Gary Mason

Longbridge Chess Club rounded off their 6600 Rapidplay League campaign in style on Tuesday evening with two excellent victories over Olton, putting themselves in a fantastic position to lift the league title. Playing at home, Longbridge produced another strong all-round team performance, winning the first match 3½–½ before following it up with a 2½–1½ victory … Read more

On Monday evening, Longbridge Chess Club travelled to Worcester after receiving a kind invitation from the newly formed Warndon Chess Club for an ECF-rated pre-season friendly. The aim of the evening wasn’t just to play competitive chess, but also to help support a new club getting established within the local chess community. It was fantastic … Read more

Longbridge Chess Club travelled to Solihull this week for a 5800 Rapidplay fixture. But this evening of competitive chess was overshadowed by an unfortunate issue with the team line-ups. Although the games were played and enjoyed in good spirit, Solihull fielded a team whose combined rating exceeded the competition’s 5800 rating limit by more than … Read more

Longbridge Chess Club produced another excellent team performance this week, defeating Sutton Coldfield in convincing fashion in the 6600 Rapidplay competition. Although the final score of 6½–1½ looks one-sided, the evening wasn’t quite as straightforward as it first appears. Sutton Coldfield were unfortunately unable to field a player on board four, resulting in two default … Read more

Longbridge Chess Club are proud to announce that we have officially been crowned Worcester Chess Association Division One Rapidplay Champions for the 2025/26 season. Bringing home the trophy after a fantastic campaign filled with competitive chess, strong team performances, and contributions from players across the entire squad. Winning any competition is a huge achievement. But … Read more

Longbridge Chess Club returned to winning ways this week with an impressive performance against Warley Quinborne in the 6600 Rapidplay competition. After a challenging evening for the club’s other team against Redditch, Longbridge’s 6600 squad produced a much-needed victory, overturning a first-round defeat to finish the night with an overall winning result. Longbridge vs Warley … Read more

Longbridge Chess Club faced a tough evening at home last night as a strong Redditch side claimed a comprehensive victory across both rounds of the 5800 Rapidplay match. The Redditch Chess Club team was rated at least 480 points over the Longbridge team. So the result was expected. The final score was a painful 8–0 … Read more

Last night, Longbridge Chess Club hosted the Jonathan Swindells Simul, which is an event we host annually at our chess club. This was a simultaneous exhibition against Jonathan Swindells, a 2251-rated player, who took on 23 club members at once. The boards were arranged in a large square, with Jonathan circling continuously around the room. … Read more