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Club Acclaim

Staffordshire Chess Association award Wolverhampton with Chess Club of the Year for 2007! Read More

Wolverhampton Chess Club was awarded a prestigious Centenary Award from Wolverhampton City's Sport's Advisory Council. Award dated Nov 3 2007.

Wolverhampton Show 2009 exhibitors

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WDCL League Section: Honours

In this sections there are details related to Wolverhampton Chess Club honours spanning several decades.

League Honours

  

Birmingham league

Division 1: 1904, 1928, 1930, 1939 championship years.

Division 2: Wolverhampton A team Champions 1924/5,2006/7

Division 3: Wolverhampton Team Champions 1935/6, 1945/6

Division 4: Wolverhampton Team Champions 1928

Division 5: Wolverhampton B Team Champions 2005/6
Wolverhampton League

Division 6: Wolverhampton Team Champions 1977

Championship Years by Division

1 2 3 4 5 6
2008/9   C team 2nd place Runners up and promoted to Division 2      
2006/7 (A team 2nd place Runners Up)   2nd place Runners up and promoted to Division 2      
    2005/6 (B team Runners Up & promoted)      
  1995/6
1991/2		 1999/2000 1996/7
1993/4
1991/2		 1991/2  
  1989/90
1983/4		 1985/6
1982/3		      
 

1979/80

       1976/7
1960/1 1965/6        
1953/4          


Wolverhampton Summer League

Division 2: Champions 1990, 2010 (P5,W5 15 points maximum), 2011 (P5,W5 15 points maximum)
Division 3: North Champions 2000
Division 3: South Champions 1994

Division 3: South Champions 2008

Dudley League

Division 2: Champions 2010/11 (P5,W4, L1, (8 points)

 
 

Other Trophies

Wolverhampton Win Walrus Trophy 2011 on Thurs 5 May 2011 at Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton 7 points, Walsall Kipping 6, Rushall 2.

See full scores and writeup here

Walrus Full Scores

Walrus Trophy Winners 2007/8. held at Wolverhampton Thurs 22/05/2008 Wolverhampton retain The Walrus Trophy 2007/8 with 5.5 points, Walsall 5, Rushall 4.5

Walrus Full Scores

 

Walrus 2006/7 event held at Rushall Mon 30/04/2007 Wolverhampton win for 1st time 2006/7 with 6.5 points 4.5, 4.
 

Walrus Success

Wolverhampton Win Walrus :

2010/11 (7 points), 2008/9 (5.5 points), /2006/7 (6.5 points)

 

Cups and WDCL League Trophy Honours & Recent years

Humphrey's Cup Winners (U130) 2010/11.

Pittaway Cup
Winners

2003/4,2008/9,2009/10.
Runner-up 1989/90, 2002/3

Pittaway Cup: 2009/10

Round 1: Bye

Round 2: Home 21 Jan 2010 playing Stafford

Result 5-3 Wolverhampton Win Round 2

Round 3 Mega Final: 21 April 2010 playing Stourbridge at Bushbury Chess Club(neutral venue)

Result 5½ - 2½Wolverhampton WIN the Final.

Wolverhampton Pittaway Cup Winners 2009/10!

Wolverhampton Pittaway Cup Winners 2008/9!

2008/09

Round 1: Home win 23 Oct 2008 playing StourbridgeResult 5-3

Round 2 (semi final): Away win 23 Oct 2008 playing Shifnal & Telford Result 2½-5½l

Round 3 The Final: Away win at Stourbridge playing Halesowen

Result 2½-5½

Jackson Trophy: 2009/10

Round 1: : Away win playing Rushall 08/02/10.

Result 1 - 4

Round 2: The Final :Away loss playing Cheddleton & Leek at Stafford 28/04/10.

Result 1½ - 3½

 

Jackson County Cup Finalists 2009/10.

Team Lightning tournament
Trophy Section winner 1984/5, 1996/7, 2001/2, 2003/4, 2006/7
Major Section winner 2000/1
Minor Section winner 1995/6,2006/7 (2nd place.)

 

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