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

The 2009 Worcestershire Open Congress is being held at Catshill Village Hall on 25 and 26 July. Further information is available in the click here

Officers

President: Peter Kitson, 39 Shaw Lane, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove B60 4DY. Tel 01527 833721
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
Life Vice-Presidents: AW Bird, RJG Bird, Dr Ray A Collett, C Leslie Heathcock, Ken Sanders
Vice-Presidents: Maurice Bissell, Dr Brian G Dudley, Ken Durnell, Burt G Foord, Jeff Heath, Eric Horwill, Peter S Keate, Dr Andrew J Pearce, JM Peutherer, W (Bill) J Pugh, PB Sharratt, W (Bill) W Watson, Tim Yates
Grader: Derek Digger, as above
ECF Delegate: Ray Collett, 7 Ogilvy Square, Worcester WR3 7LU. Tel 01905 454754

Affiliated Clubs

Affiliated clubs are: Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Greenlands (Longbridge), Hagley, Halesowen, Headless Cross, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, 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. The league season is September to May. Division One matches are played over 6 boards and Division Two matches over 5 boards. The current League Champions are Kidderminster 1 and the Division 2 Champions are Greenlands. The county is runs a handicap team knock-out tournament with special rules.

Division 1
Division 2
Team knock-out competition
To submit a match result

Worcester Individual Trophy Holders

There was no competition in 2007
Worcestershire Champion:
Worcestershire Minor Trophy:

County Team Chess    

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

Correspondence Chess    

Worcestershire Chess Association sides play in the ECF Ward-Higgs Trophy, the ECF Brown Pond Trophy. Worcestershire can nominate a player to represent the county in the PC Gibbs tournament run by the Midland Counties Chess Union. Results and further information about county teams are available from the link above. If you would like to play correspondence chess by post or by e-mail, please contact the team captains.

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. This competition is open to players of affiliated clubs. To enter, send a copy of the game score to Maurice Bissell before the end of April.

Affiliated Chess Leagues

Worcester & District Chess League (further details)
Dudley District League

Junior Chess    

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

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