All the latest from Lichfield's league and cup matches.
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Wolverhampton Division 1 Adam Routledge’s superb season rolled on towards a likely 1900+ grading, but his win on Board 4 was not enough to prevent Lichfield ‘A’ from suffering a 2.5 – 1.5 defeat away to West Bromwich. … Read more →
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Birmingham League Division 3 Lichfield’s 3B team recovered from an early 2-0 deficit to gain an excellent 3.5 – 2.5 win at Redditch to increase their lead at the top of Division three to five points. David Fone … Read more →
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Cannock League Division 3 When skipper John Fryer loked at board one it all seemed very level. Next time he looked Gary Monks was wrapping it up very efficiently. John Fryer himself followed with a second win on board two. … Read more →
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Birminham League Division 5 David Fone, playing the crucial last match thought he had lost. He had a runaway pawn on the outside lane but it could be caught by the King. It was a classic King and pawn battle. … Read more →
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Birmingham League Division 5 It was a closely fought match but Lichfield’s B5 team came through the clash with Walsall Kipping it to stay top of the league with an unbeaten record For most of their games David Fone … Read more →
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Derby Leagues Lichfield and Burton combined teams played four matches in a week, lost heavily in three of them and managed a draw in the other match. The first team lost to Belper A 3-1 with two of Lichfield’s … Read more →
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Derby League Division 1 Belper ‘A’ are the strongest Derby League Division 1 side by grading, and their strength ultimately told as they beat the combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ Team 3 – 1 to join Derby ‘A’ at the top … Read more →
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Birmingham League Division 3 It is a golden season for Adam Routledge. Twelve wins and only one loss in his last 17 games have swept him to the top of the club’s Ladder League and close to a 1900 … Read more →
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Cannock League Division 4 Stephen’s Shield’s Kingside attack was blunted by his higher rated opponent who forced an exchange of Queens leaving the position strategically even and the only pieces left to each player were a Bishop and … Read more →
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Wolverhampton League Division 1 Lichfield suffered a narrow 2.5 – 1.5 defeat to early league leaders Halesowen in a keenly contested encounter. On Board 4, Albert Chacko was making his Division 1 debut against a player graded 250 points … Read more →
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John Fryer’s opponent went a pawn up with a superior position by mid game. Then a series of quite reasonable moves suddenly gave John an opportunity and a missed fork was conclusive. That point enabled Lichfield’s 2B team … Read more →
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Cannock League Division 4 A recent newcomer to Lichfield Chess Club, Dylan Wright is highly regarded by opponents he has met in friendly games.He lost his debut match and then found himself on board one against a very experienced … Read more →
