Leics v Worcs MCCU U1650 Championship Result

Leicestershire travelled to Stratford-On-Avon this afternoon to play Worcestershire at a neutral venue in  the MCCU U1650 Championship. Three Ashby players were in the team - Steve E., Graham Bird and David Holmes. Leicestershire won the match 10-2. Steve won his game on board 6 after a long struggle lasting 4 hours, and being the last game to finish. Graham and David did not get a game unfortunately as both of their opponents defaulted.

Next up is a home match against Staffordshire on the 21st November. Anybody interested in playing should contact the Team Captain, Rene Butler, by email -  rene@consumerking.co.uk.

Ashby 1 Off To Winning Start

Ashby 1 had a great start to their season last night with a 3.5 - 1.5 win at Anstey 3, courtesy of wins for Georghe, Richard and Andrew on boards 1,2 and 4, and a draw for Tom D. on board 3. Click here for yet another one of Tom Dove's inimitable  match reports.

In one of the remaining two games in the Club Championship, Larry beat Patrick to draw level with Richard at the top of the table. Everything now hinges on the last game between Tom G. and Andrew.

Bragging Rights Shared

Ashby 4 held Ashby 3 to 2.5 - 2.5 draw in last night's Division 5 derby match, despite being significantly outrated on 4 of the 5 boards. Ashby 3, fielding 2 titled players in GM Brown and IM Maskery, were unable to make the rating difference count, with inspirational Captain Ric Dawson on board 3 being the only player to score a full point, offsetting an Ashby 4 win on board 1 by Paul Mayer.

Ashby Calendar

All of the Ashby fixtures for 2026/2027 have now been added to the Club Calendar. Dates for County fixtures are also shown as they involve several Ashby players. Dates for other events, such as the AGM, will be added where necessary.

You will need to be logged in to your Google account to view the Calendar and then add the Ashby Calendar to your own Google Calendar the first time you open it.

ECF September Newsletter

The ECF September Newsletter is now available and can be viewed here for mobile devices, or here for laptops and desktops.

Leicestershire v Derbyshire

Neil Roberts and Graham Bird both played for Leicestershire in their MCCU U1650 match against Derbyshire last weekend. Unfortunately the team lost by 10.5 - 5.5 and Neil and Graham both lost. Next up is an away match against Worcestershire on the 10th Ocober, with Steve, Graham and David Holmes all playing.

Club Championship Results

There were 4 matches played in the 5th round of the Club Championship on Thursday evening, with Chris Tipper beating Ollie Fordham, Paul Harrison beating Nick Wyld, Neil Roberts beating Ric Dawson and Dan Vernon beating Peter Anderton.

LRCA 2026/2027 Fixture Lists

The 20262027 Fixture Lists have now been published on the LRCA website. I will transpose these onto the Club Calendar as soon as possible.