All the latest from Lichfield's league and cup matches.
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Derby League Heavy traffic held up the Lichfield/Burton combined team and cost them all 10 minutes playing time agaainst Clay Cross. It proved no handicap to Adam Routledge. His win on bord one was described by Mike Hoare as … Read more →
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Cannock League Diviion 1 Albert Chacko had every chance to win his game against Kath Hiley and with it the match, He won the opening and the middle game but then relaxed and got the end game all wrong, allowing … Read more →
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Cannock League Division 2 A great win by Adam Routledge was the prime reason why Lichfield’s 2B team was able to maintain their title challenge. Playing board one above first team skipper David Hulme, Adam overcame a 130 point … Read more →
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Cannock League Ben Adams maintained his good form with a top board draw against a much higher rated player but that was as good as it got for Lichfield who lost 3.5 – 1.5. Ben’s son, Isaac lost … Read more →
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Derby and District Cup In the autumn, the combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ side were surprise qualifiers in the Derby and District Cup. Having fielded weaker sides in the first two rounds, Burton and Lichfield were able to bolster their … Read more →
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Derby League Division 2 Lixchfield and Burton B team stay top of Division 2 with a 2.5 – 1.5 win over Belper C. For the monent they have a four point lead but have played two matches more than … Read more →
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Cannock League Division 2 Gary Monks and Albert Chacko were both winners as Lichfield 2A maintained Lichfield’s double title hunting bid with a 2.5- 1.5 win over bottom team Mercia. Tony Green contributed to the win with … Read more →
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Cannocl league Dvision2 David Hulme overcame a 100 point rating disadvantage and black colours to take Lichfield 2B to the top of Cannock League two, reversing a defeat with Rushall earlier in the season. It was the final match to … Read more →
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Derby League Division 3 Connor Whetnall gained his first league victory since returning to Lichfield after a break of several years, helping the combined Lichfield and Burton E team to draw their match with Belper F 2-2 The B team … Read more →
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Wolverhampton Division 1 Despite the teams being closely matched in rating, Lichfield were convincing 3 – 1 winners in their Wolverhampton Division 1 match with Walsall Kipping at the Guild Hall. On Board 2, Maurice Staples faced WGM Jana Bellin. Maurice … Read more →
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Birmingham League Division 5 Lichfield got off to a flying start in their Division 5 home match with Kynoch ‘B’. Albert Chacko’s opponent on Board 1 was late to arrive, and may then have regretted arriving at all, as … Read more →
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Birmingham League Division 1 Lichfield’s Birmingham Division 1 team were out-graded on every board in their Guild Hall clash with Sutton Coldfield, and the opposition were ultimately too strong as the Lichfield team suffered a 4.5 – 1.5 … Read more →
