOPER ½ ½ JOHN VARILONE 178102K 119
16 143016G 153 DAVID PRITCHARD 1 0 DAVID SCRIVEN 233503H 119
      Result 11 5      

 

Open Team Championship: Warwickshire - Worcestershire

Played on 8 December 2007 at Midland Red Social Club, Birmingham. Warwickshire players on odd-numbered boards had white.

 

Board ECF Code Grade Warwickshire Score Score Worcestershire ECF Code Grade
1   198 Don Mason ½ ½ John Edge 110076c 174
2   188 Tony Hynes ½ ½ Peter Kitson 127645b 169
3   186 Jon Swindells 1 0 maurice Bissell 160812L 147
4   183 Phil Holt ½ ½ Steve Foster 110802f 138
5   183 Mark Page 1 0 Steve Jukes 113972b 136
6   178 Ian Galloway 1 0 Andy Ambrose 165115j 135
7   181 Keith Escott ½ ½ Ray Collett 108621c 133
8   173 Andy Baruch 1 0 John Foxall 110841e 126
9   166 Alan Lloyd 1 0 Andrew Wiggins 156972h 124
10   161 Pabloo Padilla 1 0 Mark Riley 117964a 122
11   160 Keith Ingram 1 0 Giles Stanton 172186a 120
12   156 Bob Wildig 1 0 David Scriven 233503h 119
13   158 Martin Smyth 1 0 John Varilone 178102k 119
14   151 Joey Stewart 1 0 Ian Truscott 120615b 116
15   151 Jim Gee 1 0 Arnold Kirkland 128994k 102
16   153 Ed Goodwin 1 0 Terry Pountney 183529e 93
      Result 14 2      

 

Open Team Championship: Worcestershire - Greater Manchester

Played on 26 January 2008 at Brewood, Staffs. Manchester players had white on odd-numbered boards.

 

Board ECF Code Grade Greater Manchester Score Score Worcestershire Grade ECF Code
1 113216H 204 David Hulmes 1 0 John Edge 174 110076C
2 194523D 192 Stephen Pickles 1 0 Peter Kitson 169 127645B
3 106435G 186 Richard Beach 1 0 Steve Mellor 165 230883G
4 241589G 185 Ali Reza Jaunooby 0 1 Jeremy Fallowfield 163 242226J
5 119904D 183 Mike Surtees 1 0 Kevin Hurney 157 129898H
6 107756K 176 Graham Burton ½ ½ NickF allowfield 156 128865K
7 271051B 173 Paul Kane 1 0 Nigel Towers 145 165392B
8 116293H 159 Mick Norris 1 0 Steve Foster 138 110802F
9 104797J 159 Adam Tyton 1 0 Eric Horwill 138 113026C
10     default 0 1 Andy Ambrose 135 165115J
11 244467H 154 Marcial Flores 1 0 Julie Wilson 134 170913G
12 106649D 130 Alan Beresford 1 0 Ray Collett 139 108621C
13 157151F 130 Dave Pardoe ½ ½ Andrew Wiggins 125 156972H
14 108722J 129 Mick Connor 0 1 Giles Stanton 120 172186A
15 104765G 107 Ray Sumner ½ ½ Dave Scriven 119 233503H
16 247722B 107 David Connolly 1 0 Arnold Kirkland 103 128994K
  average 158 Result 11½ 4½   142 average

 

Worcestershire Runners-up in Midlands Under-125 Championship, lose in national semi-final

In a tight match Warwickshire beat local rivals Worcestershire for the title. Leicestershire defaulted allowing Lincolnshire into the national stages. Warwicksire are M1, Worcestershire M2, and Lincolnshire M3

 

Position West Zone Teams Pl W D L Game Points Match Pts
1st Warwickshire 3 3 0 0 31 6
2nd Worcestershire 3 2 0 1 26½ 4
3rd Staffordshire 3 1 0 2 19½ 2
4th Shropshire 3 0 0 3 19 0
Under-125 Midlands West Zone fixtures 2007-8
Date Match Result
6 October Warwickshire - Worcestershire 9 - 7
6 October Staffordshire - Shropshire 9½ - 6½
15 December Worcestershire - Shropshire 10 - 6
15 December Warwickshire - Staffordshire 12½ - 3½
2 February Shropshire - Warwickshire 6½ - 9½
2 February Worcester - Staffordshire 9½ - 6½
Position East Zone Teams Pl W D L Game Points Match Pts
1st Lincolnshire 2 2 0 0 17½ 4
2nd Leicestershire 2 1 0 1 17 2
  Derbyshire 2 0 0 2 13½ 0
Under-125 Midlands East Zone fixtures 2007-8
Date Match Result
6 October Derbyshire - Lincolnshire 7½ - 8½
15 December Leicestershire - Derbyshire 10 - 6
2 February Lincolnshire - Leicestershire 9 - 7
Midlands 2008 under-125 Championship finals
Date Match Result
1 March Semi-final Warwickshire - Leicestershire 9 - 7
1 March Semi-final Lincolnshire - Worcestershire 5 - 11
22 March 3rd place play-off Leicestershire - Lincolnshire 0 - 16 def
29 March Final Warwickshire - Worcestershire 8½ - 7½
ECF National Under-125 finals 2008
Date Match Result
27 April Preliminary: Lancashire - Leicestershire 5 - 11
Not played Quarter-final: Cleveland - Worcestershire 0 - 16 def *
17 May Quarter-final: Warwickshire - Sussex 8 - 8 Sussex won on board count
18 May Quarter-final: Norfolk - Leicestershire 9 - 7
14 June Semi-final: Worcester - Sussex 6 - 10*
* Source ECF website

 

Under-125 Championship West Zone: Warwickshire - Worcestershire

Played on 6 October 2007 at The Midland Red Social Club, Quinton, Birmingham. It was not reported which players had white.

 

BOARD REF GRADE WARWICKSHIRE SCORE SCORE REF WORCESTERSHIRE GRADE
1 119760F 124 Stockhall, Derek A 0 1 112439A Heath, Jeffrey 122
2 143240A 124 Evans, Christopher J ½ ½ 117964A Riley, Mark 122
3 105876K 124 Asbury, Jon A ½ ½ 172186A Stanton, T Giles 120
4 129958L 124 Warren, Kenneth E 0 1 233503H Scriven, David 119
5 264076E 120 Seale, Denis 1 0 120615B Truscott, Ian M 116
6 242248H 119 Ralph, Sean 0 1 248739B Ellis, Ian 115
7 155226A 117 Turner, Jon 0 1 179081L Curry, Don S 111
8 129117J 117 Rawson, Louis S 1 0   Fuller, Rob -
9 113645J 116 Jimenez, Frank C 1 0 185413G Loynes, John H 107
10 256357F 114 Hussain, Adrian 1 0 108369H Clack, Ian 104
11 114495K 113 Llewelyn, John D 0 1 128994K Kirkland, Arnold G 103
12 108929J 111 Cottom, Andrew ½ ½ 139811J Wilkinson, Richard 103
13 129902F 110 Johnson, Lennie ½ ½ 221492B Richardson, David L 104
14 120981E 108 Walker, Mike BA 1 0 242814D O'Gorman, T Francis 102
15 117082L 96 Phipps, Malcolm J 1 0 108370D Clack, Michele J 102
16 111228E 95 Gilbert, Kim T 1 0 265694C Trinder, Ray 98
      Result 9 7      

 

Under-125 West Zone Championship: Worcestershire - Shropshire

Played on 15 December 2007 at Webheath, Redditch, Worcs. Shropshire players had white on odd-numbered boards.

 

Board ECF No Grade Worcestershire Score Score Shropshire ECF No Grade
1 112439A 122 Heath, Jeffrey 1 0 Crean, Peter 104197G 118
2 233503H 119 Scriven, David 1 0 Westhead, John A 157397E 117
3 156963G 119 Gittus, John 0 1 Whittingham, Edward 188535C 115
4 172186A 120 Stanton, T Giles ½ ½ Peck, Windsor WA 116900C 115
5 125717B 119 Boyle, Anthony 0 1 Randle, Glyn 129115E 115
6 267733H 115 Farthing, Andrew ½ ½ Liddell, John 183222A 113
7 248739B 115 Ellis, Ian ½ ½ Taylor, Alex 248954F 105
8 120615B 116 Truscott, Ian 1 0 Tunks, John 120647D 103
9 811260P 113 Cumiskey, Robert 1 0 Viszokai, George 120879C 98
10 242257J 113 Wyle, Graham 0 1 Ogundipe, Dele 143781B 92
11 179081L 111 Curry, Don ½ ½ Brown, Roger 107507L 91
12 811261P 110 Fuller, Robert 1 0 Powell, Derrick 117343B 87
13 127209D 110 Yates, Tim ½ ½ Gillespie, Richard 260569H 83
14 121232B 110 Watson, WW ½ ½ Mellor, Peter 248946G 80
15 185413G 107 Loynes, John 1 0 Broderick, Paul G 136890E 78
16 128994K 103 Kirkland, Arnold 1 0 Mehmood, Athar 264465E 74
  Avg (114) TOTAL 10 6   Avg (99)

 

Under-125 Championship West Zone: Worcestershire - Staffordshire

Played on 2 February 2008 at Webheath Village Hall, Redditch, Worcs. It was not reported which players had white.

 

Board BCF Code Grade WORCESTERSHIRE Score Score STAFFORDSHIRE BCF Code Grade
1 233503H 119 DAVID SCRIVEN 0 1 MANJO ARORA 259555C 124
2 172186A 120 GILES STANTON 0 1 ANDREW PITCHER 271125E 118
3 156963G 119 JOHN GITTUS 1 0 KENNETH MCNULTY 261888G 120
4 178102K 119 JOHN VARILONE ½ ½ KEN FRANCIS 110855E 118
5 266352B 119 PETER YEADON ½ ½ ALAN DOBSON 109734K 117
6 120615B 116 IAN TRUSCOTT 1 0 CLIVE FERRY 110541D 114
7 248739B 115 IAN ELLIS 1 0 STEVE COLWELL 152073J 114
8 179081L 111 DON CURRY 1 0 PETER HALLEN 230419D 111
9 121232B 110 WW (Bill) WATSON ½ ½ STEVE EMMERTON 266803J 104
10 127209D 110 TIM YATES 0 1 GEOFFERY LEE 266811H 97
11   UG ROB CUMISKEY 1 0 JOHN BUTTON 179093G 102
12   UG ROB FULLER 0 1 JOHN MONTAGUE 179091C 93
13 185413G 106 JOHN LOYNES 1 0 PETER SHAW 118825C 104
14 128994K 103 ARNOLD KIRKLAND 1 0 MATHEW CARR 266785L 82
15 108369H 104 IAN CLACK ½ ½ DAVID HALLEN 223761B 87
16 221492B 104 DAVID RICHARDSON ½ ½ MATHEW GREENWOOD 268615G 30
      Result 9½ 6½      

 

Under-125 Midlands Championship Semi-final: Lincolnshire - Worcestershire

Played on 1 March 2008 at Barkby Village Hall, Leicestershire. Worcestershire players had white on odd-numbered boards.

 

Board BCF Code Grade Lincolnshire Score Score Worcestershire BCF Code Grade
1 170306H 122 David Carew ½ ½ Giles Stanton 172186A 120
2 117383C 120 Bernard Pratten 1 0 David Scriven 233503H 119
3 269522E 114e Robert Crawshaw 0 1 John Gittus 156963G 119
4 152036C 109 Peter Sherlock 1 0 John Varilone 178102K 119
5 116272C 108 Keith Noons 0 1 Anthony Boyle 125717B 119
6 139887J 106 Ben Mason 0 1 Ian Truscott 120615B 116
7 165294B 98e Michael Robinson 0 1 Ian Ellis 248739B 115
8 115883B 96 Charles Moss 0 1 Don Curry 179081L 111
9 222104E 95 Charles Ayton 0 1 Tim Yates 127209D 110
10 234183K 92 Rick Davey 0 1 Rob Cumiskey   107e
11 165272C 92 William Bazley ½ ½ John Loynes 185413G 106
12 257970E 86 Michael Dew 1 0 Arnold Kirkland 128994K 103
13 127508C 85 Richard Kerrigan 0 1 Ian Clack 108369H 104
14 160348G 74 Paul Fischer 1 0 David Richardson 221492B 104
15 265836H 63 Neil Milson 0 1 Richard Wilkinson 139811J 103
16 263175B 47 Amy Milson 0 1 Michele Clack 108370D 102
      Result 5 11      

 

Under-125 Midlands Championship Final: Warwickshire - Worcestershire

Played on 29th March 2008 at Quinton, Birmingham. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white.

 

Board REF GRADE WARWICKSHIRE Score Score WORCESTERSHIRE REF GRADE
1   124 Biddle, Mike 0 1 Stanton, T Giles   120
2   124 Oliver, Peter 1 0 Riley, Mark   122
3   124 Warren, Kenneth E ½ ½ Scriven, David   119
4   124 Asbury, Jon A ½ ½ Gittus, John   119
5   124 Stockhall, Derek A ½ ½ Varilone, John F   119
6   120 Seale, Denis 0 1 Boyle, Anthony   119
7   118 Turner, Jon 1 0 Truscott, Ian M   116
8   117 Rawson, Louis S ½ ½ Farthing, Andrew   116
9   119 Ralph, Sean 0 1 Ellis, Ian   115
10   114 Hussain, Adrian 1 0 Curry, Don S   111
11   111 Cottom, Andrew ½ ½ Watson, WW (Bill)   110
12   110 Johnson, Lennie 1 0 Yates, Tim   110
13   113 Llewelyn, John D 0 1 Cumiskey, Robert   107e
14   108 Dickson, Fred 0 1 Kirkland, Arnold G   103
15   96 Phipps, Malcolm J 1 0 Clack, Ian   104
16   95 Gilbert, Kim T 1 0 Bott, Doug   104
      Result 8½ 7½      

 

National Under-125 Semi-final: Worcestershire - Sussex

Played 14 June 2008 at Bourne End, Beaconsfield, Bucks. There was no record of colours played.

 

Board BCF Code Grade Worcestershire Score Score Sussex BCF Code Grade
1   120 Giles Stanton 0 1 Marc Bryant   123
2   119 John Varilone ½ ½ Gary McCulloch   123
3   119 Antony Boyle 1 0 Adam Squibbs   113J
4   115 Ian Ellis 0 1 David Curtis   113
5   114 Rob Cumiskey 0 1 Ben Sliverstein   108J
6   111 Curry Don 0 1 Julie Denning   116
7   110 W W (Bill) Watson ½ ½ Michael D Plumb   113
8   106 John Loynes 1 0 Dave Wallis   107
9   103 Arnold Kirkland 1 0 Andrew Mayer   107
10   104 Ian Clack 1 0 R Waddingham   97
11   104 David Richardson ½ ½ Ray Hunt   103
12   102 T Francis O’Gorman 0 1 Shyam Mohan   103J
13   98 John Clark 0 1 Ram Mohan   101J
14   93 Terrance Pountney ½ ½ Stefan Lewins   101
15   90 Richard Collett 0 1 Chris Yates   86J
16   85 Derek Abraham 0 1 Tom Fritzgerald   84J
       Result 6 10      

 

Worcestershire under-100 teams finishes mid-table in West zone

Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire Terriers were nominated for the nation stages (respectively M1, M2 and M3).

 

Position West Zone Teams Pl W D L Game Points Match Pts
1st Staffordshire Terriers 4 3 0 1 31½ 6
2nd Shropshire A 4 2 0 2 26½ 4
3rd  Worcestershire 4 2 0 2 26 4
 4th Staffordshire Bulldogs 4 1 0 3 26 2
5th  Shropshire B 4 0 0 4 11 0
Date West Zone Match Result
27 October Staffs Bulldogs - Staffs Terriers 3 - 9
27 October Shropshire A - Shropshire B 9½ - 2½
17 November Worcester - Shropshire A 6½ - 5½
17 November Shropshire B - Staffs Bulldogs 2½ - 9½
8 December Shropshire A - Staffs Terriers 6½ - 5½
12 January Shropshire B - Worcester 3½ - 9½
12 January Staffordshire Bulldogs - Shropshire A 7 - 5
26 January Staffs Terriers - Shropshire B 9½ - 2½
26 January Worcester - Staffs Bulldogs 5½ - 6½
23 February Staffs Terriers - Worcester 7½ - 4½

 

Under-100 Championship West Zone: Worcestershire - Shropshire A

Played on 17 November 2007 at Webheath Village Hal, Redditch, Worcs. Shropshire players on odd-numbered boards had white.

 

Board BCF Code Grade Worcestershire Score Score Shropshire A BCF Code Grade
1 166473G 98a Clark, John 1 0 Ogundipe, Dele 143781B 92c
2 108407A 94a Clark, Maureen 0 1 Brown, Roger 107507L 91a
3 183529E 93a Pountney, Terrance 0 1 Powell, Derrick 117343B 87b
4 192070E 91d Batson, Fred 1 0 Jones, Andrew 157897C 87a
5 108620A 90a Collett, Richard 1 0 Gillespie, Richard 260569H 83a
6 157246F 87b Turner, Richard ½ ½ Broderick, Paul G 136890E 78a
7 228368C 87d Wood, Penny A 1 0 Lovegrove, David Charles 253891L 76a
8 117518L 79c Pugh, William J ½ ½ Davies, Sellick L. 143009K 75b
9 192111D 69a Taylor, A (Tony) 1 0 Pickles, Alan 179299E 75c
10 165486L 70b Holmberg, John P 0 1 Szwajkun, Richard 264471L 56b
11 269827E 38e Vernon, Colin ½ ½ Szwajkun, Steve 264472B 49d
12   UG Ryder, Neil 0 1 Brown, Bryan 107413B 48d
      Result 6½ 5½      

 

Under-100 Championship West Zone: Shropshire B - Worcestershire

Played on 12 January 2008 at Shifnal Scout Hut, Shifnal, Shropshire. It was not reported which players had white.

 

Board BCF Code Grade Shropshire B Score Score Worcestershire BCF Code Grade
1 248946G 80 Mellor, Peter 1 0 John Clark 166473G 98
2 264465E 74 Mehmood (Ansari), Athar ½ ½ Maureen Clark 108407D 94
3 240245C 61 Graham, Henry ½ ½ Terry Pountney 183529E 93
4 249687C 55 Lovejoy, Christopher ½ ½ Richard Collett 108620A 90
5 267845H 46 Newey, Jonathan 1 0 Penny Wood 228368C 87
6 264468L 45 Richards, Mark 0 1 Ashley Davis   87
7 257511F 44 Davenport, Huw 0 1 William Pugh 117518L 79
8 264469B 38 Rooney, Francis 0 1 John Holmberg   77
9 260562E 30 Mellor, Matthew 0 1 Tony Taylor 192111D 69
10 252231H 28 Mellor, Joe 0 1 Ronald Thompson   58
11 269317D 15 Best, Matthew 0 1 Colin Vernon 269827E 34
12 - U Angelica Dean 0 1 Neil Ryder   U
      Result 3½ 8½      

 

Under-100 Championship West Zone: Worcestershire - Staffordshire Bulldogs

Played 26 January 2008 at Webheath Village Hall, Redditch, Worcs. Information from Staffordshire website. It was not reported which players had white.

 

Bd BCF code Grade Worcestershire Score Score Staffordshire Bulldogs Grade BCF code
1   98 Ray Trinder 0 1 David Molineux 99  
2   94 Maureen Clark ½ ½ Rod Price 93  
3   93 Terry Pountney ½ ½ Simon A Jones 92  
4   91 Fred Bateson 1 0 Paul O'Donoghue 90  
5   90 Richard Collett ½ ½ Bryan Hall 89  
6   87 Richard Turner ½ ½ Robert Brodie 89  
7   87 Penny Wood 0 1 Peter Broomhall 89  
8   79 William Pugh ½ ½ Peter FK Evans 88  
9   77 John Holmberg ½ ½ Anthony R Meakin 85  
10   69 Tony Taylor ½ ½ David I Buckley 82  
11   58 Ronald Thompson 0 1 Christopher Bateson 81  
12   u/g Neil Ryder 1 0 Paul Guest 69  
      Result 5½ 6½      

 

Under-100 Championship West Zone: Staffordshire Terriers - Worcestershire

Played on 23 February at Newcastle-under-Lyme Chess Club, Staffs. Worcestershire players had white on odd-numbered boards.

 

Board Code Grade Staffs Terriers Score Score Worcestershire Code Grade
1 266811H 97 Geoff Lee 1 0 John Clark 1666473G 98
2 118855A 95 Paul Shelley ½ ½ Marie Clark 108407D 94
3 133476B 97 John Smith ½ ½ Terry Poutney 183529E 93
4 255708D 93 John Gater 0 1 Richard Collett 108620A 90
5 147838C 93 Geoff Yates 0 1 Richard Turner 157246F 87
6 186538K 90 Paul Clapham ½ ½ Penny Wood 228368C 87
7 240298B 85 Matthew Wyza ½ ½ William Pugh 117518l 79
8 245795H 84 Ebrahim Arshad 1 0 Tony Taylor 192111D 69
9 249951E 74 Carl Mustafa ½ ½ Neil Ryder   UG
10 271134F 72 Nick McLean 1 0 John Holmberg 165486L 77
11 252222G 69 Eliot Green 1 0 Ronald Thompson 248736G 58
12   UG Richard Mansell 1 0 Default    
      Result 7½ 4½      

 

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