Four leagues – 15 teams
Lichfield Chess Club is an active club competing in no fewer than four leagues: the Birmingham & District League, the Wolverhampton and District League, the Derby & District League and the Cannock and District League.
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Two up or two down?
Every point may count from now onwards for Lichfield’s first and second teams in the Birmingham League. The first team is well and truly in the relegation zone whilst the second team, which made a blistering start in Division 2,still needs two or three points to clinch promotion. That means that if all goes well…
Gradings standstill
The new January chess gradings didn’t bring much joy for Lichfield members. More members slipped back than moved forward. Middle ranking players Peter Willett and Yuriy Slobodyuk made the most progress, Peter advancing from 138 to 146 and Yuriy from 130 to 138, David Hulme broke the 150 barrier, moving up six points to 152…
