All the latest from Lichfield's league and cup matches.
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Lichfield’s Matt Blackwell, playing against a player rated 100 points higher,not only had the satisfaction of winning his match against tough opponents Redditch A in a handful of moves but also captured his opponent’s Queen in the … Read more →
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Wolverhampton League Division 2 Title challengers Oscott defeated a strong Lichfield team 2.5 – 1.5 to head the Division 2 table, leaving Lichfield in third place. There was not much to choose between the ratings. Adam Routledge was Lichfield’ … Read more →
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Cannock League Division 3 Lichfield’s 3A team were well beaten by a strong Tamworth team who take a two point lead at the top of the third division. The deficit was 3.5 – 0.5 with Lichfield’s only … Read more →
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Cannock League Division 3 Fourteen years old Emilie Nastase joined Lichfield at virtually the same time as Turan Asgarova and she would love to emulate her achievements. Turan returned to chess after a long absence in her mid teens whilst … Read more →
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Derby League Cup and Plate After Rounds 1 and 2 of the Derby League Cup and Plate rapid-play competitions, all three combined Burton and Lichfield sides were in contention. The top four teams in each competition would qualify for the … Read more →
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Derby League It was an illusion, After what seemed a promising start to the season combined Lichfield and Burton teams are dropping down the league tables. Burton ad Lichfield C team crashed 4-0 to Clay Cross A and Burton and … Read more →
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Derby League Division 1 The combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ side scored a surprise 2.5 – 1.5 victory over a strong Chesterfield side in a tense encounter hosted on neutral territory at Spondon Chess Club in Derby. Mircea Mesesan, … Read more →
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Cannock League Division Four Ben Adams toppled an opponent rated more than 300 points higher and his son Isaac, playing his fiirst league game chipped in with a draw as Lichfield won at Stafford by 2.5 – 1.5 and … Read more →
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Wolverhampton League Division Two All four Stafford players were rated above 1800 and they had a comfortable 3-1 win over Lichfield. Tony Green handled a lot of the pressure on top board but when he knew he needed a win … Read more →
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Birmingham League Division 1 After three league defeats, Lichfield earned a much needed 4-2 win over a Shirley & Wythall side who arrived at The Guild Hall with a weaker lineup than expected. The match win was built on victories … Read more →
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Birmingham League Division 5 Phil Sykes built up a threatening attack but accurate defence pushed Phil into using increment time. Only seconds were left when he finally forced his opponent to resign. That was his third win in succession within … Read more →
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Derby League Division 2 After two league defeats, the combined Burton & Lichfield ‘C’ team got off the mark in Division 2 with a 2-2 draw against Derby ‘C’. On Board 1, Yuriy Slobodyuk played out a very solid draw … Read more →
