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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 higher. Playing actively in the opening with Black, Albert seemed
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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 semi-finals in February, so there was everything to play for
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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 to win the match against Tamworth 3-1. Another vital point
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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 process. Stephen Shields also won his match against a higher
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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 Norton Canes player, Joe Parker , who has a genuine 1423
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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 Lichfield a team went down 2.5 – 1.5 against
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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 played three of the top five teams and while all 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’s only winner on board three- the first of two
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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 point earner coming from young Isaac Adams who played well
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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 Emilie started to play only this year. A few days
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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, playing on Board 1, continued his excellent recent form with
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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 to prevent the team’s defeat he over pressed and
