Counties Chess
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2023-4 Midlands County |
Last updated 24 November 2024
Fixtures and results 2024-5 Season
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| Midlands Counties Team Championship 2024-5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| Sat 19 Oct 2024 | Worcestershire | 7 - 5 | Staffordshire |
| Sat 18 Jan 2025 | Staffordshire | Lincolnshire | |
| Midlands u1650 Counties Team Championship 2024-5 | |||
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| Sat 5 Oct 2024 | Warwickshire | 6½ - 5½ | Staffordshire |
| Sat 19 Oct 2024 | Lincolnshire | Derbyshire | |
| Sat 23 Nov 2024 | Staffordshire | 6 - 6 | Worcestershire |
| Sat 30 Nov 2024 | Warwickshire | Lincolnshire | |
| Sat 7 Dec 2024 | Worcestershire | Warwickshire | |
| Sat 7 Dec 2024 (TBC) | Staffordshire | Derbyshire | |
| Sat 18 Jan 2025 | Lincolnshire | Staffordshire | |
| Sat 18 Jan 2025 (TBC) | Derbyshire | Worcestershire | |
| Sat 8 Feb 2025 (TBC) | Derbyshire | Warwickshire | |
| Sat 15 Feb 2025 | Worcestershire | Lincolnshire | |
Matches for the Midlands County Team Championship
Worcestershire - Staffordshire
Sat Played 19 Oct at Methodist Church Hall, Droitwich, Worcs. Worcestershire players had white on odd numbered boards.
| Board | Ref | Rating | Worcestershire | Score | Score | Staffordshire | Rating | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 275633L | 2125 | Friar, Joseph | 1 | 0 | Smith, Andrew | 2162 | 241608G |
| 2 | 127645B | 2031 | Kitson, Peter | 1 | 0 | Fernando, Vinod | 2091 | 367173C |
| 3 | 120670K | 1950 | Turner, Brian | 0 | 1 | Mesesan, Mircea | 2006 | 326328K |
| 4 | 303138L | 1933 | Walsh, Marcus | ½ | ½ | Gaskell, Stephen | 1962 | 344191L |
| 5 | 306497K | 1930 | Rastall, Joe | 1 | 0 | Bull, Phil | 1874 | 230857F |
| 6 | 139005D | 1925 | Clarke, Ian | 0 | 1 | Gandhi, Manish | 1841 | 350241H |
| 7 | 182425K | 1918 | Cartwright, Gavin | 0 | 1 | Varbanov, Varban | 1794 | 349488D |
| 8 | 360266H | 1876 | Attwell, Ben | ½ | ½ | Sawyer, Ray | 1742 | 319212L |
| 9 | 360593A | 1870 | Higgs, Ed | 0 | 1 | Taylor, Andrew | 1718 | 346665G |
| 10 | 165392B | 1847 | Towers, Nigel | 1 | 0 | Hoare, Mike | 1641 | 112760D |
| 11 | 364353A | 1812 | Luca, Dorin | 1 | 0 | Kimberley, Bill | 1613 | 351652A |
| 12 | 108621C | 1806 | Collett, Ray | 1 | 0 | Hadley, James | 1340 | 365314G |
| Totals | 7 | 5 |
Matches for the u1650 Midlands County Team Championship
Staffordshire u1650 - Worcestershire u1650
Worcestershire u1650 travelled to Acton Trussell Community Centre, Stafford for hteir away fixture on a stormy 23 November. Staffordshire had white on odd numbered boards. Boards 11 and 12 were reserved for players rated under 1450.
| Board | Ref | Rating | Staffordshire | Score | Score | Worcestershire | Ref | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 166595K | 1645 | Rosser, Geofrey C | 0 | 1 | Varilone, John | 178102K | 1629 |
| 2 | 178103A | 1628 | Blackburn, Jon EW | 1 | 0 | Nicholls, Alex | 369479D | 1590P |
| 3 | 297490D | 1638 | Gissi, Alberto | ½ | ½ | Horwill, Eric | 113026C | 1585 |
| 4 | 266803J | 1590 | Emmerton, Steve | ½ | ½ | Lee, Chris | 240704J | 1569 |
| 5 | 133519E | 1587 | Fancourt, Leslie | ½ | ½ | Wilkes, Brandon | 364048G | 1536 |
| 6 | 351652A | 1579 | Kimberley, Bill | 1 | 0 | Serafini, Paul | 259363E | 1536 |
| 7 | 178127D | 1562 | Blackburn, Sandra G | ½ | ½ | Stanton, Giles | 172186A | 1531 |
| 8 | 341740C | 1561 | Jones, Daniel | 0 | 1 | Cleak, David | 295458J | 1531 |
| 9 | 316768K | 1483 | Sohi, Aarav | ½ | ½ | Kirkland, Arnold | 128994K | 1516 |
| 10 | 281856F | 1459 | Barker, David J | ½ | ½ | Adams, Che | 361508L | 1508 |
| 11 | 361314J | 1425 | Fletcher, Malcolm | 1 | 0 | Loynes, John | 185413G | 1448 |
| 12 | 351575J | 1382 | Chacko, Albert | 0 | 1 | Griffiths, Aiden | 349374L | 1418 |
| Totals | 6 | 6 |
Warwickshire u1650 - Staffordshire u1650
The match was played on Sat 5 October at Coleshill Social Club, Coleshill, Warks. Warwickshire players had white on odd numbered boards. Boards 11 and 12 were reserved for players rated under 1450.
| Board | Ref | Rating | Warwickshire | Score | Score | Staffordshire | Rating | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 194407B | 1545 | David Cotterell | ½ | ½ | Tony Brothwood | 1625 | 349666B |
| 2 | 274807B | 1542 | Peter Stiff | ½ | ½ | Bill Kimberley | 1624 | 351652A |
| 3 | 121268A | 1527 | Simon Weaver | ½ | ½ | Chris Cox | 1607 | 295887K |
| 4 | 105876K | 1524 | Jon Asbury | 1 | 0 | Glen Clouds | 1578 | 356190C |
| 5 | 111919K | 1494 | John Hall | ½ | ½ | Steve Emmerton | 1574 | 266803J |
| 6 | 172199K | 1490 | Mike Warden | 0 | 1 | Leslie Fancourt | 1571 | 133519E |
| 7 | 342422E | 1474 | Matt McHugh | ½ | ½ | Anthony Meakin | 1522 | 104387A |
| 8 | 431864K | 1452 | Deema Khunda | ½ | ½ | Daniel Jones | 1493 | 341740C |
| 9 | 356570B | 1440 | Spike Bloxam | 1 | 0 | Peter Evans | 1405 | 128860L |
| 10 | 360189E | 1438 | Brij Chabra | 0 | 1 | Martin Chadwick | 1260 | 307450L |
| 11 | 350468C | 1403 | Rohith Bangalore Kumar | 1 | 0 | Roger Coleman | 1241 | 315151J |
| 12 | 309351H | 1254 | Simon Payne | ½ | ½ | Robert Perry | 1205 | 222687L |
| Totals | 6½ | 5½ |