Chess suspended
No club nights until further notice The Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Derby chess leagues have all suspended competitions until further notice following the rapid spread of the corona virus. In common with other chess clubs Lichfield has a substantial percentage of members who fall into the most at risk category. Secretary David Short said even if …
Anniversary ruined
German V2 rockets were still falling on London and the South East when a group of chess enthusiasts got together to form the Wolverhampton Chess League in March 1945 Teams from Wolverhampton and Walsall were amongst the founder members of the league which had hoped to celebrate the 75th anniversary by restaging one of the…
Meetings by email
Lichfield Chess Club’s committee meeting, traditionally held to prepare the ground and make recommendations to the annual general meeting, has been cancelled .Instead an attempt is being made to cover all the discussion points by email. Agenda items will be emailed and debated separately and agreement reached before moving onto the next item. Club secretary…
