Halesowen Chess Club

Click on the post codes for approximate location of the club.
(the arrow points towards the centre of the postcode area not the club premises).

Venue: The Lighthouse public house at 153 Coombs Road, Halesowen B62 8AF
Meeting day and time: 7:30 pm on Tuesdays
Website: http://www.halesowenchessclub.org.uk/

Secretary: John Southcote, telephone 0121 429 1518

Teams and Captains in Worcestershire County League:
• Division1: Halesowen I, Stewart Fishburne, telephone 01905 771 290
• Division 2: Halesowen II, Paul Evans 0121 559 8887
Teams and Captains in Worcester & District League: None
Starting time of home matches: 7:30 pm


Teams in other leagues (with captains):
• Dudley & District Cless League divisions 1 (Peter Banks), 2 (Paul Evans), and 3 (Joyce Evans)
• Birmingham & District Chess League divisions 1(John Edge), 4 (Windsor Peck) and 6 (Tony Taylor)
• Wolverhampton League divisions 1 (Andy Ambrose), 3 (Tony Taylor), and 4 (John Southcote)
• Wolverhampton Summer League (rotataing captaincy)
• 4NCL (Four Nations Chess League) with support from members of other local clubs (Windsor Peck)


Internal Tournaments: Summer Knock-Out, Ladder, Lightening (Buzzer) Tournament

Further Information
The largest club in the association with a total of 13 teams in 5 different leagues. We play social chess and competitive league chess and hold other club events such as simultaneous displays. In 2009-10, the winner of the Knock Out Cup was John Edge, John Llewellyn won the Reg Beasley Memorial Trophy and Derek Digger was player of the year. See a report of the last agm on the Halesowen website. Members can borrow chess books from the Bill Cross Library.

         UK, & International Chess          Herefordshire Chess          Worcester & District Chess          Worcestershire Chess
Last updated 26 August 2011. Please contact Ray Collett at 01905 454754 if corrections are required.