Worcestershire Chess Association promotes the game within the old boundaries of Worcestershire. You can play for Worcestershire if you: were born in the county; are currently resident in the county; you are attending full-time education in the county; you are a member of a chess club in the county. The association is a constituent unit of the English Chess Federation and affiliated to the Midland Counties Chess Union

Officers

President: Derek Digger, 7 Bigbury Lane, Wilden, Stourport-on-Severn. Worcs. DY13 9JU. Tel 01299 826861
General Secretary: Maurice Bissell, 5 Bitternwood Road, Kidderminster. Worcs. DY10 4EG. Tel. 01562 60146
Treasurer: Bert Foord, 3 Pelham Road, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 8NT. Tel. 01905 773737
Competitions Secretary: Derek Digger, 7 Bigbury lane, Wilden, Stourport-on-Severn. Worcs. DY13 9JU. Tel 01299 826861
Open Team: Maurice Bissell. Details as above
Under-125 Team: Giles Stanton, 152 Birchfield Road, Redditch. Worcs. B97 4LT. Tel. 01527 402436
Under-100 Team: Andrew Moore 11 Lindale Crescent, Brierly Hill, West Midlands DY5 2RL
01384-892755 or mobile 077899-04835 or email badandy2000@hotmail.co.uk
BCF Correspondence Teams:
MCCU Correspondence Team:
Life Vice-Presidents: AW Bird, RJG Bird, Dr Ray A Collett, C Leslie Heathcock, Ken Sanders, Tom EW Widdows
Vice-Presidents: Maurice Bissell, Dr Brian G Dudley, Ken Durnell, Burt G Foord, Jeff Heath, Eric Horwill, PS Keate, Dr AJ Pearce, JM Peutherer, W (Bill) J Pugh, PB Sharratt, W (Bill) W Watson, Tim Yates

Affiliated Clubs

Affiliated clubs are: Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Hagley, Halesowen, Headless Cross, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, St James, St John's, Stourbridge, Worcester City. Affiliation entitles chess organisations to have information placed on the Association's web pages and to receive news about county matches and tournaments.

Contacts and how to join affiliated clubs
Affiliation fees for clubs

County Chess League

There are two divisions, each with teams that play each other home and away. The league season is September to May. Division One matches are played over 6 boards and Division Two matches over 5 boards. The current Division 1 Champions are Halesowen 1. For the first time, the county is running a handicap team knock-out tournament with special rules.

Division 1
Division 2
Team knock-out competition
To submit a match result
Fees for team entry in the league

Worcester Individual Trophy Holders

There was no competition in 2006
Worcestershire Champion:
Worcestershire Minor Trophy:

County Team Chess

Worcestershire County field an Open 16-board team and two 12-board under-125 and under-100 teams in the Midland Counties Chess Union inter-counties competitions. If you would like to be considered for selection for these county teams, please go to the first link below for contact details of the captains.

Further information about teams

Postal Chess

Worcestershire Chess Association sides play in the BCF Ward-Higgs Trophy, the BCF Brown Pond Trophy and in the Midland Counties Chess Union Ritson Morry Trophy competitions. Results and further information about county teams are available from the links below. If you would like to play postal chess, please contact the team captains.

BCF Ward-Higgs Trophy
BCF Brown Pond Trophy
MCCU Ritson Morry Trophy
County postal teams and how to contact captains. New players welcome!

Woodcock Prize

Annually an award is made for the 'most enterprising' game played by a Worcestershire player during the season. The winning entry in the 2003-4 season can be seen here.

Affiliated Chess Leagues

Worcester & District Chess League (further details)
Dudley District League (further details from this link)

Junior Chess

Please use the link below to find more details of contacts, schools and tournament results.

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