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Individual Competitions 2026-7
Bennett and Ball Cup and NEW Fisher Random 960 / Freestyle Competition

Updated 29 September 2026

 

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2026-7 Bennett Cup

1 Sept 2026. Controller and organiser Brian Turner (Malvern) invites players to enter. See outline of this tournament.

 

2026-7 Bennett Cup Pool A
Player Club Rating EH RC SF NT BA KB   Totals Place
Ed Higgs Worcester 1896 x                
Ray Collett Worcester 1719   x              
Seamus Flynn Worcester 1659     x            
Nigel Towers Redditch 1802       x          
Ben Attwell Redditch 1908         x        
Keith Baxter Malvern 1862           x      
½
2026-7 Bennett Cup Pool B
Player Club Rating SO LD JF DS CL IC DW Totals Place
Scott Oxtoby Worcester 1700 x                
Lee Davis Malvern 1980   x              
Joe Friar Kidderminster 2183     x            
Dave Smith Redditch 1847       x          
Chris Lee Worcester 1478         x        
Ian Clarke Malvern 1851           x      
David Waud Kidderminster 1663             x    
½

2025-6 Ball Cup

27 Apr 2026. The drawn game between Chris Lee and Alex Nicholls makes Alex the winner of the all-play-all rounds and he will play Graham Kemp in the final for the cup.

22 Apr 2026. A play-off between Giles Stanton and Graham Kemp to determine who is to challenge Alex in the final resulted in a win for Graham.

24 Sep 2025. This year there will be a single all-play-all tournament and the top players will play off in finl(s). Entrants were notified that they should complete games in the all-play-all tournament by 25 April 2026 and Finalists should complete their games by 30 May 2026. Time control is 45 + 30. By mutual consent players may agree to a longer time control of 60 + 30, but must ensure the venue is able to support the longer playing session.

10 Sept 2025. Controller and organiser Briat Turner (Malvern) invites players to enter. See outline of this tournament.

 

Ball Cup Pool A 2026-7
Player Club Rating CO GS BM PS MC CV Totals
Celan Ozvatan Warndon 1515 x            
Giles Stanton Redditch 1557   x          
Ben Mason Evesham 1102     x        
Paul Serafini Worcester 1450       x      
Mike Charlton Kidderminster 1586         x    
Colin Vernon Warndon 1464           x  
½

 

Ball Cup Pool B 2026-7
Player Club Rating GK CL HC AG SC Totals
Graham Kemp Evesham 1532 x          
Chris Lee Worcester 1521   x        
Harvey Cross Warndon 1519P     x      
Aiden Griffiths Worcester 1537       x    
Sean Conway Worcester 1484         x  
½

 

Chess 960 individual competition

 

Name Club Rating PS AG DS BM CL SO Totals
Paul Serafini Worceste 1450 X W B W B W  
Aiden Griffiths Worcester 1532 B X W B W B  
Dave Smith Redditch 1847 W B X W B W  
Ben Mason Evesham 1102 B W B X W B  
Chris Lee Worcester 1478 W B W B X W  
Scott Oxtoby Worcester 1780 B W B W B X  

 

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