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2012-3 Season Division 1

Picture shows President Maurice Bissell (right) presenting Worcester Bishops' captain Ray Collett with the Division 1 shield at the Annual meeting in September 2013.

 Ray Collett receives Div 1 Shield from Maurice Bissell

 

Worcester Bishops are 2013 league champions

22 Apr. In the last match of the season, Redditch lift themselves to mid-table with a decisive win over local rivals Headless Cross.
17 Apr. After consultating the rules and checking calculations the Worcester Bishops Captain claims title on tie-break.
16 Apr. Redditch at home, bottom of the table, beat leaders Worcester Bishops.
11 Apr. Kidderminster Pawns, away, held Worcester Bishops to a draw. The Worcester team join Malvern on 15 match points and 25 game points. The Bishops have another match, against Redditch, to win the championship where they need to ensure they are not whitewashed.
10 Apr. Malvern and Kidderminster Knights have completed their fixtures and Malvern must await Worcester Bishops results.
22 Mar. Malvern draw against Kidderminster Knights to better Worcester Bishops' score, but the Worcester team has two matches in hand.
21 Mar. Worcester catch Malvern with a win over Headless Cross and still have match in hand.
11 Mar. Malvern leap over Worcester Bishops to head the table, but Worcester Have two matches in hand.
15 Feb. In what may have been the decisive match of the Division this season, Worcester beat Malvern.
Sep. Kidderminster Pawns took promotion after a one-year absence. Club secretaries are reminded that teams may field players who are not ECF members, but the club is responsible for paying £2 Game Fee each time a non-ECF member plays.

Worcester & District Chess League 2012-13
Division 1		 Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Games won Match points Position
Worcester Bishops 10 7 1 2 26½ 13½ 18 15 1st
Malvern 10 6 3 1 25 15 17 15 2nd
Kidderminster Knights 10 6 1 3 24 16 18 13 3rd
Redditch 1 10 3 1 6 19 21 13 7  
Kidderminster Pawns 10 2 2 6 16½ 23½ 9 6  
Headless Cross 10 2 0 8 10½ 29½ 4 4  

 

Worcester & District Chess League 2012-13 Division 1 Fixtures List
Date 2012 Fixture Match Score
Th 27 Sep Worcester Bishops - Malvern 1 - 3
Tue 3 Oct Kidderminster Knights - Kidderminster Pawns 3 - 1
Fri 19 Oct Malvern - Kidderminster Pawns 2 - 2
Tue 23 Oct Redditch 1 - Headless Cross 1½ - 2½
Wed 7 Nov Kidderminster Pawns - Worcester Bishops 1 - 3
Th 8 Nov Worcester Bishops - Kidderminster Knights 2½ - 1½
Wed 14 Nov Kidderminster Pawns - Headless Cross 1½ - 2½
Wed 21 Nov Kidderminster Knights - Malvern 1½ - 2½
Thu 22 Nov Worcester Bishops - Redditch 1 3 - 1
Fri 30 Nov Malvern - Redditch 1 2 - 2
Wed 5 Dec Kidderminster Pawns - Redditch 1 0 - 4
Wed 5 Dec Kidderminster Knights - Headless Cross 3½ - ½
Fri 14 Dec Malvern - Headless Cross 3½ - ½
Mon 17 Dec Headless Cross - Worcester Bishops 0 - 4
Date 2013    
Wed 2 Jan Kidderminster Pawns - Kidderminster Knights ½ - 3½
Wed 9 Jan Kidderminster Knights - Worcester Bishops ½ - 3½
Wed 9 Jan Kidderminster Pawns - Malvern 1½ -2½
Fri 15 Feb Malvern - Worcester Bishops 1½ -2½
Mon 18 Feb Headless Cross - Kidderminster Knights 1 - 3
Tue 26 Feb Redditch 1 - Malvern 1 - 3
Mon 11 Mar Headless Cross - Malvern 1 - 3
Thu 21 Mar Worcester Bishops - Headless Cross 3½ - ½
Fri 22 Mar Malvern - Kidderminster Knights 2 - 2
Tue 26 Mar Redditch 1 - Kidderminster Pawns 1½ -2½
Wed 3 Apr Kidderminster Knights - Redditch 1 3 - 1
Tue 9 Apr Redditch 1 - Kidderminster Knights 1 - 3
Thu 11 Apr Worcester Bishops - Kidderminster Pawns 2 - 2
Mon 15 Apr Headless Cross - Kidderminster Pawns 1½ - 2½
Tue 16 Apr Redditch 1 - Worcester Bishops 2½ - 1½
Mon 22 Apr Headless Cross - Redditch 1 ½ - 3½

Club secretaries and team captains

  • Headless Cross: Secy, Mark Hore
  • Kidderminster Knights: Secy Maurice Bissell ; Cap Jim Friar
  • Kidderminster Pawns: Secy Maurice Bissell, Capn Mike Kitchen
  • Malvern: Secy, Brian Turner; Cap, Geoffrey Herbert
  • Redditch 1: Secy, Ian Clack; Cap, Tom Robinson
  • Worcester Bishops: Secy, Andrew Farthing; Cap, Ray Collett

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