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Birmingham Division 3 Lichfield completed an excellent season by defeating Mercia 4.5 – 1.5 and clinch promotion to Division 2 behind runaway leaders University who have been able to draw on a very strong squad this year. Lichfield finished a point behind University with a season total of 21
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Birmingham League Division 3 Lichfield went down to a 5-1 defeat against Division Three championship leaders University yet will finish in second place after a fine season. This season’s star performer for B5 Adam Routledge was amongst the Lichfield contingent who were beaten after hard games. Adam’s opponent
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Birmingham League Division 3 An Olton default on Board 6 helped Lichfield to a 4-2 win and to ensure promotion from Division 3. Now the aim is to maintain the team’s unbeaten record and win the league title. Yuriy Slobodyuk was the first to finish, agreeing a draw in
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Birmingham League Division 3 Lichfield now have a seven point lead at the top of Birmingham Division 3 following their 5-1 win over strugglers Olton B. Redditch in second place have two games in hand but it is highly unlikely they will stop Lichfield taking the championship. Lichfield have played
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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 and Albert Chacko got into slightly worse positions and lost,
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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 rating. “I now believe I can go on to reach
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Birmingham League Division 3Lichfield sweep Shirley and Wythall away Wins from Bowie Carter, Adam Routledge and Phil Sykes spearheaded a Lichfield 4.5 – 1.5 victory at Shirley and Wythall and they are now top of the league. Tony Green, John Staniforth and Mike Hoare added draws. (Match played 23rd
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Birmingham League Division 3 Lichfield thrashed Central Birmingham 5.5 – 0.5, the last game lasting beyond 10pm and being won by Phil Sykes. Tony Green set the stage on top board, marching his pawns up the board with his Rooks controlling the game. John Staniforth exchanged pieces in a
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Birmingham League Division 3 Lichfield are the early pace setters in Birmingham Division 3 following a 4-2 victory over South Birmingham. Tony Green, Bowie Carter and John Staniforth all delivered victories by winning material in their games. Yuriy Slobodyuk and Mike Hoare battled to draw their games to ensure the
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Birmingham League Division 3 Mike Hoare had a quick victory which set Lichfield’s Birmingham 3 team on the way to a crushing 4.5 – l.5 win over Sutton Coldfield. Bowie Carter on board 2 won a pawn when pieces were being traded , leaving him with an easily convertible
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Cannock Division 1 Turan Asgarova, Lichfield’s new top player with a 2070 rating started her career with an exciting victory as Rugeley were hammered 3.5 -0.5. Both Turan and her opponent were running desperately short of time with the game heading for a possible agreed draw when
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Birmingham League Division 3 John Staniforth of Rushall who has opted to join Lichfield as a second club to get games in the Birmingham League, showed a resolute defence and his opponent eventually lost on time as John stepped up the pressure. On top board it was a similar story
