The latest from Lichfield's league and cup matches.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Birmingham League Division 1 Below strength and outgraded on every board, Lichfield’s first team pulled off an excellent 4-2 win at Redditch to move into sixth place in the Birmingham League’s Division 1. Encouragingly, Lichfield have already …
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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 …
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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’ …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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