All the latest from Lichfield's league and cup matches.
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Derby League Division 2 Lichfield and Burton C team defeated fellow strugglers Rolls Royce D 3-1 but it will take a last game repeat to give them a chance of moving off bottom place. Yuriy Slobodyuk on top board reported his top board game was free of blunders until the
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Wolverhampton League Division 2 It was a closely fought match but in the end Rushall, already crowned champions of Division 2, proved just too strong for Lichfield B and won 3-1. It was a strange match up on Board 1 because John Staniforth, who has played excellently for Lichfield and
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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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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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Cannock League Division 2 It has been an excellent season for both Lichfield teams in Division two but the top honour looks certain to go to Stafford after Lichfield’s A team was held to a 2-2 draw with Mercia. It was a hard fought match from start to finish
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Derby League Division 2 The combined B and L C team went down 3-1 to Belper’s third team with star player Adam Routledge losing on board one and Mike Hoare and Brian Homewood held to draws. Matt Benfield lost on board four, The Burton and Lichfield E team also
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Cannock League Division 3 Mick Horrigan played his first match for Lichfield in over 20 years and won as Lichfield hammered Walsall Kipping 4-0. Mick was a first team player before leaving the club which he rejoined a few months ago. Mick played on board two and Peter Rose o
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Derby League Division 2 It was a disappointing end to a stellar season as Burton and Lichfield ‘B’ travelled to Derby to face Derby ‘C’. Having already secured promotion to Division 1, Burton and Lichfield’s team of John Hoddy, Ryan Smith, David Pickering and Joe Parker had hopes of
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Wolverhampton Division 1 Lichfield ‘A’ still have slim hopes of the Wolverhampton League title after a hard-fought victory over Stourbridge A in their final match of the Division 1 season. Adam Chacko, having stepped in at late notice to play on Board 4, misplayed the opening with Black and lost
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Cannock League Division 3 Lichfield’s rising young star Emilie Nastase played on board one for the first time for Lichfield 3A, faith that was rewarded with a win over Oscott’s 1600 rated Sam Whitehouse. The ratings system has yet to catch up with Emilie’s progress as she
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Birmingham League Division 5 Lichfield enjoyed a comfortable 3-1 win over Solihull A to go top of Division 5 but the Solihull A team remain favourites, a point behind and a match in hand. Matt Blackwell, Ben Adams and Connor Whetnall all won with Isaac Adams losing on board four.
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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
