Gary Mason 
Longbridge Chess Club faced Worcester Knights in a two-round team match, with four players representing each side. The opening round got off to a very strong start for Longbridge, who came away with a 3-1 victory. Gavin Cartwright, Phil Maddocks and Carmelo Tirado Simarro all recorded wins, while Stephen Woodhouse was the only Longbridge player … Read more
Longbridge Chess Club continued their Division Four campaign with a hard-fought 3–2 victory away against South Birmingham 4A, with wins for Robert Davies and David Cleak helping secure the match. Longbridge 4 travelled to face South Birmingham 4A on Thursday evening in another Birmingham & District Chess League Division Four fixture. With both teams fielding … Read more
Longbridge Chess Club faced a very tough challenge on Wednesday evening as they travelled to take on Central Birmingham in Division One. The final score was 6–0 to Central Birmingham, but the result doesn’t tell the whole story. Longbridge went into the match significantly out-rated on every board, with Central Birmingham fielding an exceptionally strong … Read more
The BDCL Division 1 (Birmingham & District Chess League) is one of the highest-level competitions within the Birmingham and District Chess League, bringing together some of the strongest chess clubs from Birmingham and the surrounding Midlands region. Throughout the season, teams compete in challenging over-the-board matches under official league rules and time controls. Division 1 … Read more
Longbridge Chess Club got their Division Five campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday evening, beating Stourbridge 5 by 2½–1½ in a closely fought opening match. It was a strong team performance, with wins for Jordan Cummins and Gary Mason, a draw for Ian Truscott, and a determined performance from Richard Collett on Board … Read more
Longbridge Chess Club got their Worcester & District League campaign off to a winning start on Wednesday evening with a hard-fought 2½–1½ victory over Redditch 3. The match was closely contested throughout, with both teams producing some interesting games. Longbridge eventually came away with the win thanks to victories for Craig Bessant and Rohan Kartick … Read more
The new season got underway on Tuesday evening with a rather unusual opening fixture for Longbridge Chess Club, as Longbridge A faced Longbridge B in the Worcestershire Chess Association (WCA) Championship. With both teams containing a mixture of experienced players and strong club members, it was always going to be an interesting contest, and the … Read more
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
