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10 Jan 2026. Although snow forced postponments in league matches on Thursday, captains decided to go ahead with the home match on Saturday against Derbyshire at Kinver. WOrcestreshire players had an emphatic 7½ - 2½ win. Worcesterplayers Seamus Flynn, Alex Nicholls, Chris Lee, David Cleak, and Paul Serafini and Daniel Jones (Stourbridge) won their games. See details.
15 Dec 2025. Worcestershire players just failed in their bid for the Division 2 trophy, but gain promotion to division 1. Better call Tal A beat Worcestershire Wolfpack A 3 - 1. Peter Kitson (Longbridge) was the only player to win his game.
9 Dec 2025. The Wolfpack A team played Dundee City C and won 3-1. Winning Worcestershire players were: WGM Kata Toma, Cory Hazlehurst and Ed Higgs. This win net a place in the final against Better Call Tal A and promotion to Division 1.
2 Dec 2025. One win, one loss and two draws in the last regular round of the Autumn 2025 season. Team A finish top of group B in Division 2 and play in semi-finls for the Division 2 trophy. The B team drew, but are bottom but one in Group A of Division 2 and are likely to be demoted next season. The C team drew and finish in the top quarter of Division 4 while the D team is respectably above the tail-enders in Division 4.
18 Nov 2025. All four teams won their online matches in the Four NJations Chess League (4NCL). The A team beat Morpeth, B beat Hebden Bridge, and in Division 4 both Worcester teams beat teams from Epsom. Team A is now in pole position to win Group B in Division 2 and the other teams have markedly improved their positions. At the end of the evening, Team A is match point ahead of Ashfield Anonymous B and top Group B in Div 2. The B team have lifted themselves off the bottom of Group A in Div 2. In Division 4 team C stand 9th and team D 15th out of a field of 29 and neither can achieve promotion if there are the same team entries next season. New players Scott Maclean and George Sharpe, both Worcester, won their games.
4 Nov 2025. Three team wins: A beat Barnet Knights, B lost to Better Call call A, C beat Hertford and D beat Wessex J.
15 Dec 2025. The first teamplayed its first match of the 2025-6 season at a neutral venue in Leicestershire, Sharnford. The team lost 4½- 11½ with only Dan Lambourne (Redditch) and Kevin Hurney (Longbridge) able to score wins. See score card.
County champion wins Guernsey International Chess Festival25 Oct 2025. Kata Toma won the seven round Open tournament at St Peter Port, Guernsey on tie-breal from FM Hamish Olson (Scotland) with 5½ points. Kata was the only player in the tournament who did not lose a game. Picture shows Kata at the awards ceremony (Picture: BWCI Guernsey Int Chess Festival). Online teams have mixed fortunes21 Oct 2025. Worcestershire Wolfpack A, playing Ashfield Anonymous B, suffered its first defeat and team B lost heavily to Cozy Tomatoes in Division 2 4NCL Main Online, Team C lost to Juassic Coast and the night was saved by team D claiming its first win this season against War & Piece Banner. See score cards. |
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19 Oct 2025. The new county over-the-board team made its debut in 4NCL Division 4. There were two rounds at Cropthorne Hotel, Merry Hill, Dudley. The first match against Eternal Optimists was lost 2-4, but the team recovered strongly in round 2 beating Guildford Young Guns B by 5½-½. David Waud won both of his weekend games. The team stand twelth in the table at the end of the weekend. See score cards.
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