2015-6 season: Worcestershire A team promoted
Worcestershire had two teams in the Butler-Thomas Competition. This tournament was Division 3 of the English Counties team tournament. It was played over 8 boards using the International Correspondence Chess Server. Team members played two games - one with the white and one with the black pieces against the same opponent. Play began on 1 November 2015 and the event finished on 31 August 2016 when incomplete games were adjudicated. Moves of all games are available from the International Correspondence Chess Federation Website using the link underneath the tables below.
| Board |
Worcestershire A |
Worcs
Score |
The Rest |
| 1 |
Brian Turner (Malvern) |
0, 0 |
Helen Sherwood (E Glamorgan) |
| 2 |
Peter Kitson (Worcester City) |
1, ½ |
Arthur James (Herts B) |
| 3 |
Jim Friar (Hagley) |
½, ½ |
Ben Edgell (Somerset) |
| 4 |
Geoffrey Herbert (Malvern) |
1, 1 |
Bill Ward (Yorks D) |
| 5 |
John Knee (Malvern) |
1, 1 |
Auirdeep Nayak (Surrey C) |
| 6 |
Jim Keene (Worcester) |
1, 0 |
Mark Wilson (W Wales B) |
| 7 |
Stephen Woodhouse (Worcs corres) |
1, 1 |
Lewis Self (Northumberland) |
| 8 |
Derek Gallimore (Worcs corres) |
1, 1 |
Gareth Collinson (Durham) |
| |
Worcestershire A |
11½ |
The Rest |
| Board |
Worcestershire B |
Score |
The Rest |
| 1 |
Nic Hyde (Worcs corres) |
1, 1 |
Michael Clark (Yorks D) |
| 2 |
Alan Ruffle (W Mildland Police) |
0, 0 |
Adam May (W Wales B) |
| 3 |
Arnold Kirkland (Droitwich) |
½, 0 |
David Edney (Herts B) |
| 4 |
Rob Sutton (Worcester City) |
0, 0 |
John Findlay (Durham) |
| 5 |
Richard Collett (Greenlands) |
0, 0 |
Colin Denham (E Glamorgan) |
| 6 |
Ian Truscott (Greenlands) |
1, 1 |
David Roberts (Gwent) |
| 7 |
Matthew Jordan (Malvern) |
½, ½ |
Ivan Stringer (Somerset) |
| 8 |
David Smith (Redditch) |
0, 0 |
Jijith Thukaram (Surrey C) |
| |
Worcestershire |
5½ |
The Rest |
| Team |
Score |
Current Posn |
| East Glamorgan |
14 |
1st |
| Worcestershire A |
11½ |
2nd |
| Hertfordshire B |
9½ |
3rd |
| Surrey C |
9 |
|
| Somerset |
9 |
|
| Durham |
7½ |
|
| West Wales B |
7 |
|
| Gwent |
6 |
|
| Worcestershire B |
5½ |
|
| Yorkshire D |
5 |
|
| Northumberland B |
4 |
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ICCF Butler-Thomas Tournament Webpage
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