Free trial membership
Lichfield Chess Club is offering a month’s free trial membership throughout 2019 for both juniors and adults. Lichfield is one of the strongest clubs in the Midlands both from a playing and membership perspective. The club runs 15 teams in four leagues- the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Derby and Cannock. Playing strength varies from virtual beginner to…
Race against time wins vital game
Lichfield B team’s bid for promotion nearly ended in disaster as two players arrived 30 minutes late for the match at Warley Quinborne-a must win game for the team. Skipper Mike Maher’s satnav malfunctioned completely and he was completely lost for a while, whilst Alan Giles thought the match was at home and turned up…
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Two rare checkmates have cost a Lichfield team a trophy and kept the first team in the Birmingham League Division 1 relegation zone. The first rare checkmate came in the Division 1 match at Solihull and cost a draw which could have saved relegation worries. Ian Kingston’s opponent entered a critical stage of the endgame…
