The latest from Lichfield's league and cup matches.
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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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Chairman David Fone’s idea for an internal ECF rated Swiss tournament always was an imaginative idea and it is proving even more successful than Lichfield Chess Club officials dared hope. First of all 30 of the club’s 53 …
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Cannock League Division 2 Going into their match against Mercia, the Cannock 2B team expected to struggle due to limited availability of players, and this expectation was emphasised further when the team saw the strength of players on their opponents’ …
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