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Last updated 6 Dec 2023
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5 Dec 2023, Round 7. The A and B teas won, but the Cadets suffered a second defeat. None of the teams has done quite enough to get promotion unless teams in higher positions do not compete next season.
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Worcestershire Wolfpack A |
score |
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Game links |
| 1 |
Jim O’Dell |
0 - 1 |
Butts, Jeremy |
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| 2 |
Cartwright, Gavin |
1 - 0 |
Ezzo, Talal |
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| 3 |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
1 - 0 |
Kerrane, John |
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| 4 |
Collett, Ray |
1 - 0 |
Nolan, Matthew |
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3 - 1 |
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Worcestershire Wolfpack B |
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| 1 |
Aboushady, Hossam |
0 - 1 |
Cooper, Malcolm H |
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| 2 |
Sutto, Rob |
1 - 0 |
Pothecary, James |
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| 3 |
Jordan, Matthew |
½ - ½ |
Young, Jonathan G |
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| 4 |
Kirkland, Arnold |
1 - d |
default |
- |
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2½ - 1½ |
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Atticus |
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Worcestershire Wolfpack Cadets |
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| 1 |
Williamson, Roger |
1 - 0 |
Thomas, Samuel |
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| 2 |
O’driscoll, Peter |
½ - ½ |
Lappin, Kieran |
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| 3 |
Banerjee, Sanjoy |
1 - 0 |
Ruffle, Alan |
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| 4 |
Gillett, John |
0 - 1 |
Higgs, Edward |
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2½ - 1½ |
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21 Nov 2023, Round 6. An improvment on round 5 with team A winning and team B drawing. The Cadets team suffered their first defeat of the season only Ed Higgs winning his game. At the end of the evening,
| Board |
Charlton Cobras C |
score |
Worcestershire Wolfpack A |
Game links |
| 1 |
Jones, Humphrey |
½ - ½ |
Jim O’Dell |
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| 2 |
Penumarthy, Soumitri |
0 - 1 |
Cartwright, Gavin |
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| 3 |
Penumarthy, Ayush |
0 - 1 |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
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| 4 |
Wagstaff-Hall, James |
1 - 0 |
Collett, Ray |
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2½ - 1½ |
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Wessex Some Stars F |
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Worcestershire Wolfpack B |
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| 1 |
Blanden, Edward |
½ - ½ |
Austin, Phil |
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| 2 |
Blythe, Douglas |
1 - 0 |
Shaw, Tony |
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| 3 |
Bucchi, Andrea |
½ - ½ |
Hayles, Robin |
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| 4 |
Syed, Ashraf |
0 - 1 |
Jordan, Matthew |
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2 - 2 |
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Worcestershire Wolfpack Cadets |
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Chess Challengers A |
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| 1 |
Kirkland, Arnold |
0 - 1 |
Gupta, Shourya |
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| 2 |
Ruffle, Alan |
0 - 1 |
Rajaram, Dilip |
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| 3 |
Vernon, Colin |
0 - 1 |
Aggarwal, Kian |
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| 4 |
Higgs, Edward |
1 - 0 |
Sridharan, Rithvik |
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1 - 3 |
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7 Nov 2023, Round 5. Only the Cadets team scored match points, with both teams A and B suffering big defeats. Worcestershire Wolfpack A lost to Beckenham and team B lost to Dundee City E in Division 4. The Cadets team brought some cheer with a clear win against War & Piece Nimrod in Division 5
| Board |
Worcestershire Wolfpack A |
Score |
Beckenham |
Game links |
| 1 |
Woodhouse, Stephen V |
½ - ½ |
Baltrunas, Evaldas |
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| 2 |
Flynn, Seamus |
0 - 1 |
Batchelor, Roy |
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| 3 |
Collett, Ray A |
½ - ½ |
Madden, Steve |
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| 4 |
Aboushady, Hossameldin |
0 - 1 |
Padovan, Rodolfo |
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1 - 3 |
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Worcestershire Wolfpack B |
Score |
Dundee City E |
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| 1 |
Austin, Phillip N |
0 - 1 |
Anderson, James |
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| 2 |
Jordan, Matthew |
0 - 1 |
Hackney, Leyton |
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| 3 |
Thomas, Samuel |
0 - 1 |
McLeod, A |
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| 4 |
Lappin, Kieran A |
½ - ½ |
Harley, Trevor |
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½ - 3½ |
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War & Piece Nimrod |
Score |
Worcestershire Wolfpack Cadets |
Games |
| 1 |
Bailey, Duncan |
1 - 0 |
Kirkland, Arnold G |
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| 2 |
Searle, Tristan |
0 - 1 |
Ruffle, Alan P |
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| 3 |
Blair, Jimmy |
0 - 1 |
Higgs, Edward |
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| 4 |
O'Neill, Stephen G |
0 - 1 |
Walkowiak, Rob |
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1 - 3 |
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24 Oct 2023, Round 4. Another good night for the squad with two match wins and a draw. Robin Hayles and Tony Shaw (both Worcester) were able to play tonight in team B and acquited themselves well. That team faced players from the Bishop Aukland CC. Phil Austin`s game on board 2 was a throw back to nineteenth century with an exposed black king and full of tactics. On paper, the Cadets team looked as if they were heading to a defeat against a higher rated Witney, yet came out with a match draw. Witney was led by former Worcester player Matthew Holmes who moved to Oxfordshire.
Board
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Shropshire & Friends 4 |
Score |
Worcestershire Wolfpack A |
Game links |
| 1 |
Varjian, Gary |
0 - 1 |
Cartwright, Gavin |
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| 2 |
Grocott-James, Al |
0 - 1 |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
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| 3 |
Evans, Alf |
0 - 1 |
Flynn, Seamus |
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| 4 |
Vernon, Richard |
½ - ½ |
Collett, Ray |
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½ - 3½ |
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Bishop Trojans |
Score |
Worcestershire Wolfpack B |
Game links |
| 1 |
McGuigan, Paul |
½ - ½ |
Aboushady, Hossam |
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| 2 |
Berry, Robert |
0 - 1 |
Austin, Phil |
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| 3 |
Siddle, Michael |
0 - 1 |
Shaw, Tony |
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| 4 |
Edmundson, Deborah |
½ - ½ |
Hayles, Robin |
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1 - 3 |
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Worcestershire Wolfpack Cadets |
Score |
Witney |
Game links |
| 1 |
Kieran, Lappin |
0 - 1 |
Holmes, Matthew A |
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| 2 |
Ruffle, Alan |
1 - 0 |
Turner, Roger N |
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| 3 |
Higgs, Edward |
1 - 0 |
King, Rhys |
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| 4 |
Walkowiak, Rob |
0 - 1 |
Morrow, Liam |
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2 - 2 |
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10 Oct 2023, Round 3. Overall a good night with two match wins and a draw. Paul Evans (Halesowen) played his first game for the squad. In Division 4, Worcestershire Wolfpack A won their match against Dundee City F in Division 4 and are fourth in group A: the B team drew their match against The Hemel’s Gambit and are fourth in Group B. The Cadets team in Division 5 beat Irish Jazz and stand second out of 31 teams.
Board
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Worcestershire Wolfpack A |
Score |
Dundee City F |
Game links |
| 1 |
O’Dell, James |
1 - 0 |
Robertson, John |
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| 2 |
Cartwright, Gavin |
0 - 1 |
Jackson, Robert |
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| 3 |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
½ - ½ |
McLoed, A |
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| 4 |
Collett, Ray |
0 - 1 |
Hunter, Mattew |
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2½ - 1½ |
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Worcestershire Wolfpack B |
Score |
The Hemel’s Gambit |
Game links |
| 1 |
Flynn, Seamus |
0 - 1 |
Dunks, Peter |
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| 2 |
Aboushady, Hossam |
1 - 0 |
Baker, Simon |
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| 3 |
Evans, Paul |
1 - 0 |
Saunders, Barrie |
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| 4 |
Thomas, Samuel |
0 - 1 |
Cooper, John |
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2 - 2 |
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Irish Jazz |
Score |
Worcestershire Wolfpack Cadets |
Game links |
| 1 |
O’Hara, Colm |
1 - 0 |
Kieran, Lappin |
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| 2 |
default |
0 - 1 |
Ruffle, Alan |
- |
| 3 |
Reis, David |
0 - 1 |
Patterson-Navarro, Carlos |
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| 4 |
O’Kelly, Darragh |
0 - 1 |
Higgs, Edward |
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1 - 3 |
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26 Sep 2023, Round 2. In Division 4, Wolfpacks A and B have be placed in separate groups. At the end of the evening, team A are placed 5th out of 8 and team B 4th out of 8 in Division 4 and the Cadets team is 3rd out of five teams with two match wins in Division 5. Team B’s match was unusual with both teams defaulting one board each and both were penalised for the no shows. New player, junior Edward Higgs (Worcester) won his first 4NCL match game.
Board
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Cozy Tomatoes |
Score |
Worcestershire Wolfpack A |
Game links |
| 1 |
Lang, Jonathan |
1 - 0 |
O’Dell, James |
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| 2 |
WFM Kueh, Audrey |
0 - 1 |
Woodhouse, Stephen |
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| 3 |
Buffard, Julien |
0 - 1 |
Collett, Ray |
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| 4 |
Howell, Isobelle |
0 - 1 |
Aboushady, Hossam |
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1 - 3 |
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Clastock Killers |
Score |
Worcestershire Wolfpack B |
Game links |
| 1 |
default |
0 - 1 |
Flynn, Seamus |
- |
| 2 |
Kirkman, Nigel |
1 - 0 |
Austin, Phil |
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| 3 |
Reid, Mark |
½ - ½ |
Jordan, Matthew |
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| 4 |
Jenkins, Simon |
1 - 0 |
default |
- |
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Penalties |
½ - ½ |
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2 - 1 |
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Worcestershire Wolfpack Cadets |
Score |
Crowthorne A |
Game links |
| 1 |
Lappin, Kieran |
0 - 1 |
Taylor, Mark V |
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| 2 |
Patterson-Navarro, Carlos |
1 - 0 |
Green, George D A |
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| 3 |
Ruffle, Alan |
1 - 0 |
Gallagher, Benjamin |
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| 4 |
Higgs, Edward |
1 - 0 |
Aluthwaththa, Nulan |
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3 - 1 |
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12 Sep 2023, Round 1. Two Stourbridge players join the squad and played for the first time: Hossam Aboushady, and Jeremy Humphries. Wolfpack A lost heavily to Lenzie Basilisks, a repeat of last season’s result. The Cadets in Division 5 beat Chess Challengers C. At the end of round 1, Wolfpack A are near the bottom of group A and Wolfpack B are in the middle of Group B. The Cadets in Division 5 are ninth out of 28 teams competing.
Board
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Lenzie Basilisks |
Score |
Worcestershire Wolfpack A |
Game links |
| 1 |
Sanger, Jake M |
1 - 0 |
O'Dell, James E |
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| 2 |
Banerjee, Supratit |
1 - 0 |
Cartwright, Gavin |
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| 3 |
Bhatia, Kanishka |
½ - ½ |
Woodhouse, Stephen V |
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| 4 |
Humam, Aldaklalla |
1 - 0 |
Aboushady, Hossameldin |
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3½ - ½ |
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East Kilbride B |
Score |
Worcestershire Wolfpack B |
Game links |
| 1 |
Robertson, Jim |
0 - 1 |
Flynn, Seamus |
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| 2 |
Roul, Karan |
0 - 1 |
Austin, Phillip N |
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| 3 |
Marno, John |
0 - 1 |
Jordan, Matthew |
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| 4 |
Shrestha, Unnabh |
1 - 0 |
Thomas, Samuel |
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1 - 3 |
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Chess Challengers C |
Score |
Worcestershire Wolfpack Cadets |
Game links |
| 1 |
Surisetty, Abhinav Ram |
0 - 1 |
Lappin, Kieran A |
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| 2 |
Singh, Prabhansh |
0 - 1 |
Humphries, Jeremy |
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| 3 |
Tewari, Vivaan |
0 - 1 |
Ruffle, Alan P |
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| 4 |
Arishanapalli, Darsh |
1 - 0 |
Walkowiak, Rob |
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1 - 3 |
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7 Sep 2023. 4NCL have promoted both first and second teams to Division 4. The third team, Worcestershire Wolffpack Cadets, remain in Division 5.
1 Sep 2023. The squad has been renamed Worcestershire Wolfpack to reflect the new ‘ownership’ of the squad.
17 Jul 2023. The annual meeting of WCA agreed to take over the organisation of the Wolfpack from Worcester City Club and retained the current co-managers Ray Collett and Colin Vernon from Worcester City club.
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