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Last updated 20 October 2025

County matches 2025-6

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11 Oct 2025. Staffs-Lincs. Staffordshire beat Lincolnshire 9-7 in a 16 board match. The match began with Staffs taking a quick 3-0 lead and looking in a strong position on many boards. Gradually Lincs began to claw back into contention, but Staffs were aboe to make two draws to secure the win.

27 Sep 2025. Warks-Worcs.Worcs defaulted a board in a 12-board match and in the end Warks won with that advantage.

27 Sep 2025. Derbys-Staffs. Peter Evans and David Pickering report. Over 16 boards, the final result was an 8-8 draw at Rolls Royce Derby. As Derbyshire’s Under 1450 players have not yet formed a team, the captains agreed to reserve the lower four boards for under 1450 players. The lead changed hands several times. Eventually two boards were left. Staffs won the sixth board to reach 8 points and on the last board with the clocks ticking away, and the Derbyshire player achieved a past pawn and victory with only 2 minutes to spare. A hard but cleanly fought drawn match. One player remarked that he enjoyed his hard fought game - the last to finish - and David Pickering commented that county chess allows time to play a game to its logical conclusion.

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Midlands Counties Team Championship 2024-5
Date Home team Score Away team
Sat 15 Nov 2025 Worcestershire   Lincolnshire
Sat 6 Dec 2025 Lincolnshire   Derbyshire
Sat 21 Feb 2026 Derbyshire   Worcestershire
Midlands u1850 Counties Team Championship 2024-5
Date Home team Score Away team
Sat 21 Feb 2026 Lincolnshire   Staffordshire
Midlands u1650 Counties Team Championship 2024-5
Date Home team Score Away team
Sat 27 Sep 2025 Derbyshire 8 - 8 Staffordshire
Sat 27 Sep 2025 Warwickshire 6½ - 5½ Worcestershire
Sat 11 Oct 2025 Staffordshire 9 - 7 Lincolnshire
Sat 25 Oct 2025 Warwickshire   Derbyshire
Sat 1 Nov 2025 Lincolnshire   Worcestershire
Sat 29 Nov 2025 Staffordshire   Warwickshire
Sat 10 Jan 2026 Worcestershire   Derbyshire
Sat 17 Jan 2026 Lincolnshire   Warwickshire
Sat 7 Feb 2026 Derbyshire   Lincolnshire
Sat 7 Feb 2026 Worcestershire   Staffordshire
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