Counties Chess
Union
2025-6 Midland Team |
Published 14 January 2026
Midland Counties Championship
Played on 6 December 2025 at Lindum Training Centre, North Hykeham, Lincs. Derbyshire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces. Match reported by ECF LMS.
| Board | Rating | Lincolnshire | Score | Derbyshire | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2186 (2198) | Cumbers, Paul | 1 - 0 | Mesesan, Mircea-Marius | 1967 (1981) |
| 2 | 2226 (2163) | Milson, Samuel A | 1 - 0 | Nevett-Farman, Benjamin I | 1996 (2006) |
| 3 | 2142 (2134) | Willson, Ollie | 1 - 0 | Diug, Alexander | 1894 (1975) |
| 4 | 2128 (2123) | Stead, Nick P | ½ - ½ | Alderson, Michael J | 1927 (1930) |
| 5 | 2071 (2133) | Royle, Alex | 1 - 0 | Smith, Ryan L. | 1813 (1805) |
| 6 | 2141 (2103) | Birtwistle, Nigel | 1 - 0 | Rutland, Paul C | 1780 (1765) |
| 7 | 2082 (2071) | Prior, Stephen CV | 1 - 0 | Bromilow, Edward T | 1765 (1771) |
| 8 | 2037 (2083) | Coates, David H | ½ - ½ | Pickering, David J | 1724 (1724) |
| 9 | 1958 (1953) | Thompson, Daniel | ½ - ½ | Hill, Maurice J | 1682 (1713) |
| 10 | 1972 (1965) | Kilshaw, Joe | 1 - 0 | Cameron, Neil | 1674 (1678) |
| 11 | 1897 (1943) | Hebert, R Andrew | 1 - 0 | Caulton, Jack | 1643 (1665) |
| 12 | 1814 (1873) | Mason, Ben | ½ - ½ | Lever, Brian | 1556 (1574) |
| 13 | 1878 (1826) | Ladds, Graham I | 0 - 1 | Sharp, Chris | 1537 (1560) |
| 14 | 1880 (1871) | Georgiou, Denis | ½ - ½ | Cockburn, Andre | 1563 (1546) |
| 15 | 1869 (1842) | MacDonald, Stuart | 1 - 0 | Fraser, Chris A | 1492 (1442) |
| 16 | 1737 (1717) | Palmer, Keith J | 0 - 1 | Hall, David | 1447 (1466) |
| Average | 2002 | Totals | 11½ - 4½ | 1717 |