Longbridge 2½–1½ Worcester White Bishops: Another W&D Victory

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Longbridge Chess Club continued their winning start to the Worcester & District campaign with a hard-fought 2½–1½ victory over Worcester City’s White Bishops. The match was played in a friendly atmosphere, with plenty of familiar faces across the four boards. Worcester’s team was captained by Aiden Griffiths, with several players having connections to Longbridge and … Read more

Longbridge Defeat Redditch in Impressive 3–1 Victory

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Longbridge Defeat Redditch in an excellent team performance on Tuesday evening. They defeated Redditch by 3–1 in the WCA Challengers competition. It was a particularly impressive result given that Longbridge Chess Club were out-rated on every board, with Redditch fielding the higher-rated player in each of the four games. Despite that, Longbridge held firm on … Read more

The 2026 Swindells Swindle

Each year in recent memory, the membership of Longbridge Chess Club has the privilege of having their collective behinds handed to them by Jon Swindells in a simultaneous display. Jon is an exceptionally strong player, graded a lofty 2251, and this year took on 23 members in a gruelling 4 hour long tour-de-force. Jon secured … Read more