WDCL Home Last updated 15 April 2016 Worcs Chess

Malvern win League Championship

15 Apr. The fight for the championship went to the last league game in the last league match.
7 Apr. The last match of the season will decide the 2016 League Championship
1 Apr. Redditch played Malvern away in a tussle for top position, but found themselves against one of the highest graded teams ever fielded in the league and duly lost. Only Worcester Bishops, with two matches to play can now catch Malvern.
23 Mar. Redditch A beat Kidderminster Rooks and a win in their next fixture would put Redditch at the top of the table.
9 Mar. Malvern away beat Kidderminster Rooks to go top.
26 Feb. Malvern, at home, nearly catch up with Kidderminster Knights with a win.
20 Jan. Kidderminster Knights go top
21 Oct. An exciting match with time scrambles on board one saw Redditch underdogs gain first league points this season.
4 Sep. Teams were the same as last season, Neither of the joint winners of Division 2 sought promotion and Kidderminster Rooks preferred to play in Division 1.

Worcester & District Chess League 2015-6
Division 1		 Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Games won Match points Position
Malvern 8 6 1 1 21½ 11½ 13 13 1st
Worcester Bishops 8 4 1 3 19 13 10 9 2nd
Kidderminster Knights 8 3 2 3 17½ 14½ 11 8 3rd
Redditch A 8 3 2 3 15½ 16½ 8 8  
Kidderminster Rooks 8 0 2 6 7½ 24½ 3 2  

 

Worcester & District Chess League 2015-6 Division 1 Fixtures List
Date 2015 Fixture Match Score
Tue 20 Oct Redditch A - Worcester Bishops 2½ - 1½
Wed 21 Oct Kiddderminster Knights - Malvern 2½ - 1½
Wed 28 Oct Kidderminster Knights - Kidderminster Rooks 4 - 0
Tue 3 Nov Redditch A - Malvern 2 - 2
Wed 4 Nov Kidderminster Rooks - Worcester Bishops ½ - 3½
Thu 19 Nov Worcester Bishops - Kidderminster Knights 2½ - 1½
Wed 25 Nov Kidderminster Knights - Redditch A 1½ - 2½
Tue 8 Dec Redditch A - Kidderminster Rooks 2 - 2
Fri 11 Dec Malvern - Worcester Bishops 2½ - 1½
Fri 18 Dec Malvern - Kidderminster Rooks 4 - 0
Date 2016    
Wed 13 Jan Kidderminster Rooks - Kidderminster Knights 2 - 2
Tue 19 Jan Redditch A - Kidderminster Knights 1½ - 2½
Wed 10 Feb Kidderminster Knights - Worcester Bishops 2 - 2
Fri 26 Feb Malvern - Kidderminster Knights 2½ - 1½
Thu 3 Mar Worcester Bishops - Kidderminster Rooks 3½ - ½
Wed 9 Mar Kidderminster Rooks - Malvern 1½ - 2½
Wed 23 Mar Kidderminster Rooks - Redditch A 1 - 3
Fri 1 Apr Malvern - Redditch A 3 - 1
Thu 7 Apr Worcester Bishops - Redditch A 3 - 1
Thu 14 Apr Worcester Bishops - Malvern 1½ - 2½

Club secretaries and team captains

  • Kidderminster Knights: Secy Maurice Bissell; Cap Jim Friar
  • Kidderminster Rooks: Secy Maurice Bissell, Capn Terry Pountney
  • Malvern: Secy & Cap, Brian Turner
  • Redditch 1: Secy, Ian Clack; Cap, Dan Lambourne
  • Worcester Bishops: Secy, Ray Collett; Cap, Jim Keene