Worcestershire Chess Association

A good season for Worcestershire

 

Worcestershire first team shared the Midlands title with Lincolnshire and all teams progressed to the national ECF stages. The first team were unhorsed by Suffolk in the quarter-finals. The under-140 team, hoping to repeat its triumph was successful in the quarter final, and just failed in the semi-final when the tie-break for the draw against Lancashire favoured the opposition. The Under-120 team unexpectedly progressed, but any dreams were cut short by Middlesex in the quarter final. The team captains were: First team, John Wrench; under-140 team Paul Sharratt; and Richard Collett under 120 team.

First team shares Midlands County Team Championship with Lincolnshire

 

12 Sep. Five teams competed: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire. Three teams were invited to accept nominated from this tournament to compete in the national stages.

8 Oct. Worcestershire headed by GM Arkell had a solid win against local rivals Warwickshire to get a good start to the season.

29 Oct. Worcestershire just edged a result playing a higher graded team away at Leicestershire. Both teams’ GMs looked for richer pickings in a weekend event.

3 Dec. After a storming start, Worcs narrowly beat Lincolnshire.

18 Feb. Worcestershire, already assured of a place in the national stages were defeated away by Nottinghamshire. Lincolnshire beat Leicestershire to share the Midlands team championship with Worcestershire, but Worcs were the MCCU’s first nomination for the national stages.

 

Midlands Minor Counties Championship 2016-7 Position Teams Pl W D L Match Points Equal 1st Worcestershire 4 3 0 1 6 Equal 1st Lincolnshire 4 3 0 1 6 3rd Leicestershire 4 2 0 2 4 4-5th Warwickshire 4 1 0 3 2 4-5th Nottinghamshire 4 1 0 3 2

Date MCCU Match Result 8 Oct Lincolnshire - Nottinghamshire 13 - 3 8 Oct Worcestershire - Warwickshire 9½ - 6½ 29 Oct Leicestershire - Worcestershire 7½ - 8½ 29 Oct Warwickshire - Nottinghamshire 10½ - 5½ 3 Dec Leicestershire - Warwickshire 14½ - 1½ 3 Dec Worcestershire - Lincolnshire 8½ - 7½ 21 Jan Nottinghamshire - Leicestershire 7 - 9 21 Jan Warwickshire - Lincolnshire 6½ - 9½ 18 Feb Lincolnshire - Leicestershire 9 - 7 18 Feb Nottinghamshire - Worcestershire 10½ - 5½   ECF national stage match   13 May QF: Worcestershire - Suffolk 5½ - 10½

 

Worcestershire - Warwickshire

Played on 8 October 2016 at Droitwich Methodist Centre. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Worcestershire	Score	Score	Warwickshire	Grade	Grade ID
1	105817E	241	Keith Arkell	1	0	Don Mason	197	115500D
2	287190H	202	Pavel Besedin	½	½	Anthony Hynes	191	113334C
3	293111E	184	Nick Arkell	½	½	Mark Page	187	247591B
4	110076C	183	John Edge	½	½	Marcus Walsh	174	303138L
5	109427A	181	Lee Davis	½	½	Simon Smith	172	156634K
6	127645B	178	Peter Kitson	½	½	Marco Ho	171	278255J
7	259447L	177	Dan Lambourne	1	0	Ian Emery	171	143792G
8	129898H	177	Kevin Hurney	0	1	Anthony Green	170	157077J
9	114901F	175	Geoff Marchant	1	0	Mark Cundy	166	109211L
10	120670K	169	Brian Turner	0	1	Gary Hope	160	183305E
11	110004L	162	Gregg Dyett	½	½	Neil Clarke	160	256344H
12	127123E	157	John Wrench	½	½	Jon Turner	151	155226A
13	127046B	157	Stephen Woodhouse	1	0	John Fahy	149	233507E
14	165392B	152	Nigel Towers	1	0	Robert Wallman	148	121042H
15	178102K	146	John Varilone	0	1	Larry Wright	145	260929A
16	108621C	145	Ray Collett	1	0	Roy Lawrence	138	179054H
	Mean grade	174	Result	9½	6½	Mean grade	166

 

Leicestershire - Worcestershire

Played on 29 October 2016 at St Michael’s Old School, Thurmaston, Leics. Leicestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Leicestershire	Score	Score	Worcestershire	Grade	Grade ID
1	125697L	205	Martin Burrows	0	1	Pavel Besedin	202	287190H
2	193581B	194	Shabir Okhai	1	0	Nick Arkell	184	293111E
3	187456B	185	Alan Agnew	½	½	John Edge	183	110076C
4	109613J	188	John Denton	0	1	Lee Davis	181	109427A
5	FIDE	2084	Nghia Dong	½	½	Dan Lambourne	177	129898H
6	287350D	178	Brian Galligan	½	½	Geoff Marchant	175	114901F
7	107674H	182	Ray Burgess	½	½	Brian Turner	169	120670K
8	118836H	174	Sean Sheahan	½	½	Gregg Dyett	162	110004L
9	110896E	173	John Robinson	½	½	Stephen Woodhouse	157	127046B
10	163691B	177	Richard Vann	1	0	Nigel Towers	152	165392B
11	108577D	172	Paul Colburn	0	1	Gary Jackson	148	152157D
12	120174J	170	Robert Taylor	1	0	Maurice Bissell	146	106812L
13	265676A	167	Karl Potter	0	1	John Varilone	146	178102K
14	290352A	161	Richard Hanscombe	½	½	John Knee	145	127661L
15	118421A	151	Mike Salisbury	½	½	Ray Collett	145	108621C
16	108975E	153	Mike Cowley	½	½	Roger Aris	135	105816C
			Result	7½	8½

 

Worcestershire - Lincolnshire

Played on 3 Devember 2016 at Frolesworth Village Hall, Leics. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Worcestershire	Score	Score	Lincolshire	Grade	Grade ID
1	287190H	202	Pavel Besedin	1	0	Nick Stead	199	119269H
2	293111E	184	Nick Arkell	0	1	Samuel Milson	198	247376J
3	110076C	183	John Edge	1	0	Paul Cumbers	197	107734B
4	109427A	181	Lee Davis	0	1	Nigel Birtwistle	189	106801F
5	127645B	178	Peter Kitson	½	½	Jason Dilley	185	109683H
6	259447L	177	Dan Lambourne	½	½	Peter Cusick	179	109241J
7	129898H	177	Kevin Hurney	½	½	Stephen Prior	176	263507A
8	275633L	174	Joseph Friar	0	1	Murray Smith	e170
9	120670K	169	Brian Turner	1	0	Denis Georgiou	165	111157H
10	110004L	162	Gregg Dyett	0	1	Ivan David	164	277281E
11	127123E	157	John Wrench	1	0	Keith Palmer	163	116655E
12	127046B	157	Stephen Woodhouse	1	0	Alastair Summers	156	270555C
13	165392B	152	Nigel Towers	0	1	Chris Holt	156	112912D
14	152157D	148	Gary Jackson	1	0	Ian Burridge	156	107728E
15	178102K	146	John Varilone	0	1	Andy Herbert	154	180995H
16	108621C	145	Ray Collett	1	0	Graham Ladds	149	113979E
	Mean grade		Result	8½	7½	Mean grade

A very close match, Worcestershire stormed into a 7 - 1 lead but a large majority of the games still in play looked to be in Lincolnshire’s favour. They did pull it back and with 3 to finish Worcs still needed half a point to win the match. Worcester player Peter Kitson successfully defended a bishop versus knight and pawn ending to secure a draw and the match for Worcestershire.

 

Nottinghamshire - Worcestershire

Played on 18 February 2017 at Bramcote, Nottingham. Nottinghamshire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces. Match reported by Neil Graham

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Nottinghamshire	Score	Score	Worcestershire	Grade	Grade ID
1	306329L	220 (202e)	Law, Zhe	1	0	Besedin, Pavel	199 (202)	287190H
2	117916A	191 (192)	Richmond, Robert J	½	½	Hurney, Kevin	186 (177)	129898H
3	115435H	180 (183)	Mercs, Peter	½	½	Edge, John A	181 (183)	110076C
4	259443C	18 (179)	Broughton, Daniel	1	0	Kitson, Peter R	179 (178)	127645B
5	174274H	180 (180)	Thompson, Brian	0	1	Lambourne, Daniel M	177 (177)	259447L
6	120954B	171 (174)	Walker, Andrew N	1	0	Marchant, Geoffrey	177 (175)	114901F
7	173444B	171 (170)	Jarvis, Derek	½	½	Friar, Joseph D	176 (174)	275633L
8	191288E	171 (164)	Combie, Alexander	½	½	Turner, Brian	168 (169)	120670K
9	133589D	167 (169)	Cast, Julian	1	0	Clarke, Ian J	168 (162)	139005D
10	288816G	167 (167)	Kofi-Ofuafor, Onos	0	1	Woodhouse, Stephen V	168 (157)	127046B
11	111493B	147 (158)	Graham, Neil (res)	0	1	Dyett, Greg F	159 (162)	110004L
12	295527B	159 (164)	Naylor, Mike	1	0	Boswell, Gary	157 (157)	186693L
13	107684L	158 (165)	Burke, Steve	1	0	Towers, Nigel S	156 (152)	165392B
14	104365B	156 (160)	Levens, David	1	0	Knee, John P	145 (145)	127661L
15	121070B	159 (148)	Walters, J Keith	1	0	Varilone, John F	143 (146)	178102K
16	246348K	153 (153)	Atiomo, William	½	½	Chester, John	140 (139)	274837L
			Result	10½	5½

 

National quarter final Minor Counties: Worcestershire - Suffolk

Played on 13 May 2017 at the Open University, Milton Keynes, Bucks. Suffolk players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade Jan	Grade Aug	Worcestershire	Score	Score	Suffolk	Grade Jan	Grade Aug	Grade ID
1	105817E	240	241	Keith Arkell	½	½	Alan Merry	232	232	258768D
2	287190H	199	202	Pavel Besedin	0	1	David Spence	203	207	140709A
3	129898H	186	177	Kevin Hurney	½	½	Ian Wallis	188	187	121038F
4	293111E	183	184	Nick Arkell	½	½	Steve Gregory	186	183	111689H
5	110076C	181	183	John Edge	1	0	Silas Peck	186	176	291535C
6	127465B	179	178	Peter Kitson	½	½	Nick Savage	186	180	269370H
7	109427A	177	181	Lee Davis	½	½	Mark Le-Vine	182	173	221698L
8	259447L	177	177	Dan Lambourne	0	1	John Peters	175	177	140705D
9	114901F	177	175	Geoff Marchant	0	1	Tim Lunn	165	174	114679J
10	275633L	176	174	Joseph Friar	½	½	Leon Burnett	174	171	293417G
11	127046B	168	157	Stephen Woodhouse	0	1	John Feavyour	164	166	110497E
12	127123E	161	157	John Wrench	½	½	Jon Collins	162	167	186035F
13	230883G	160	166	Stephen Mellor	½	½	Philip Hutchings	162	159	147583G
14	110004L	159	162	Gregg Dyett	0	1	Andrew Shephard	152	153	160502B
15	165392B	156	152	Nigel Towers	½	½	Alex Sherrin	154	150	280164E
16	106812L	148	146	Maurice Bissell	0	1	Jaden Jermy	123	110	301071F
		mean	177	Result	5½	10½		mean	175

On paper the teams were matched, but the flow of play saw Suffolk take an early lead and they did not look back. After two and a half hours’ play, Suffolk were 3 points up with quick wins on boards 8, 11 and 16. After a further half hour’s play, Worcestershire had their first and only win from John Edge which Suffolk countered with a win on board 14 and four draws. Suffolk secured their victory just after half past five with a win on board 2. Arkell was unable to make headway with a miniscule advantage in a minor piece ending against Merry in the last-but-one game to finish. In the last game, Nigel Towers had to concede a draw from unstoppable queen checks in a position where he had an extra bishop.

 

Worcestershire: under-140 Midlands champions

 

12 Sep. Four teams entered: Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. The top two teams were invited to accept nomination from the MCCU to compete in the national stages.

12 Nov. Worcestershire beat Nottinghamshire at Bramcote.

3 Dec. Nottinghamshire beat Lincolnshire to make three teams at the top.

28 Jan. Worcestershire, playing away, just come out on top playing Derbyshire.

4 Mar. In the last fixture, Worcestershire came good playing Lincolnshire to finish ahead of the pack.

 

Position Teams Pl W D L Match Points 1st Worcestershire 3 3 0 0 6 2nd Nottinghamshire 3 1 1 1 3 3rd Lincolnshire 3 1 0 2 2 4th Derbyshire 3 0 1 2 1

Date MCCU Match Result 12 Nov Nottinghamshire - Worcestershire 6 - 10 19 Nov Lincolnshire - Derbyshire 9 - 7 3 Dec Nottinghamshire - Lincolnshire 9 - 7 7 Jan Derbyshire - Nottinghamshire 8 - 8 28 Jan Derbyshire - Worcestershire 7 - 9 4 Mar Worcestershire - Lincolnshire 8½ - 7½ ECF national stage match 20 May QF: Worcestershire - Essex 9½ - 6½ 11 Jun SF: Lancashire - Worcestershire 8* - 8

 

Nottinghamshire - Worcestershire

Played on 12 November 2016 at Bramcote, Notts. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Nottinghamshire	Score	Score	Worcestershire	Grade	Grade ID
1	152258K	138	Radford, Mark SR	½	½	Sharratt, Paul	139	118792C
2	151489B	138	Cranmer Stan	0	1	Horwill Eric	138	113026C
3	118199D	137	Roper, Keith W	0	1	Spowart, Dave	138	277850G
4	298504E	136	Poyser, Alex	0	1	Holowczak, Alex	136	263651H
5	253102B	134	Wright, Nigel	0	1	Ellis, Ian	135	248739B
6	277329G	135	Cater, Robert	0	1	Bradley, Sam	134	292866J
7	152223B	134	Bhayat, Shane	1	0	Bowcott-Terry, Finlay	130	302581A
8	285371B	135	Bennett, Adam	½	½	Leaper Richard	129	192092D
9	282417G	134	Luland, Steve	½	½	Peters, Roy	129	152169L
10	285202A	134	Thompson, Andrew	0	1	Stanton, Giles	128	172186A
11	116053K	133	Nailard, Michael J	1	0	Bricknell, Rob	125	234732F
12	152238D	131	Griffiths, David	0	1	Shaw, Tony	125	248737J
13	272343J	130	Gorecka-Marshall, Peter W	½	½	Kirkland, Arnold	124	128994K
14	130239F	130	Budd, Chris	1	0	Banks, Peter	118	165118D
15	278800H	128	Swanwick, Michael	0	1	Smith, David	116	281549H
16	251856K	118e	Sargeant, Chris	1	0	Radford, Terry	104	286160E
			Result	6	10

 

Derbyshire - Worcestershire

Played on 28 January 2017 at Rolls Royce Social Club, Allenton, Derby. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	ECF Code	Grade	Derbyshire	Score	Score	Worcestershire	Grade	Grade ID
1	119378J	136	Smith, Vaughan WG	0	1	Sharratt, Paul	139	118792C
2	166028H	135	Woods, Roy	1	0	Spowart, Dave	138	277850G
3	118814J	138	Shaw, John	½	½	Bradley, Sam	134	292866J
4	298803D	135	Cameron, Neil	0	1	Bowcott-Terry, Finlay	130	302581A
5	187429K	134	Sheldon, Philip	0	1	Leaper, Richard	129	192092D
6	127432G	133	Kelsall, John G	½	½	Peters, Roy	129	152169L
7	295064K	131	Wootton, Stephen G	½	½	Stanton, Giles	128	172186A
8	265861G	131	Meyer, Dylan	½	½	Asbury, Jon	125	105876K
9	285377C	131	Jenson, Jon	0	1	Bricknell, Rob	125	234732F
10	184581A	128	Bubis, Matthew	½	½	Shaw, Tony	125	248737J
11	284701C	126	Woodhouse, David J F (Capt)	1	0	Kirkland, Arnold	124	128994K
12	114333F	124	Lever, Brian	0	1	Crockett, Stephen	121	279615G
13	120998L	121	Walker, Roger W	1	0	Humphries, Jeremy	116	266351L
14	112223L	119	Harrison, Ronald S	1	0	Southcote, John	112	266330C
15	201343F	116	Marshall, Nigel D	0	1	Radford, Terry	104	286160E
16	133519E	112	Fancourt, Leslie J	½	½	Clack, Michele	101	108370D
			Result	7	9

 

Worcestershire - Lincolnshire

Played on 4 March 2017 at Syston Social Club, Leics. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Jan Grade	Worcestershire	Score	Score	Lincolnshire	Jan Grade	Grade ID
1	118792C	142	Paul Sharratt	½	½	Adam Robinson	137	267824L
2	113026C	141	Eric Horwill	½	½	Amy Milson	136	263175B
3	248739B	140	Ian Ellis	1	0	Peter Sherlock	133	152036C
4	279615G	139	Steve Crockett	½	½	Neil Roberts	129	305769A
5	292866J	136	Sam Bradley	1	0	Peter Damms	128	296322L
6	292866J	134	Dave Spowart	½	½	David Scott	127	291168B
7	192092D	134	Richard Leaper	1	0	Mike Dew	127	257970E
8	152169L	133	Roy Peters	½	½	Graeme Rae	126	302149L
9	172186A	132	Giles Stanton	½	½	William Egan	124	276572L
10	105876K	127	Jon Asbury	½	½	William Orr	122	293978C
11	248737J	127	Tony Shaw	1	0	John Grasham	116	277724B
12	234732F	125	Rob Bricknell	0	1	Dr Mark Newstead	111	297646J
13	271358F	122	Kevin Day	½	½	Paul Fischer	111	160348G
14	266351L	114	Jeremy Humphries	0	1	Chris Cumbers	109	222184G
15	165118D	112	Peter Banks	½	½	Neil Milson	108	265836H
16	286160E	99	Terry Radford	0	1	Andrew Watson	93	293983G
			Result	8½	7½

 

Worcestershire - Essex

Played on 20 May 2017 at The Open University, Milton Keynes, Bucks. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Worcestershire	Score	Score	Essex	Grade	Grade ID
1	302581A	143 (130)	Bowcott-Terry, Finlay	0	1	Burgoyne, Peter	138
2	118792C	142 (139)	Sharratt, Paul	½	½	Rivlin, Mark	138
3	113026C	141 (138)	Horwill, Eric	½	½	Dickerson, Trevor	138
4	248739B	140 (135)	Ellis, Ian	½	½	Levy, Chris	136
5	279615G	139 (121)	Crockett, Steve	1	0	Rawlings, Dave	135
6	292866J	136 (134)	Bradley, Sam	0	1	Morgan, Ian	134
7	281549H	134 (116)	Smith, David	1	0	Siddo, Charlton	134
8	192092D	134 (129)	Leaper, Richard	½	½	Cook, Keith	130
9	152169L	133 (129)	Peters, Roy	1	0	Chtym, Vladimir	126
10	172186A	132 (128)	Stanton, Giles	1	0	Collyer, Alex	126e
11	105876K	127 (125)	Asbury, Jon	½	½	Conley, Gerald	125
12	248737J	127 (125)	Shaw, Tony	0	1	Ashley, Mark	123
13	234732F	125 (125)	Bricknell, Rob	½	½	Harte, Ben	122
14	266351L	114 (116)	Humphries, Jeremy	½	½	Bui, Kyan	117e
15	165118D	112 (118)	Banks, Peter	1	0	Sealey, Frank	101
16	128994K	110 (124)	Kirkland, Arnold	1	0	Jones, Zebedee	76
	Mean	131	Result	9½	6½	Mean	127

 

National Under-140 semi-final: Lancashire - Worcestershire

Played on 11 June 2017 at Derby. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Lancashire	Score	Score	Worcestershire	Grade	Grade ID
1		133, 141	Muirhead, William	½	½	Bowcott-Terry, Finlay	130, 143
2		126, 141	Addison, John	½	½	Sharratt, Paul	139, 142
3	310459L	139e	Peter Dickinson	½	½	Horwill, Eric	138, 141
4		137, 137	Dobson, Emlyn	1	0	Ellis, Ian	135, 140
5		134, 138	Widdup, Jason	0	1	Crockett, Stephen	121, 139
6		135, 135	Tillotson, Carl	½	½	Holowczak, Alex	136, 138
7		135, 136	Morris, Robert	½	½	Bradley, Sam	134, 136
8		134, 136	Stanfield, David snr	½	½	Spowart, David	138, 134
9		135, 128	Weedall, Raymond	½	½	Peters, Roy	129, 133
10		139, 133	Almond, Dave	½	½	Asbury, Jon	125, 127
11		132, 132	Horne, Michael	1	0	Shaw, Tony	125, 127
12		131, 129	O’Rourke, T Ben	½	½	Maybury, Philip	115, 126
13		124, 127	Farthing, Michael	0	1	Truscott, Ian	122, 119
14		126, 124	Flaherty, Steven	½	½	Humphries, Jeremy	116, 114
15		125, 123	Jerzynek, Neil	0	1	Banks, Peter	118, 112
16		127, 118	Carey, Cornelius	1	0	Kirkland, Arnold	124, 110
	Mean	132	Result	8*	8	Mean	130
*Lancashire won on board-count

 

Under-120 Team: Nottinghamshire leave everyone trailing

 

11 Mar. Worcs, in spite of the gift of two defaults, only just beat Staffs to become MCCU’s third nomination in the u120 national stages.
18 Feb. Warks beat Worcs and Staffs, a player short and away, beat Lincs.
21 Jan. Notts confirm their superiority with a home win against Worcs and become Midlands u120 champions. Warks beat Staffs away.
10 Dec. Worcs, the last team to join the fray, concluded a solid win against Lincolnshire. Notts beat Warks.
29 Oct. Lincs redeem their reputation with a win against Warks and Notts beat Staffs.
15 Oct. Notts inflict a severe defeat on Lincs.
12 Sep. The same teams as last season entered: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. Three teams will be invited to accept nominated from this tournament to compete in the national stages.

 

Position Teams Pl W D L Match Points MCCU 1 Nottinghamshire 4 4 0 0 8 MCCU 2 Warwickshire 4 2 0 2 4 MCCU 3 Worcestershire 4 2 0 2 4 4th Lincolnshire 4 1 0 3 2 5th Staffordshire 3 1 0 3 2

Date MCCU Match Result 15 Oct Nottinghamshire - Lincolnshire 9½ - 2½ 29 Oct Lincolnshire - Warwickshire 7½ - 4½ 29 Oct Staffordshire - Nottinghamshire 3½ - 8½ 10 Dec Warwickshire - Nottinghamshire 5 - 7 10 Dec Worcestershire - Lincolnshire 7½ - 4½ 21 Jan Nottinghamshire - Worcestershire 7½ - 4½ 21 Jan Staffordshire - Warwickshire 3½ - 8½ 18 Feb Lincolnshire - Staffordshire 5 - 7 18 Feb Warwickshire - Worcestershire 7½ - 4½ 11 Mar Worcestershire - Staffordshire 6½ - 5½   ECF national stage match   20 May QF: Worcestershire - Essex 9½ - 6½ 11 Jun SF: Middlesex - Worcestershire 8* - 8

 

Worcestershire - Lincolnshire

Played on 10 December 2016 at Sharnford Evergreen Hall, Leics. It was not recorded which players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	ECF Code	Grade	Worcestershire	Score	Score	Lincolnshire	Grade	Grade ID
1	281549H	116	David Smith	1	0	William Orr	118	293978C
2	266351L	116	Jeremy Humphries	½	½	Graeme Rae	116	302149L
3	286160E	104	Terry Radford	1	0	Chris Cumbers	114	222184G
4	108370D	101	Michele Clack	1	0	Terry Bennett	112	106623H
5	299115K	99	Toni Reed	½	½	Paul Fischer	111	160348G
6	249822E	99	Peter Hodkinson	½	½	Dr Mark Newstead	108	297646J
7	299870B	96	Kevan Ward	0	1	Robert Stokes	106	214389G
8	108620A	94	Richard Collett	0	1	Richard Coats	99	152882J
9	183529E	87	Terry Pountney	0	1	Andrew Watson	85	293983G
10	298350D	86	Monty Woodhouse	1	0	Peter Metcalfe	84	230116H
11	293113	74	Daniel Arkell	1	0	Cameron Marnoch	75	286934C
12	139662G	67	Joyce Evans	1	0	Kieran Burt	63	301287G
			Result	7½	4½

 

Nottinghamshire - Worcestershire

Played on 21 January 2017 at at Bramcote, Nottingham. Nottinghamshire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Nottinghamshire	Score	Score	Worcestershire	Grade	Grade ID
1	295680K	119	Gogia, Armaan	0	1	David Smith	116	281549H
2	263024C	119	Ensor, Rob	½	½	Jeremy Humphries	116	266351L
3	136734B	119	Gibson, Graham	½	½	Terry Radford	104	286160E
4	251856K	118e	Sargeant, Chris	½	½	Michele Clack	101	108370D
5	282431A	116	Rodriguez, Alberto	½	½	Toni Reed	99	299115K
6	270149C	110	Garnett, Bob	1	0	Peter Hodkinson	99	249822E
7	294281B	109	Wright, Joe	½	½	Kevan Ward	96	299870B
8	111696E	108	Gretton, Margaret	½	½	Tony Taylor	95	192111D
9	295679C	108	Gilpin, Ben	½	½	Richard Collett	94	108620A
10	300757B	105	Dabner, Tom	1	0	Monty Woodhouse	86	298350D
11	221644K	104	Brown, Allan	1	0	Daniel Arkell	74	293113J
12	292495L	102	Abrahart, Bob	1	0	Frank Cassidy	61	108097A
			Result	7½	4½

 

Warwickshire - Worcestershire

Played on 18 February 2017 at Oak House Sports & Social Club, Leamington, Warks. Which players had white pieces was not reported.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Warwickshire	Score	Score	Worcestershire	Grade	Grade ID
1	282323J	117	Karol Grzywaczewski	½	½	David Smith	116	281549H
2	171033D	117	Simon Killarny	½	½	Jeremy Humphries	116	266351L
3	188252B	117	Jason Madden	1	0	Steve Crees	106	307486K
4	121226G	117	Roy Watson	1	0	Michele Clack	101	108370D
5	183316K	117	Mark Pafford	1	0	Toni Reed	99	299115K
6	288583K	117	Paul Kelly	0	1	Richard Collett	94	108620A
7	294000A	115	Rob Mantell	1	0	Peter Hodkinson	99	249822E
8	113012C	113	Denis Horsley	½	½	Tony Taylor	95	192111D
9	125792E	113	Peter Oliver	½	½	Kevan Ward	96	299870B
10	292471H	110	Marek Zawadszi	1	0	Terry Pountney	87	183529E
11	228368C	104	Penny Wood	½	½	Joyce Evans	67	139662G
12	274807B	094	Peter Stiff	0	1	Frank Cassidy	61	108097A
			Result	7½	4½

 

Worcestershire - Staffordshire

Played on 11 March 2017 at St John the Evangelist Church Hall, Greenlands, Redditch, Worcs. It is not known which players had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Worcestershire	Score	Score	Staffordshire	Grade ID	Grade
1	266351L	116	Jeremy Humphries	½	½	David Blower	118	288998F
2	307487A	113	Gary Mason	0	1	R Arthur Hall	107	224845B
3	108370D	101	Michele Clack	0	1	Robert West	98	166248L
4	295458J	99	David Cleak	0	1	Peter Evans	96	128860L
5	286160E	104	Terry Radford	1	0	Stuart Hull	96	262464D
6	108620A	94	Richard Collett	0	1	Fred Biles	92	300529L
7	298350D	86	Monty Woodhouse	1	0	Martin Chadwick	85E	307450L
8	192111D	95	Tony Taylor	1	0	Andrew Davies	83	157414A
9	299870B	96	Kevan Ward	0	1	Robert Perry	76	222687L
10	105666K	91	Brian Allsop	1	0	Gwyn Price	74	292598K
11	183529E	87	Terry Pountney	1	0	Notified default
12	291296L	80	John Hesketh	1	0	Notified default
			Result	6½	5½

 

National under-120 quarter final: Lancashire - Worcestershire

Played on 13 May at the Bridge Club, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces. Worcestershire won on board count.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Lancashire	Score	Score	Worcestershire	Grade	Grade ID
1	297427H	117	Frank Bishop	1	0	David Smith	116	281549H
2	147523L	116	Anthony Jinks	½	½	Michele Clack	101	108370D
3	209747D	115	David Kelly	0	1	Toni Reed	99	299115K
4	298981F	96	Joe Birks	½	½	David Cleak	99	295458J
5	274563L	112	Peter Wallace	0	1	Terry Radford	104	286160E
6	302668B	112	Mark Southby	0	1	Richard Collett	94	108620A
7	293489K	110	Bobby Doherty	1	0	Monty Woodhouse	86	298350D
8	124762B	110	Bernard Dean	1	0	Tony Taylor	86	299871D
9	121527K	108	default	0	1	Stuart Deeley	95	192111D
10	251140L	99	default	0	1	Kevan Ward	96	299870B
11	300650F	72	Tarini Jayawarner	1	0	Brian Allsop	91	105666K
12		80e	Malcolm Birks	1	0	Joyce Evans	67	139662G
			Result	6	6

 

Under-120 national semi-final: Middlesex - Worcestershire

Played on 10 June 2017 at The Open University, Milton Keynes, Bucks. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces.

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Middlesex	Score	Score	Worcestershire	Grade	Grade ID
1		116	James Pooler	0	1	David Smith	116	281549H
2		114	Surjit Dhemrait	1	0	Jeremy Humphries	116	266351L
3		115	Stanley Share	½	½	Michele Clack	101	108370D
4		118	Doug Bonn	1	0	Toni Reed	99	299115K
5		116	John Harvey	1	0	Terry Radford	104	286160E
6		117	Harshil Mehta	0	1	Richard Collett	94	108620A
7		111	Dejan Lekic	½	½	Monty Woodhouse	86	298350D
8		108	Barry Fraser	1	0	Kevan Ward	96	299870B
9		117	David Wray	0	1	Brian Allsop	91	105666K
10		98	Phil Humphry	½	½	John Hesketh	80	291296L
11		107	Manoharan Dilukshan	1	0	Joyce Evans	67	139662G
12		83	Michael Smith	1	0	Default
			Totals	7½	4½

Worcestershire started a board down after one of the team was admitted to hospital on the day of the match. The first to finish was Board 10 where John Hesketh who made a solid draw in his debut game for the Worcestershire under-120s. Another early finish was board 1 when David Smith gave Worcestershire their first victory. Richard Collett, captain, and fellow club player Brian Allsop were the other Worcestershire winners. Michele Clack got a solid draw and last to finish was junior Monty Woodhouse who doggedly battled out to draw an endgame with inferior material.

 

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