The latest from Lichfield's league and cup matches.
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Birmingham League Division 3 Lichfield now have a seven point lead at the top of Birmingham Division 3 following their 5-1 win over strugglers Olton B. Redditch in second place have two games in hand but it is highly …
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Cannock League Division 3 Outrated by more than 200 points Peter Rose won his board one match against David Mercer to help Lichfield B to a 2-2 draw against Stafford at the Kings Head. His oppo nent would not …
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Derby League Division 2 Sorry for the error. This match was inadvertently recorded here as a loss for the B team. In fact it was a plucky performance by the C team which face an overall 456 point rating deficit. …
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Cannock League Division 2 Yuriy Slobodyuk met a much higher graded opponent on board one, lost a pawn in the opening and never recovered. Gary Monks was also up against a much higher rated opponent on board two, yet battled …
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Cannock League Division four Lichfield had a comfortable win by 2.5 – 1.5 at Norton Canes. Rob Frost managed to Queen a pawn to complete his board one victory and Maurizio Baravalle drew after a very even struggle. Andrew …
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Wolverhampton Division 1 Lichfield were at least 150 points higher rated on all four boards, and every game finished as gradings would predict, when Lichfield ‘A’ defeated Rugeley 4 – 0 in the Wolverhampton Division 1 clash at the Guild Hall, …
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Birmingham League Division 5 Ben Adams has made a good introduction into league chess. His win for B5 against Coleshill was his second success and helped propel Lichfield to a 2.5 – 1.5 win at Coleshill. David Fone got …
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Derby League Division 2 The odds were definitely stacked against the Burton and Lichfield ‘C’ side in their Division 2 away clash with Belper ‘C’, with the team outgraded on every board, To make matters worse, a last minute default …
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Cannock League Division 2 Connor Whetnall earned a half point draw against a strong Walsall Kipping opponent on board four. The board four match went into an end game with Rook against three pawns. Connor is one of half a …
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Wolverhampton Division 2 Mercia B just edged out Lichfield B in a Division 2 game with Adam Routledge’s defeat on board two the decisive point. Adam goi in a tangle, lost three pawns and was unabe to find any …
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Derby League Division 1 The combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ team defeated a strong Breadsall side 3-1 to lift them further up the Derby League Division 1 table. Derby League secretary John Hoddy found himself playing the league’s …
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Cannock League Division 2 Lichfield B went down to a 3-1 defeat at Rushall and it has cost them top spot in the Division Two league table but while disappointed they are still favourites to take the title, having …
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