Simply the best
One of Lichfield’s top two players, Ian Kingston, has had to drop out of competitive chess because of pressure of work. Several members of the club were quickly in touch with Ian to express their regrets at his departure, which prompted the following response. “At some point I intend to return to chess and if…
First team in trouble
Lichfield’s struggling first team went down to another defeat, this time by 4-2 at home to Solihull. Maurice Staples scored an excellent draw against a 200 plus graded opponent and there were draws from Tony Green, Peter Collins and Mike Maher, who played a fine game against a stronger opponent but couldn’t quite get the…
Result disputed
Result disputed Lichfield are disputing the result of the Birmingham Division 2 fixture at Solihull, alleging two breaches of the league rules. As the situation stands the result is 3-3, Lichfield’s score being assisted by a default on Board 4. The rules committee will meet on December 17th to decide the matter. Lichfield’s contention is…
