Counties Chess
Union
2025-6 Midland Team |
Published 18 November 2025
Midland Counties' championship
Played on 15 November 2025 at Sharnford Evergreen Hall, Leics. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces. Match reported by Ray Collett and ECF League Management System.
| Board | Rating | Worcestershire | Score | Lincolnshire | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2092 (2095) | Hazelhurst, Cory | 0 - 1 | Milson, Samuel A | 2226 (2163) |
| 2 | 2009 (2008) | Mellor, Stephen D | 0 - 1 | Cumbers, Paul | 2186 (2206) |
| 3 | 2035 (2007) | Lambourne, Daniel M | 1 - 0 | Birtwistle, Nigel | 2141 (2103) |
| 4 | 2034 (1998) | Hurney, Kevin | 1 - 0 | Stead, Nick P | 2128 (2142) |
| 5 | 1998 (1983) | Edge, John A | ½ - ½ | Royle, Alex | 2071 (2130) |
| 6 | 1983 (1972) | Evans, Harry G | 0 - 1 | Klimchik, Alexandr | 2134 (2101) |
| 7 | ---- (1951) | John Peters | ½ - ½ | Prior, Stephen CV | 2082 (2074) |
| 8 | 1929 (1946) | Cartwright, Gavin | 0 - 1 | Coates, David H | 2037 (2066) |
| 9 | 1908 (1932) | Attwell, Ben | ½ - ½ | Thompson, Daniel | 1958 (1968) |
| 10 | 1929 (1922) | Clarke, Ian J | ½ - ½ | Taylor, Robert K | 1926 (1918) |
| 11 | 1852 (1847) | Luca, Dorin | 0 - 1 | Hebert, R Andrew | 1897 (1904) |
| 12 | 1866 (1840) | Tirado Simaro, Carmelo | 0 - 1 | Madukalpa, Githma | 1830 (1878) |
| 13 | 1802 (1840) | Towers, Nigel S | ½ - ½ | Ladds, Graham I | 1878 (1860) |
| 14 | 1743 (1746) | Oxtoby, Scott | 0 - 1 | Mason, Ben | 1814 (1857) |
| 15 | 1744 (1742) | Collett, Ray A | 0 - 1 | MacDonald, Stuart | 1869 (1819) |
| 16 | 1689 (1707) | Waud, David | 0 - 1 | Palmer, Keith J | 1737 (1720) |
| Average | 1908 | 4½ - 11½ | 1995 |
Players at the Sharnford Evergreen Hall for the Worcestershire - Lincolnshire match
There were no early finishes in spite of Lincolnshire inflicting a heavy defeat on Worcestershire. Yet after about three hours play, Worcestershire had yet to score a win while Lincolnshire had 4 points on the board. The last games to finish saw two Worcestershire victories.