Worcestershire Chess League

Registrations for 2026-7

 

New names can be added thoughout the season by request and should be sent to both the Web Editor and Competitions Secretary and Leagues controller. The information required for new registrations is: first name, second Name, middle initial, gender, ECF code, names of clubs including school and junior competitions previously played in.

 

Captain's and secretaries please note that league players should be members of the ECF and any nonmember of the ECF who plays more than 3 games in the league during the 2026-7 season will incur a fee of £22 from their club.

 

Partial, P, ratings are considered unreliable because they are based on very small numbers of results. Before fielding a P rated or unrated player in a match, please consult the controller to agree an assigned rating for play in WCA events. Where a player has only a K or A standardplay or rapidplay rating, that rating will be used for the missing one.

 

Players with reliable ECF "original" September 2026 ratings - that is A or K ratings shown in blue on the ECF ratings list - are used by WCA for matches in 2026. These ratings are updated from the list published in January 2027 and those new ratings determine eligibility and board order (+ or - 100points). When a player has an A or K rating for one only of a standardplay or a rapidplay rating that rating will be used in the Worcestershire League for both standardplay and rapidplay leagues.

 

The links in green are to a player’s entry in the ECF rating database

TBA indicates that a rating has yet to be allocated by the controller.

NEW means the player is not listed in the ECF rating database and is awaiting an ECF code.

Evesham

Secretary Graham Kemp. Team captains: Worc & Dist and Rapidplay league 2 Graham Kemp; Xavier Didelot Rapidplay League 3.

List updated 17 Sep 2026. Link to LMS list. Adams, Stuart 390556B; Blissitt, Geoffrey 222493J; Didelot, William 385484L, Didelot, Arthur 385483J; Didelot Xavier 389024H; Harrison, Rory 388986F; Hatvany, Ivan 234432E; Hill, Grayson 388430C; Howard-Carter, Jude 379441G; Hughes, Oscar 387166G; Keen Stuart 390488L; Kemp, Graham; Pikhur 389025K, Oleh; Sharp, Nigel 253583L; Tulcan, Daniel 390522G; Whitworth, Martin 390555L; Zawadzki, Marek 292471H.

Kidderminster

Secretary David Waud. Team captains: Championship - Joe Friar; Worcester & District - Luke Barton; Rapidplay 1 - Brandon Wilkes/George Relph; Rapidplay 2 - Cameron Henry.

 

Please note that the Kidderminster team will use a 60+30 time control in home matches in the championship league.

 

List updated 18 September2026. Link to LMS list. Barton, Luke 313932D; Bissell, Maurice 106812L; Charlton, Mike 373955H, 1450L; Close, David 242437L; Dearnley, Peter 387725F 1300L; deHavilland, Simon 382170F; deHavilland, Tyler 382291G; Eaton, Alex 251814E; Ellesmore, Derek 136079G; Francis, Jon 382607H 1250L; Friar, Joe 275633L; Haycock, Jay 370449L, 1927; Haycock, Jay 370449L; Henry, Cameron 310843A; Hicken, Paul 387307K; Kitchen, Peter 183527A; Kitchen, Michael 183526K; Pountney, Terrance 183529E; Preece, Alan 292864E; Relph, George 369794A; Riley, Mark 117964A; Szemeti, Ben 374400A, 1562L; Thomas, Paul 120284E; Tinley, Simon 359972D; Varilone, John 178102K; Walker, George 372402F; Waud, David 303821L; Wilkes, Brandon 364048G; Wrench, John 127123E.

Longbridge

Secretary Gavin Cartwright. Team captains: Championship League - team A capt Stephen Woodhouse; team B Capt Carmelo Timaro Simarro; Challengers League - Matt Clarke; Worcester & District League - Matt Clarke; Rapidplay 1 - Stephen Woodhouse; Rapidplay 2 - Matt Clarke.

 

Players restricted to play for the A team only in the Championship League: Clarke, Hazlehurst, Hurney, Swindells, Woodhouse. Updated 27 Sep

Players restricted to play for the B team only in the Championship League: Bethel, Cartwright, Mason, Tirado Simarro, Wallace. Updated 27 Sep

 

Please note that the Longbridge A and B teams will use a 45+30 time control in home matches in the Championship League.

 

Last updated 19 September2026. Link to LMS list. Bessant, Craig 298269K; Bethel, Mark 106679B; Bignall, Paul Spike 314809K; Blanch, Austen 368948H; Carmesin, Johannes 390895B; Carmesin, Lukas 388281A; Cartwright, Gavin 182425K; Clarke, Matt 373762H; Collett, Richard 108620A; Collier, Lee 108629H; Cummins, Jordan 341355L; Davies, Robert 342930B; Deepak Krishnan, Rohan 371959F; Denham, Marcus 37978H; Evans, Mark 380374A; Green, Dan 381638C; Haines, Ben 371971G; Hazlehurst, Cory 182909K; Hurney, Kevin 129898H; Kadar, Joe 303098C; Lawrence, Peter 114145E; Maddocks, Phil 104371H; Mason, Gary 307487A 1450L; Mason, Lennon 385158D; Mutagekar, Chetan 364404C; Nguyen, Nam Anh 313902F; Northcott, Ken 386540L; Norton, Rebecca 388129F; Scott, Kevin 369496D; Sherwood, Tom 320374J; Shurvinton, Elliott 370137C; Swindells, Jonathan 148210F; Tipper, Andy 320637D; Tirado Simarro, Carmelo 371824E; Truscott, Ian 120615B; Wallace, Marvin 369810F; Walsh, Marcus 303138L; Whiley, Joe 366926K; Whitmore, Darren 165251F; Woodhouse, Monty 298350D; Woodhouse, Stephen 127046B.

Malvern

Secretary Brian Turner. Team captains: Brian Turner Championship League; John Knee, Challengers’ League.

 

Please note that the Malvern team will use a 60+30 time control in home matches in the Championship League.

 

Last updated 18 September2026. Link to LMS list. Allsopp, James 349143C; Roger Aris 105816C; Baxter, Keith 148207F; Chester, John 274837L; Clarke, Ian J 139005D; Clarke, Joshua 318791D; Davis, Lee 109427A; Herbert, Geoffrey M 157338L; Hill, Jordan, Matthew 292990K; Knee, John 127661L; Lappin, Kieran A 104355K; Mason, Ben 356603B; Nicholls, Alex 369479D; Spedding, Henry 369028D; Turner, Brian 120670K.

Redditch

Team captains Dan Lambourne Championship League; Harry Evans Challengers’ League, Wheatley Cup and Rapidplay 1 League; Giles Stanton Worc & Dist League and Rapidplay League 2.

 

Please note that the Redditch team will use a 45+30 time control in home matches in the Championship League.

 

Last updated 15 October2026. Link to LMS list. Attwell, Ben 360266H; Bricknell, Rob 234732F; Clack, Ian A 108369H; Cole, Jason 128813B; Colley, Adam 390142H 110L; Cox, Glenn 274840L 1800L; Crane, Mark 323153H; Deeble, Isaac 387449H; Eaton, Tayisia 372625D; Evans, Harry G 315611E; Evans-maldoon, Oscar 390422C; Gillings, Matt 111260A; Herath, Kenul 368015A; Hosken, Nigel 113031G; Joian, Danut 319188G; Lambourne, Daniel M 259447L; Lloyd, Simon 367605F; Lowe, Terry 366088G; Miguel Marimon 386008F; McCormack, Harry 369971H; Parry, Samuel 383784B; Rawlings, Stephen 117683D; Reed, Antonia (Toni) T 299115K; Rimmington, Anthony 321408E; Russell, Scott 319118H; Shore, Joel 369972K; Singh, Japteg (FIDE 585005452); Smith, David 281549H; Stanton, T Giles 172186A; Steward, Jamie 322037A; Tipping, Joe 369856H; Towers, Nigel S 165392B; Vas, Sebastian 368172F; Vaughan, Jonathon 139684F; Zbircea, Mihai Horia 316137H.

Warndon

Secretary Sarah Burgess. Team captains: Alex Nicholls Challengers League; Colin Vernon Worcester & District League

Last updated 17 Sep 2026. Link to LMS list. Allen, Henry 388252E; Austin, Phil 105984B; Blower, Ian 389152F; Burgess, Sarah 385814F; Corbett, Tyrone 374956D; Cotton, Robert (Jnr) 388122C; Cotton, Robert (Snr) 390160K; Crisp, Brian 389151D; Cross, Harvey 390825F; De Souza Pereira, Pedro 388121A; Evans, Tom 374972B; Ford, Mickey 389148D; Gorbunov, Viktor 370348E; Griffith-Read, Ric 242868E; Herman, Pauline 389150B; James, Don 389149F; Merriman, Ivan M 390149L; Molnar, Tamas 389146L; Nguyen, Cuong 386933H; Nicholls, Alex P 369479D; Nicholls, Doug 329446J; Nicholls, Steve 298193C; Ozvatan, Ceylan 375681G; Shaw, Tony 248737J; Taylor-Hagger, Sonny 389147B; Vernon, Colin G 269827E.

Worcester

 

Secretary Paul Serafini. Team captains: Championship League - Rob Sutton; Rooks team - Scott Oxtoby; White Bishops team - Aiden Griffiths; Black Bishops team - Sai Rentachintala; Knights team - Chris Lee; Pawns team - Paul Serafini; Green Pawns Team TBA.

 

Players restricted to play for the White Bishops team only in the Worcester & District League: Cleak, Griffiths, Kirkland, Sharpe. Updated 27 Sep.

Players restricted to play for the Black Bishops team only in the Worcester & District League:

 

Please note that Worcester City team will use a 45+30 time control in home matches in the championship league.

 

Last updated 22 September2026. Link to LMS list. Allen, Stephen 386751B; Archbold, Christopher 380132K 1481L; Arnold, Craig 380746A 1317L; Bennett, Richard 390853H; Berry, Simon 312703F; Brazier, Alfie 365627F; Butt, Bilal 380564F; Cleak, David 295458J; Collett, Ray 108621C; Conway, Sean 340629F; Edwards, Mark 387303B 1350L; Elsden, Luke 362081F; Flynn, Seamus 351428G; Greenhalgh, Ethan 387268D; Griffiths, Aiden 349374L; Harvey, Ben 379517C; Hayles, Robin 313618J; Hesketh, John 291296L; Higgs, Edward 360593A; Jenkinson, Jack 316717D; Kirkland, Arnold 128994K; Lee, Chris 240704J; Luca, Dorin 364353A; Maclean, Scott 370351E; McNamara, Brody 374394K; Mellor, Stephen 230883G; Nicholl, James 379519G; Olden, Jacques 360106H; Osbourn, Ed 282451G; Oxtoby, Scott 343915L; Parry, Ivan 391248G; Peters John D 165489F; Rastall, Joe 306497K; Rentachintala, Sai 373853L, Serafini, Paul 259363E; Sharpe, George 380569E; Smissaert, Bart 388541A; Peters, John 165489F; Sorrell, Keith 355561G; Stephen, Alaric 259364G; Sutton, Rob 285049H; Thomas, Samuel 352191G; Walkowiak, Rob 289043E

 

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