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Birmingham Division 1 Update

The two adjourded games went as expected - a win each. Bushbury win their final match of the league season.

National Club

In the Minor competition Bushbury have a match on May 12 against Syston. In the Major Bushbury will play Metropolitan (London) on May 26th.

Birmingham Division 1

Playing Solihull in their last match Busbury ended the night 2.5 - 1.5 up with two games adjourned. A quick look seemed to suggest one win for each team.

Wolverhampton Division 4

The team of Jones, Scott, Booth and Parkes finished the season in style with a 3.5 - 0.5 win against Warley.

Summer League - fixtures have been added.

Birmingham Division 3 - With relegation avoided the team were obviously in a relaxed mood as they went down 5-1 against South Birmngham in their last league match.

The 'A' team signed off their Wolverhampton League campaign in style at St. Georges with a 4.5 - 1.5 victory.

Birmingham Division 3: The match against Greenlands stands at 3.5 - 1.5 with one game adjourned, in Bushburys favour! The two points gained should mean the team avoid relegation.Well played all!

Are you a stereotype? Derek Laight sent me this chess link. Own up - which one are you?!

2nd April: Another close match in Birmingham Division 1. The score against South Birmingham B standing all square with one game adjourned. Unfortunately it looks like a South Birmingham win.

Bushbury entertained Alwood from Leeds on Sunday April 1st in the National Club Intermediate Plate. The team of Richard Parry, Pete Baggott, Phil Staley and Alf Schroeder going down 1 - 3. The match was a lot closer than the score suggests. We wish our visitors good luck in the next round.

Birmingham League: Bushbury welcomed the new Divison 1 Champions, South Birmingham 'A', on Wedneday 28th March. Neither team was at full strength and Bushbury eventually went down 2.5 - 3.5. The games from this match can be viewed here.

In Birmingham Division 3 Bushbury kept alive their survival hopes with 3 - 3 draw against Mercia.

Congratulations to South Birmingham 'A' who have won Division 1 of the Birmingham League.

A weakened 'A' team, 3 of the usual top four boards were missing, went down fighting 2 - 4 to Walsall in Wolverhamton Division 1.

The 3 adjourned games were never played! I arrived at the club to cheer the team on only to find that John Stanforth had resigned without resuming play and the other two games had been agreed as draws. The match was therefore drawn. Busbhury 'A' move up to 9 points in Division 1 which should be enough to ensure another season in the top flight.

The Birmingham Divison 3 match at St.Georges was drawn 3 - 3. Phil was very pleased with the result.

The 3 adjourned games against Birmingham 'C' are being played on Wednesday 14th March at Bushbury. Come along and show your support!

Kidderminster have called of (defaulted) their Wolverhampon Division 1 match at Bushbury on 29th February.

The 'C' team have completed their Birmingham Divison 5 fixtures with and ended up with a total of 7 points. At present they are not in a relegation spot but other teams have games to play.

The National Club match against St. Albans previously reported as taking place at Bushbury on Saturday March 10th is off. St. Albans have pulled out and so Bushbury go through to the next round. Phil reports that he has recieved an e-mail from them saying that 3 of their players have withdrawn and that they cannot field a team.

Walsall Kipping v Bushbury 'A'

Bushbury have come out on top aftera close match at Walsalls new venue. Four matches finisihed on the night with three draws and a win for Bushbury. John Staniforth defeated Dave Pritchard who after resigning couldn't quite work out where he had lost a piece! Dave Cooper and Lee Grinsell adjourned with a loss and a win looking likely. So it was. Dave resigning to Jana Bellin and Darren Wheeler resigning to Lee. Bushbury took the match 3.5 - 2.5.

Bushbury 'A' v South Birmingham 'C'

Another close match in Birmingham Divsion 1.

Dave Coopper continued his impressive season with a win on board 3 while the games on boards 2 and 5 were quick draws. We were 2 - 1 up with boards 1, 4 and 6 in play. Three closely contested battles that went to adjournment. A quick look suggested Bushbury had a possible win on board1, possible loss on board 4 and a possible draw on board 6. This would give us the match 3.5 to 2.5! We can but hope. A win would probably ensure safety in the top flight for another season.

National Club Championship Intermediate Section

Bushbury travelled to Liverpool on the 19th February to play Prescott and Knotty Ash. Team - Richard Parry, Phil Staley, Pete Baggott, Alf Schroeder.

Disaster In Diddy Land!

We lost 3.5 -0.5.! Not quite to plan. A four board match is always tricky and so it proved. After about an hour and a half Phil had lost and Pete was a pawn down in one of those positions that lacked chances for counterplay. Alf was a rook up. Richard , in a level position, had to play for a win and hope that Pete could draw his game. Pete did indeed draw but Alf lost and so did Richard! Ah well - it's only a game. The trip back down the M6 was quiet.

Bushbury 'B' Boost Survival Hopes In Wolverhampton Division 2

Hopes of avoiding relegation from Wolverhampton Division 2 were boosted by a win over rivals Walsall Kipping. Playing at Bushbury the team came through 4 - 2 to record their second win of the season.