Counties Chess
Union
2025-6 Midland Team |
Published 2 December 2025
Under-1650 championship
Played on 29 November 2025 at unknown venue. Warwickshire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces. Match reported by LMS
| Board | Rating | Staffordshire | Score | Warwickshire | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1642 (1677) | McNulty, Kenneth J | 0 - 1 | Wright, David | 1872 (1710) |
| 2 | 1646 (1622) | Blackburn, Jon EW | 0 - 1 | Allen, Matthew | 1619 (1669) |
| 3 | 1608 (1547) | Hoare, Michael WA | ½ - ½ | Stiff, Peter | 1518 (1543) |
| 4 | 1535 (1605) | Blackwell, Matthew | ½ - ½ | Davies, Paul | 1534 (1527) |
| 5 | 1549 (1580) | Chacko, Albert | 1 - 0 | Warden, Mike | 1509 (1499) |
| 6 | 1525 (1528) | Blackburn, Sandra G | ½ - ½ | Maciel, Louis | 1494 (1485) |
| 7 | 1508 (1564) | Jones, Daniel P | 1 - 0 | Buxton, Richard | 1491 (1477) |
| 8 | 1540 (1529) | Phillips, Andrew | 1 - 0 | McCumiskey, George | 1401 (1477) |
| 9 | 1447 (1425) | Barker, David J | ½ - ½ | Grimes, Adrian | 1391 (1392) |
| 10 | 1379 (1430) | Allen, Jimmy | 1 - 0 | Payne, Simon L | 1265 (1271) |
| 11 | 1351 (1348) | Smithson, Stephen | 1 - 0 | McCumiskey, Arthur | 1182 (1200) |
| 12 | 1313 (1306) | Wickett, Gary M | ½ - ½ | Reason, Mark | 1194 (1175) |
| Avg=1504 | 7½ - 4½ | Avg=1456 |
Peter Evans writes: Staffordshire took an early lead after two swashbuckling attacks on boards 5 and 10, and increased the score up to 6-1, before Warwickshire fought back and won a couple of boards. Thanks to Warwickshire for some good games played in a friendly spirit.