Worcester enter a team in the new u1650 rapidplay league
30 May 2024. The 188th annual meeting of the club decided to enter teams in all five of thw county association’s five leagues
City team win two, lose two
13 Dec 2024. Only Ed Osbourn and Ed Higgs were able to darw their games in the away match against Malvern.
30 Oct 2024. The City team was without leading players in its away match at Redditch and lost 3-2. Dorin Luca was the only Worcester player to win.
17 Oct 2024. Longbridge beat Worcester City in the Championship League. Ed Higgs was the only Worcester player to win.
9 Oct 2024. The City team won their second match. Stephen Mellor, Dorin Luca and Ray Collett won their games in the away match against Kidderminster.
12 Sep 2024. Worcester Cty got off to a good start in the season with a win against Halesowen 3½-1½. Dorin Luca, Ray Collett, and Rob Sutton won their games.
Worcestershire Championship League 2024-5
Worcester City Captain: Rob Sutton
For detailed match results, click on the score in the results column. |
| Date |
Home Team |
Result |
Away Team |
Standing |
| Thu 12th Sep 2024 |
Worcester City |
3½ - 1½ |
Halesowen |
1st |
| Wed 9th Oct 2024 |
Kidderminster |
2 - 3 |
Worcester City |
1st |
| Thu 17th Oct 2024 |
Worcester City |
1½ - 3½ |
Longbridge |
1st |
| Wed 30th Oct 2024 |
Redditch |
3 - 2 |
Worcester City |
2nd |
| Fri 13th Dec 2024 |
Malvern |
1 - 4 |
Worcester City |
4th |
| Thu 9th Jan 2025 |
Worcester City |
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Malvern |
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| Mon 20th Jan 2025 |
Halesowen |
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Worcester City |
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| Thu 27th Feb 2025 |
Worcester City |
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Kidderminster |
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| Thu 6th Mar 2025 |
Worcester City |
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Redditch |
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| Thu 10th Apr 2025 |
Longbridge |
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Worcester City |
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Worcester City
Worcestershire Championship League
Most recent matches at top |
| Board |
Malvern |
score |
Worcester City |
| 1 |
Davis, Lee |
½ - ½ |
Osbourn, Ed |
| 2 |
Turner, Brian |
½ - ½ |
Higgs, Ed |
| 3 |
Clarke, Ian |
1 - 0 |
Luca, Dorin |
| 4 |
Herbert, Geoffrey |
1 - 0 |
Collett, Ray |
| 5 |
Jordan, Matthew |
1 - 0 |
Oxtoby, Scott |
| |
Totals |
4 - 1 |
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| Played 13 Dec, cumulative MP=4, GP=11, Place 4th/6 |
| Board |
Redditch |
score |
Worcester City |
| 1 |
Lambourne, Dan |
0 - 1 |
Luca, Dorin |
| 2 |
Gillings, Matt |
1 - 0 |
Collett, Ray |
| 3 |
Smith, David |
1 - 0 |
Oxtoby, Scott |
| 4 |
Attwell, Ben |
½ - ½ |
Lee, Chris |
| 5 |
Towers, Nigel |
½ - ½ |
Griffiths, Aiden |
| |
Totals |
3 - 2 |
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| Played 4, cumulative MP=4, GP=10, Place 2nd/6 |
| Board |
Worcester City |
score |
Worcester City |
| 1 |
Ratsall, Joe |
0 - 1 |
Swindells, Jonathen |
| 2 |
Higgs, Ed |
1 - 0 |
Walsh, Marcus |
| 3 |
Luca, dorin |
0 - 1 |
Cartwright, Gavin |
| 4 |
Collett, Ray |
½ - ½ |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
| 5 |
Sutton, Rob |
0 - 1 |
Maddocks, Phil |
| |
Totals |
1½ - 3½ |
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| Played 17 Oct, cumulative MP=3, GP=8, Place 1st/6 |
| Board |
Kidderminster |
score |
Worcester City |
| 1 |
Friar, Joe |
0 - 1 |
Mellor, Stephen |
| 2 |
Wrench, John |
1 - 0 |
Rastall, Joe |
| 3 |
Spowart, David |
0 - 1 |
Luca, Dorin |
| 4 |
Close, Dave |
0 - 1 |
Collett, Ray |
| 5 |
Waud, David |
1 - 0 |
Sutton, Rob |
| |
Totals |
2 - 3 |
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| Played 9 Oct, cumulative MP=4, GP=4½, Place 1st/6 |
| Board |
Worcester City |
score |
Longbridge |
| 1 |
Rastall, Joe |
0 - 1 |
Edge, John |
| 2 |
Higgs, Ed |
½ - ½ |
Fishburne, Stewart |
| 3 |
Luca, Dorin |
1 - 0 |
Priest, Adrian |
| 4 |
Collett, Ray |
1 - 0 |
Banks, Peter |
| 5 |
Sutton, Rob |
1 - 0 |
Hazell, Franklin |
| |
Totals |
3½ - 1½ |
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| Played 12 Sep, cumulative MP=2, GP=3½, Place 1st |
Rooks team in the 2024-5 Challengers League
21 Nov 2014. Minus captain, Chris Lee stepped in, but Longbridge turned out a highly rated team and won. Keith won his second game for the Challengers and Tony held Stephen Woodhouse to a draw from a complex late middlegame position by simplifying to aminor piece ending with three pawns each.
14 Nov 2024. Worcester defeated Malvern and new plaer Keith scored a win.
19 Sep 2024. In the first Rooks match of the season, Worcester’s hopes were high when they found Redditch had to default board 4. Although Worcester was out-rated on board 1, the other two games were between players with similar ratings. These games were balanced well into the middle games, but Redditch players prevailed on both.
1 Sep 2024. Stourbridge decided to play in the District league rather than the Challengers. First match result awaited
Worcestershire Challengers’ League 2024-5
Worcester Rooks Captain: Scott Oxtoby
For detailed match results, click on the score in the results column. |
| Date |
Home Team |
Result |
Away Team |
Standing |
| Thu 19th Sep 2024 |
Worcester Rooks |
1 - 3 |
Redditch 2 |
2nd |
| Thu 14th Nov 2024 |
Worcester Rooks |
3 - 1 |
Malvern 2 |
2nd |
| Thu 21st Nov 2024 |
Longbridge 2 |
2½ - 1½ |
Worcester Rooks |
2nd |
| Thu 13th Feb 2025 |
Worcester Rooks |
|
Longbridge 2 |
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| Fri 21st Mar 2025 |
Malvern 2 |
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Worcester Rooks |
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| Wed 26th Mar 2025 |
Redditch 2 |
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Worcester Rooks |
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Worcester Rooks
Worcestershire Challenger’s League
Most recent matches at top |
| Board |
Longbridge |
score |
Worcester Rooks |
| 1 |
Whitmore, Darren |
1 - 0 |
Collett, Ray |
| 2 |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
½ - ½ |
Shaw, Tony |
| 3 |
Maddocks, Phil |
1 - 0 |
Lee, Chris |
| 4 |
Bethel, Mark |
0 - 1 |
Sorrell, Keith |
| |
Totals |
1½ - 2½ |
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| Played 21 Nov. Cumulative MP=2, GP=5½, Place 2nd/4 |
| Board |
Worcester Rooks |
score |
Malvern |
| 1 |
Higgs, Ed |
½ - ½ |
Turner, Brian |
| 2 |
Oxtoby, Scott |
1 - 0 |
Jordan, Matthew |
| 3 |
Lee, Chris |
½ - ½ |
Chester, John |
| 4 |
Sorrell, Keith |
1 - 0 |
Allsopp, James |
| |
Totals |
3 - 1 |
|
| Played 14 Nov. Cumulative MP=2, GP=4, Place 2nd/4 |
| Board |
Worcester Rooks |
score |
Redditch |
| 1 |
Luca, Dorin |
0 - 1 |
Evans, Harry |
| 2 |
Oxtoby, Scott |
0 - 1 |
Russell, Scott |
| 3 |
Shaw, Tony |
0 - 1 |
Whitten, Andrew |
| 4 |
Austin, Phil |
1 - 0 |
default |
| |
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1 - 3 |
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| Played 19 Sep, Cumulative MP= 0, GP=1, Place 2nd/4 |
Bishops team in District league 2024-5
12 Sep. The first match of the season was drawn against Kidderminster.
Worcester & District League 2024-5
Worcester Bishops Captain: Aiden Griffiths
For detailed match results, click on the score in the results column. |
| Date |
Home Team |
Result |
Away Team |
Standing |
| Thu 12th Sep 2024 |
Worcester Bishops |
2 - 2 |
Kidderminster 2 |
1st |
| Thu 10th Oct 2024 |
Longbridge 3 |
1½ - 2½ |
Worcester Bishops |
1st |
| Wed 16th Oct 2024 |
Redditch 3 |
3 - 1 |
Worcester Bishops |
1st |
| Thu 5th Dec 2024 |
Worcester Bishops |
1½ - 2½ |
Stourbridge |
3rd |
| Thu 16th Jan 2025 |
Worcester Bishops |
|
Longbridge 3 |
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| Thu 30th Jan 2025 |
Worcester Bishops |
|
Redditch 3 |
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| Wed 19th Feb 2025 |
Kidderminster 2 |
|
Worcester Bishops |
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| Tue 11th Mar 2025 |
Stourbridge |
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Worcester Bishops |
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Worcester Bishops
Worcester & District League
Most recent matches at top |
| Board |
Worcester Bishops |
score |
Worcester Bishops |
| 1 |
Lee, Chris |
1 - 0 |
Horwill, Eric |
| 2 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
0 - 1 |
Allcock, Steve |
| 3 |
Serafini, Paul |
½ - ½ |
Loynes, John |
| 4 |
Elsden, Luke |
0 - 1 |
Billingham, Dan |
| |
Totals |
1½ - 2½ |
|
| Played 3 Dec. Cumulative MP=3, GP=5½, Place 3rd/6 |
| Board |
Redditch |
score |
Worcester Bishops |
| 1 |
Rimmington, Anthony |
1 - 0 |
Flynn, Seamus |
| 2 |
Carter, Bob |
1 - 0 |
Lee, Chris |
| 3 |
Lowe, Terry |
0 - 1 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
| 4 |
Tipping, Joe |
1 - 0 |
Elsden, Luke |
| |
Totals |
3 - 1 |
|
| Played 16th. Cumulative MP=3, GP=4, Place 1st/6 |
| Board |
Longbridge |
score |
Worcester Bishops |
| 1 |
Truscott, Ian |
½ - ½ |
Lee, Chris |
| 2 |
Bignall, Paul |
1 - 0 |
Cleake, David |
| 3 |
Hughes, Peter |
0 - 1 |
Kirkland, Arnold |
| 4 |
Collett, Richard |
0 - 1 |
Berry, Simon |
| |
Totals |
1½ - 2½ |
|
| Played 10 Oct. Cumulative MP=1, GP=3, Place 1st/6 |
| Board |
Worcester Bishops |
score |
Kidderminster |
| 1 |
Flynn, Seamus |
0 - 1 |
Varilone, John |
| 2 |
Berry, Simon |
1 - 0 |
Barton, Luke |
| 3 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
1 - 0 |
Pountney, Terry |
| 4 |
Serafini, Paul |
1 - 0 |
Tuite, Ronan |
| |
Totals |
2 - 2 |
|
| Played 12 Sep. Cumulative MP=1, GP=2, Place 1-2/6 |
Knights in Rapidplay league 1
28 Nov 2024. The team lost heavily to Longbridge and are now bottom of the table. Only Tony Shaw was able to hold his own with two draws.
31 Oct 2024. The team drew at home in both legs of the fixture with Kidderminster
24 Oct 2024. In spite of Joe’s absence and with Aiden substituting on board 4, the team scored two match draws. The games were hard fought. In the first leg match, boards 1 and 2 went to rook and pawn endings. Ray lost out to Harry from an equal position and Dorin conducted a grim defence a pawn down to draw his game and the match.
Worcester Knights Rapidplay League 1 2024-5
Worcester Knights Captain: Chris Lee
For detailed match results, click on the score in the results column. |
| Date |
Home team |
score 1 |
score 2 |
Away team |
Standing |
| Thu 24th Oct 2024 |
Worcester Knights |
2 - 2 |
2 - 2 |
Redditch 4 |
3rd/4 |
| Thu 31st Oct 2024 |
Worcester Knights |
2 - 2 |
2 - 2 |
Kidderminster 3 |
3rd/4 |
| Thu 28th Nov 2024 |
Worcester Knights |
1½ - 2½ |
1 - 3 |
Longbridge 4 |
4th/4 |
| Wed 22nd Jan 2025 |
Kidderminster 3 |
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Worcester Knights |
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| Thu 13th Mar 2025 |
Longbridge 4 |
|
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Worcester Knights |
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| Wed 16th Apr 2025 |
Redditch 4 |
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Worcester Knights |
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| In this league, players on boards 2, 3 and 4 must be rated below 1850. A player rated above 1850 may play on board 1 only. At each fixture, each player has two games, the second with colours reversed. The fixture’s results are scored as two matches. |
Worcester Knights
Rapidplay League
Most recent matches at top |
| Board |
Worcester Knights |
score |
Longbridge |
| 1 |
Rastall, Joe (b) |
0 - 1 |
Cartwright, Gavin |
| 2 |
Sutton, Rob |
0 - 1 |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
| 3 |
luca, Dorin |
1 - 0 |
Maddocks, Phil |
| 4 |
Shaw, Tony |
½ - ½ |
Bethel, Mark |
| |
Totals |
1½ - 2½ |
Played 28 Nov |
| Board |
Worcester Knights |
score |
Longbridge |
| 1 |
Rastall, Joe (w) |
0 - 1 |
Cartwright, Gavin |
| 2 |
Sutton, Rob |
0 - 1 |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
| 3 |
luca, Dorin |
½ - ½ |
Maddocks, Phil |
| 4 |
Shaw, Tony |
½ - ½ |
Bethel, Mark |
| |
Totals |
1 - 3 |
Played 28 Nov |
| Cumulative MP=4, GP=10½, Place 4th/4 |
| Board |
Worcester Knights |
score |
Kidderminster |
| 1 |
Collett, Ray (b) |
0 - 1 |
Friar, Joseph |
| 2 |
Luca, Dorin |
½ - ½ |
Wilkes, Brandon |
| 3 |
Sutton, Rob |
1 - 0 |
Varilone, John |
| 4 |
Lee, Chris |
½ - ½ |
Barton, Luke |
| |
Totals |
2 - 2 |
Played 31 Oct |
| Board |
Worcester Knights |
score |
Kidderminster |
| 1 |
Collett, Ray (w) |
0 - 1 |
Friar, Joseph |
| 2 |
Luca, Dorin |
1 - 0 |
Wilkes, Brandon |
| 3 |
Sutton, Rob |
1 - 0 |
Varilone, John |
| 4 |
Lee, Chris |
0 - 1 |
Barton, Luke |
| |
Totals |
2 - 2 |
Played 31 Oct |
| Cumulative MP=4, GP=7, Place 3rd/4 |
| Board |
Worcester Knights |
score |
Redditch |
| 1 |
Collett, Ray (b) |
0 - 1 |
Evans, Harry |
| 2 |
Luca, Dorin |
½ - ½ |
Smith, David |
| 3 |
Lee, Chris |
½ - ½ |
Whitton, Andrew |
| 4 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
1 - 0 |
Shore, Joel |
| |
Totals |
2 - 2 |
Played 24 Oct |
| Board |
Worcester Knights |
score |
Redditch |
| 1 |
Collett, Ray (b) |
0 - 1 |
Evans, Harry |
| 2 |
Luca, Dorin |
1 - 0 |
Smith, David |
| 3 |
Lee, Chris |
0 - 1 |
Whitton, Andrew |
| 4 |
Griffiths, Aiden |
1 - 0 |
Shore, Joel |
| |
Totals |
2 - 2 |
Played 24 Oct |
| PCumulative MP=2, GP=4, Place 2nd/4 |
Pawns Rapidplay under-1650 league 2024-5
26 Sep 2024. The Pawns selected recent new players for their first home match against Kidderminster in the new league. Kidderminster turned out an experienced team led by Cameron who was delighted in a sweeping victory in his first match as captain. Although Alex eventually lost, he did well by holding off experienced John Varilone for an extended game in the final result of the evening.
Worcester Pawns Rapidplay League 1 2024-5
Worcester Knights Captain: Paul Serafini
For detailed match results, click on the score in the results column. |
| Date |
Home team |
score 1 |
score 2 |
Away team |
Standing |
| Thu 26th Sep 2024 |
Worcester Pawns |
0 - 4 |
0 - 4 |
Kidderminster |
4 |
| Thu 7th Nov 2024 |
Longbridge 6 |
2 - 2 |
2 - 2 |
Worcester Pawns |
4 |
| Wed 5th Mar 2025 |
Kidderminster 6 |
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Worcester Pawns |
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| Thu 6th Mar 2025 |
Worcester Pawns |
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Redditch |
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| Thu 3rd Apr 2025 |
Worcester Pawns |
|
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Longbridge |
|
| Wed 23rd Apr 2025 |
Redditch 4 |
|
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Worcester Pawns |
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| In this league, players on all boards must be rated below 1650. A fixture’s result is scored as two matches. |
Worcester Pawns
Rapidplay League
Most recent matches at top |
| Board |
Longbridge |
score |
Worcester Pawns |
| 1 |
Boyle, Anthony (b) |
1 - 0 |
Serafini, Paul |
| 2 |
Sherwood, Tom |
0 - 1 |
Maclean, Scott |
| 3 |
Tipper, Andy |
0 - 1 |
Nicholls, Alex |
| 4 |
Angel, Elias |
1 - 0 |
Gorbunov, Viktor |
| |
Totals |
2 - 2 |
Played 7 Nov |
| Board |
|
score |
|
| 1 |
Boyle, Anthony (w) |
1 - 0 |
Serafini, Paul |
| 2 |
Sherwood, Tom |
0 - 1 |
Maclean, Scott |
| 3 |
Tipper, Andy |
0 - 1 |
Nicholls, Alex |
| 4 |
Angel, Elias |
1 - 0 |
Gorbunov, Viktor |
| |
Totals |
2 - 2 |
Played 7 Nov |
| Cumulative MP=2, GP=4, Place 4th/4 |
| Board |
Worcester Pawns |
score |
Kidderminster |
| 1 |
Maclean, Scott (b) |
0 - 1 |
Wilkes, Brandon |
| 2 |
Nicholls, Alex |
0 - 1 |
Varilone, John |
| 3 |
Elsden, Luke |
0 - 1 |
Tuite, Ronan |
| 4 |
Gorbunov, Viktor |
0 - 1 |
Henry, Cameron |
| |
Totals |
0 - 4 |
Played 26 Sep |
| Board |
|
score |
|
| 1 |
Maclean, Scott (w) |
0 - 1 |
Wilkes, Brandon |
| 2 |
Nicholls, Alex |
0 - 1 |
Varilone, John |
| 3 |
Elsden, Luke |
0 - 1 |
Tuite, Ronan |
| 4 |
Gorbunov, Viktor |
0 - 1 |
Henry, Cameron |
| |
Totals |
0 - 4 |
Played 26 Sep |
| Cumulative 0=X, GP=0, Place4th/4 |
Wheatley Cup matches
The controller has yet to ask for entries to this competition
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Redditch |
Score |
Worcester |
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Friendly matches
Last season the club organised friendly matches with hereford and Leominster
Summer Cup competitions
Open team
Last season Dan Lambourne organised a two round jamboree for Worcestershire Chess Association. The club expects a team entry to be invited about Easter time.
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Malvern |
Redditch |
Worcester |
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u1650 team
Last season Dan Lambourne organisede a knock out competition for Worcestershire Chess Association. The club expects a team entry to be invited about Easter time.
