Worcester & District Chess League
2008-9 Bennett Cup
Brian Turner wins cup
The winner was Brian Turner (Malvern) who defeated last year's title holder Maurice Bissell (Kidderminster): Final: Brian Turner 1 - 0 Maurice Bissell. The moves of the 2008-9 final with annotations by Andy Farthing assisted by Fritz computer programme are here (opens in new window).
Semi-Finals
Brian Turner 1-0 John Wrench
Maurice Bissell 1-0 Frank Pickett
Preliminary stages
| Bennett Cup Pool A | BT | FP | AF | RB | Total | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Turner (Malvern, 173) |
X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1st |
| Frank Pickett (Kidderminster, 136) |
0 | X | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2nd |
| Andrew Farthing (Worcester City, 122) |
0 | ½ | X | ½ | 1 | 3rd |
| Bob Bricknell (Redditch, 91) |
0 | 0 | ½ | X | ½ | 4th |
| Bennett Cup Pool B | MB | JW | GS | DR | Total | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Bissell (Kidderminster, 151) |
X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1st |
| John Wrench (Kidderminster, 151) |
0 | X | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2nd |
| Giles Stanton (Redditch, 122) |
0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 3rd |
| David Richardson (Headless Cross, 109) |
0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | 4th |