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2017-8 Division 1: Redditch A league champions

30 Apr. Stourbridge at home draw with Redditch to complete the season.
25 Apr. Stourbridge beat Malvern.
17 Apr. Redditch beat Stourbridge to displace Malvern from the top.
11 Apr. Kidderminster Knights drew against Worcester.
10 Apr. Redditch at home inflict the first defeat on leaders Malvern to get within 1 match point of the top. Stourbridge have three further matches, Redditch two, and Malvern one, and each of these teams could finsih top.
5 Apr. Worcestersbishops beat Kidderminster Knights
28 Mar. Kidderminster Knights achieved a signal first match win with a strong team against Stourbridge.
23 Mar. Malvern beat Kidderminster Knights.
15 Mar. Worcester Bishops beat Redditch and spoil Redditch's chances of catching Malvern
23 Feb. Malvern and Stourbridge battle to a draw to take Malvern back to the top spot, but Redditch have match in hand.
1 Feb. Worcester Bishops scored an emphatic home win over Stourbridge with a full strength team.
31 Jan. Redditch A won playing away against Kidderminster Knights so that Redditch go to the top of the league by the slenderest of margins above Malvern.
25 Jan. Malvern leapfrog Redditch to go top winth an away win against Worcester Bishops.
10 Jan. In the first match of 2018 Stourbridge and Worcester draw and Worcester get match points on the table.
20 Dec. Stourbridge beat Kidderminster Knights in their postponed match to complete the fixtures due before Christmas.
15 Dec. Malvern beat Worcester Bishops at home and Malvern are now level on match points with Redditch at the top
21 Nov. Malvern playing away beat Kidderminster.
14 Nov. Redditch confirm their superiority with an emphatic win against Kidderminster Knights
31 Oct. Redditch beat Worcester Bishops
20 Oct. They're off with Malvern drawing against Redditch in the first match of the season.
14 Sep. Annual Meeting. Stourbridge come up to division 1 and Kidderminster Rooks go down. Teams play each other home and away.

Worcester & District Chess League 2017-8
Division 1		 Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Games won Match points Position
Redditch A 8 5 2 1 19½ 12½ 10 12 1
Malvern 8 4 2 2 17½ 14½ 8 10  
Worcester Bishops 8 3 2 3 17 15 10 8  
Stourbridge A 8 2 3 3 13 19 6 7  
Kidderminster Knights 8 1 1 6 13 19 6 3  

 

Worcester & District Chess League 2017-8 Division 1 Fixtures List
2017 dates Fixture Match Score
Fri 20 Oct Malvern - Redditch A 2 - 2
Tue 31 Oct Redditch A - Worcester Bishops 3 - 1*
Tue 14 Nov Redditch A - Kidderminster Knights 3½ - ½
Wed 22 Nov Kidderminster Knights - Malvern 1½ - 2½
Fri 15 Dec Malvern - Worcester Bishops 3 - 1
Wed 20 Dec Kidderminster Knights - Stourbridge A 1½ - 2½
2018 dates    
Wed 10 Jan Stourbridge A - Worcester Bishops 2 - 2
Thu 25 Jan Worcester Bishops - Malvern 1½ - 2½
Wed 31 Jan Kidderminster Knights - Redditch A 1½ - 2½
Thu 1 Feb Worcester Bishops - Stourbridge A 3½ - ½
Fri 23 Feb Malvern - Stourbridge A 2 - 2
Thu 15 Mar Worcester Bishops - Redditch A 3 - 1
Fri 23 Mar Malvern - Kidderminster Knights 2½ - 1½
Wed 28 Mar Stourbridge A - Kidderminster Knights ½ - 3½
Fri 30 Mar Good Friday  
Thu 5 Apr Worcester Bishops - Kidderminster Knights 3- 1
Tue 10 Apr Redditch A - Malvern 2½ - 1½
Wed 11 Apr Kidderminster Knights - Worcester Bishops 2 - 2
Tue 17 Apr Redditch A - Stourbridge A 3 - 1
Wed 25 Apr Stourbridge A - Malvern 2½ - 1½
Mon 30 Apr Stourbridge A - Redditch A 2 - 2
* corrected 2 Nov. ‡

Team captains

  • Kidderminster Knights: Captn David Waud
  • Kidderminster Pawns: Capn Mike Kitchen
  • Malvern: Captn John Knee
  • Redditch A: Capn, Dan Lambourne
  • Stourbridge A: Captn Paul Sharratt
  • Worcester Bishops: Capn, Jim Keene