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.
Photo from the 1980s
- Paul Lamont
- Terry Aldworth
- Geoff Moss, Tony Evers, Geoff Harris, Bryan Dudley, Frank Pickett
- Mark Pritchard
So far the members above have been identified. If you know the names of any of the people in the photo or when the photo was taken, please email the webmaster
End of Season report 1981
In the Wolverhampton league, we won division 1 and division 6.
Birmingham league 1 2/13, 2 8/13, 5 6/13 .
End of Season report 1982
Frank Pickett replaced Geoff Harris as club secretary.
Birmingham league 1 2/13, 2 13/13, 5 13/13 . In division 2 a harsh 10 points were deducted for failure to send in a match card on time! With this we were relegated from divisions 2 and 5
End of Season report 1983
We won division 2 of the Wolverhampton league.
Birmingham league 1 8/13, 3 2/13, 6 6/13 .
End of Season report 1984
Birmingham league 1 5/13, 2 13/13, 6 2/13 . Stourbridge won the promotion play-off in division 6 versus mutual crcle.
End of Season report 1985
Birmingham league 1 11/12, 3 8/13, 5 6/13 . Stourbridge won the division 1 relegation play-off vs Kynoch.
End of Season report 1986
Birmingham league 1 6/13, 3 7/13, 5 6/13 .
The club moved from the Stourbridge institute to the Buffs club (R. A. O. B. (G. L. E.) Social Club ).
End of Season report 1987
We entered a fourth team in division 4 of the Birmingham league which scored 100% in their first season. The other teams finished: 1 8/13, 3 1/14, 5 4/12.
End of Season report 1988
We won division 3 of the Wolverhampton league. In the Birmingham league: 1 7/13, 2 13/13 (straight back down) 5 4/13 8 6/12 (following a double promotion from division 10)
End of Season report 1989
We won division 2 of the Wolverhampton league. In the Birmingham league: 1 7/13, 3 5/14, 5 8/12.
End of Season report 1990
Wolverhampton league 1 5/11 3 7/11. Mark Pritchard was a top player for Stourbridge. Graded 54, his performance rating was 90. Full results can be seen here.
In the Birmingham league: 1 12/13, 3 7/12, 5 3/13. We lost the division 1 relegation play-off against St James. 4½-3½.