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Derby League Division 1 It was a disappointing end to the season for the combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ team as they lost 4-0 in an away match against Derby ‘A’. Playing White on Board 3, John Hoddy’s game was very even as the game simplified into a Knight
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Derby League Division 1 The combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ team notched up their second victory of the season against Derby ‘B’ at The Guild Hall. Ben Nevett-Farman was five minutes late arriving for his Board 2 match, but his opponent never arrived at all, giving Burton and Lichfield an
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Derby League Division 1 The combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ team faced second place Derby ‘A’ in a Monday night match at The King’s Head, and the contest was as tight as the league placings of the two teams would predict. On Board 1, Mircea Mesesan faced 2100+ John
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Derby League Division 1 Turan Asgarova got back to winning ways in the second match since she returned from childbirth and that win enabled the combined Lichfield and Burton team to draw with Rolls Royce A. The draw keeps them in third place. Turan had a 100 point rating advantage
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Derby League Division 1 The Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ side faced bottom side Rolls Royce ‘B’ in a Monday night match at The King’s Head and emerged as convincing 3-1 winners. First to finish was John Hoddy, playing White on Board 4. His opponent played the solid Scandinavian Defence,
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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 chairman Andy Toothill on Board 4. John’s recent run of
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Derby League Division 1 For the second time this season the combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ side defeated Chesterfield ‘A’ by 2.5 – 1.5, lifting them to mid-table in the tough Derby and District League Division 1. After an unexpected defeat in his last Derby League match, Adam Routledge
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Derby League Division 1 The combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ team lost 2.5 – 1.5 in a tense, well-matched encounter with Rolls Royce ‘A’. Ben Nevett-Farman’s Board 1 game and Ryan Smith’s Board 4 game both ended quietly in agreed draws. Ben’s opponent engineered piece exchanges
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Derby League Division 1 Belper ‘A’ are the strongest Derby League Division 1 side by grading, and their strength ultimately told as they beat the combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ Team 3 – 1 to join Derby ‘A’ at the top of the league table. The standout Burton and Lichfield performance
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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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Derby League Division 1 Following a defeat in their first match of the season, the newly-promoted Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ side kickstarted their campaign in Derby League Division 1 with a 4-0 whitewash of Derby ‘B’. Playing Black on Board 4, Vinod Fernando was a bishop up within six moves
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Derby League Division 1 Both teams were missing players from their strongest line-ups as the combined Burton and Lichfield ‘A’ team took on Breadsall ‘A’ in their first match of the season since securing promotion back to Derby League Division 1. Ultimately, the strength in depth of the Breadsall team
