All the latest from Lichfield's league and cup matches.
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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
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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 are now second in the table. John Fryer was a
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Birmingham League Division 1 After three league defeats, Lichfield earned a much needed 4-2 win over a Shirley & Wythall side who arrived at The Guild Hall with a weaker lineup than expected. The match win was built on victories on three of the lower boards, with David Hulme, John
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Birmingham League Division 5 Phil Sykes built up a threatening attack but accurate defence pushed Phil into using increment time. Only seconds were left when he finally forced his opponent to resign. That was his third win in succession within a matter of days and it helped Lichfield to a
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Derby League Division 2 After two league defeats, the combined Burton & Lichfield ‘C’ team got off the mark in Division 2 with a 2-2 draw against Derby ‘C’. On Board 1, Yuriy Slobodyuk played out a very solid draw with his higher-rated opponent. Neither player ever held a significant
