Stourbridge Chess Club was founded in 1852. This is an ongoing project to document the history of the club. If you have any information that you think may be relevant please send it to the webmaster.
Date | Event |
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17/7/1950 | Brian Dudley competed in the inaugural B.U.C.A. individual championship. |
2/12/1950 | For the first time ever a county match, Worcs vs Staffs was played in Stourbridge at the Unitarian Hall. The tea provided was the highlight of the season. |
1950-1951 | The club won the Worcestershire Lyttelton trophy |
1950-1951 | The club played 7 friendly matches. |
1950-1951 | The club won Cobham trophy |
20/8/1951 | G.F. Harris came second in the BCF major open at Swansea. B.G. Dudley and A.L..Homer also did well. |
1951 | Brian Dudley selected to captain the Birmingham University chess club. |
04/10/1951 | The club's AGM was held |
20/5/1952 | The club celebrated it's centenary. |
1951-1952 | 3rd in the Lyttelton trophy (W5 L2) which was won by Lye who won all their matches. |
1951-1952 | 2nd in the Cobham trophy (W5 L2) |
1951-1952 | Accounts |
2/10/1952 | The club's AGM was held |
May 1953 | End of Season report |
1/10/1953 | The club's AGM was held |
1952-1953 | Accounts |
May 1954 | End of Season report |
1953-1954 | The Stourbridge Workmen's club won division 1 of the Worcestershire league. |
7/10/1954 | The club's AGM was held |
May 1955 | End of Season report |
Nov 1955 | T.E.L. Chataway scored 7 out of 11 in "First Class" at the British championships in Aberystwyth. |
Nov 1955 | Mr J.F. Ling has been appointed chess problem editor of The Observer. |
6/10/1955 | The club's AGM was held |
26/11/1955 | Geoff Harris was a winning member of the England team in the England v. Scotland Chess international match. |
14/3/1956 | Geoff Harris played for England in a team tournament in Switzerland |
May 1956 | End of Season report |
4/10/1956 | The club's AGM was held |
1956-1957 | Stourbridge are Worcestershire division 1 champions |
1957-1958 | Stourbridge are Worcestershire division 1 champions |