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7 May 2026. Kidderminster conceded the matches to be played at Redditch meaning they can no longer catch Longbridge
4 May 2026, Andrew Farthing, acting competitions secretary, call for entries from members of WCA affiliated clubs and teams to submit entries for the Woodcock Prize. Eligible games must come from the 2025/26 season but are not restricted to leagues or other events held under the auspices of the WCA, provided that the game concerned has been played by a registered Worcestershire player. Please note that the award is for "most enterprising game", so players should not be put off by concerns over technical perfection or soundness. The prize is intended to recognise games played in a spirit of enterprise. Entry is free and submissions should be forwarded to Andrew by 31 May.
4 May 2026. Worcestershire’s 4NCL team ended in ninth place out of thirty teams in division 4 after the final weekend played in Coventry. A loss in round 9 against The Full Ponty dented hopes of promotion. The team recovered in round 10 beating War & Piece A, but lost against 3Cs the Division 4 champions in round 11. See details.
28 Apr 2026, Dan Lambourne reports. Matt Gillings (Redditch) played board 1 for England 5 in the FIDÉ Senior (50+) Team Championships held in Albania. He improved his rating and scored 3½ points from his eight games wich included a win over WGM Anjelina Balakovskaia, three time former USA women’s champion. England 5 were placed twenty seventh out of thirty six teams,
27 Apr 2026. In the Worcester & District individual competition for the Ball Cup Graham Kemp (Pebworth) will play Alex Nicholls (Warndon).
22 Apr 2026. Redditch snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a topsy-turvy home match with Worcester Rooks. Redditch boards one and three benefited from lapses by Worcester players. This match concluded the season’s fixtures
22 Apr 2026. Longbridge were unable to match Worcester White Bishops and the away team win lifts the White Bishops above Kidderminster who have already completed their fixtures.
20 Apr 2026. Nearly thirty players, attended the launch at Wallace House Community Centre and players had to take space in a second room. Paul Serfini who has been helping Evesham players get started writes: "It was brilliant to see a great mix of junior and adult players, all enjoying friendly games ... There was a real buzz ... and it’s clear there’s a strong appetite for chess in Evesham." The establishment of the club has been facilitated by equipment funded by the English Chess Association Grassroots initiative made possible by extra money granted by the Government to support the game.
15 Apr 2026. Redditch drew with Longbridge A in home fixture and are certain to top the Championship League table. Longbridge A have completed their campaign and are two match points behind whereas Redditch have two games in hand. See Championship League table.
14 Apr 2026. It was a predictable finish in the annual blitz tournament. Joe Frair again won with a clean 7 wins from seven rounds: John Wrench was second with 6 and Dave Close third on 4½ points. Of new players, Paul Hicken scored a notable 4 points.
14 Apr 2026. The online teams had another good set of results in the final round of 4NCL Main Online. Team A beat Jurassic Coast A 3½-½ with Cory Hazlehurst scoring a win against IM Jack Rudd. The B team drew 2-2 with Streatham & Brixton B, the C team beat Malpas & Friends 2½-1½, and the D team beat Isle of Wight C team 2½-1½. At the end of the regular rounds of this season Wolfpack A finish third in their group in Division 1. Wolfpack B are sixth in their group in Duvision 2. Wolfpack C are fourth while team D ended in nineteenth position in Division 4 out of 30 starters. See detailed results of matches in round 7. See results with links to games.
11 Apr 2026. Worcestershire Junior Chess Academy and Alvechurch Library Chess Club played a nine board friendly rapidplay match. The visiting Worcester players edged the overall result 9½-8½. It is hope that the county will be able to re-establish a league for junior players in the near future.
9 Apr 2026. In the previous week, Kiddeminster suffered their first match loss of the season in their away fixture at Redditch on 2 April, but took their revenge in the second leg of the fixture. This week Worcester Pawns concluded their capmaign for the season on by winning one and losing one in their home fixture against Redditch and have 10 match points Redditch are third in the Rapidplay League 2 table, but cannot equal Kidderminster's total because Redditch have only one fixture to play. Congratulations to the Worcestershire League's youngest team captain for proving that last season’s championship win was no flash in the pan or beginner’s luck. See latest position in Rapidplay League 2.
7 Apr 2026. Alex Nicholls (Warndon) was first on tie-break out of twenty five scoring 5½ points in the seven round 4NCL Online u1700 Spring Congress.
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