Insurance Chess Club
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Archive - Inter-Office Competitions
1907-1915 | 1915-1919 | 1919-1930 | 1930-1939 | 1939-1945 | 1945-1955 | 1955-1967 | 1967-1983 | 1983-1999 | 1999-2002
1907-1915 - First steps
|
Season |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
Division IV |
Division V |
Division VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1907-8 |
Sun |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1908-9 |
Commercial Union |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1909-10 |
North British & Mercantile |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1910-1 |
Commercial Union |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1911-2 |
Prudential |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1912-3 |
Ocean |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1913-4 |
North British & Mercantile |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1914-5 |
Prudential |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1907-1915 | 1915-1919 | 1919-1930 | 1930-1939 | 1939-1945 | 1945-1955 | 1955-1967 | 1967-1983 | 1983-1999 | 1999-2002 | Top
1915-1919 - Cessation of activities for the duration of the first World War.
1919-1930 - New beginnings and early growth
|
Season |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
Division IV |
Division V |
Division VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1919-20 |
Royal Exchange |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1920-1 |
Prudential |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1921-2 |
Prudential |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1922-3 |
Prudential |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1923-4 |
Guardian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1924-5 |
Prudential II |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1925-6 |
Bowring |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1926-7 |
Atlas & Royal 1 [1] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1927-8 |
Sun |
Lloyd's |
Alliance II |
- |
- |
- |
1928-9 |
Prudential |
Prudential II |
Atlas II |
- |
- |
- |
1929-30 |
Prudential |
Eagle Star |
Royal Exchange |
- |
- |
- |
[1] Joint winners: tied for first place and drew a play-off match.
1907-1915 | 1915-1919 | 1919-1930 | 1930-1939 | 1939-1945 | 1945-1955 | 1955-1967 | 1967-1983 | 1983-1999 | 1999-2002 | Top
1930-1939 - Growth to six divisions
|
Season |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
Division IV |
Division V |
Division VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1930-1 |
Ibis [2] |
London & Lancs. |
Royal London |
Royal II |
- |
- |
1931-2 |
Athlon |
Lloyd's & Eagle |
Sun of Canada |
GAFLAC |
- |
- |
1932-3 |
Ibis |
Royal |
Cornhill |
Sun II |
- |
- |
1933-4 |
Bowring |
Alliance |
Royal London |
St. Katharine's |
- |
- |
1934-5 |
Bowring |
Cornhill |
GAFLAC |
Legal & General |
Pearl |
- |
1935-6 |
Ibis |
N British & Merc. |
Northern |
Alliance II |
Royal London II |
- |
1936-7 |
Ibis |
Ibis II |
Royal Exchange |
London & Lancs IV |
GAFLAC II |
- |
1937-8 |
Bowring |
Royal Exchange |
Northern |
Ibis III |
Alliance III |
- |
1938-9 |
Ibis |
Legal & General |
St Katharine's |
Athlon |
Eagle III |
N British & Merc. VI |
[2] Prudential, for the first time appearing under the name Ibis, the name of their sports club
1907-1915 | 1915-1919 | 1919-1930 | 1930-1939 | 1939-1945 | 1945-1955 | 1955-1967 | 1967-1983 | 1983-1999 | 1999-2002 | Top
1939-1945 - Cessation of acitivities for the duration of the second World War.
1945-1955 - Restart after second War
|
Season |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
Division IV |
Division V |
Division VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1945-6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1946-7 |
Bowring |
London & Lancs II |
Cornhill |
- |
- |
- |
1947-8 |
Ibis |
N British & Merc. |
Northern |
- |
- |
- |
1948-9 |
London & Lancashire |
Athlon |
GAFLAC |
St Katharine's |
- |
- |
1949-50 |
Temple Bar [3] |
Pearl |
Ibis III |
London & Lancs III |
- |
- |
1950-1 |
Ibis |
Bardhill [4] |
N British & Merc. II |
London Life |
- |
- |
1951-2 |
Ibis |
Eagle |
Royal London |
Alliance II |
Sun II |
- |
1952-3 |
Ibis |
Athlon |
Phoenix |
Temple Bar II |
Royal London II |
- |
1953-4 |
Ibis |
Phoenix |
Nat. Mut. of Australasia |
Bowring II |
Standard Life |
- |
1954-5 |
Ibis |
Royal London |
London Life |
UK Provident |
Alliance III |
- |
[3] Legal & General and Gresham
[4] Royal and Liverpool & London & Globe
1907-1915 | 1915-1919 | 1919-1930 | 1930-1939 | 1939-1945 | 1945-1955 | 1955-1967 | 1967-1983 | 1983-1999 | 1999-2002 | Top
1955-1967 - Expansion once more to six divisions
|
Season |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
Division IV |
Division V |
Division VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-6 |
N B & M |
Athlon |
UK Provident |
London & Lancs II |
Eagle II |
Ibis VI |
1956-7 |
Ibis |
Eagle |
Temple Bar II |
National Provident |
Rotragen [5] |
Guardian |
1957-8 |
Ibis |
Northern |
Pearl II |
Friends' Provident |
Broom [6] |
Northern II |
1958-9 |
Ibis |
Temple Bar II |
Rotragen |
Broom |
Guardian |
Lloyd's |
1959-60 |
Ibis |
Northern |
Broom |
Northern II |
Broom II |
Northern III |
1960-1 |
CUACO |
Pearl |
Guardian |
Scot. Un. & Nat. |
St. Katharine's |
Scottish Un. & Nat. II |
1961-2 |
Bowring |
Guardian |
Scottish Un. & Nat. |
St. Katharine's |
Provident Mutual |
Guardian III |
1962-3 |
Temple Bar |
Northern |
Bardhill |
National Mutual |
Standard Life |
Bowring III |
1963-4 |
Ibis |
Royal Exchange |
Lloyd's |
Liverpool Victoria |
Noble Lowndes |
Ibis VI |
1964-5 |
Ibis |
Pearl |
Leslie & Godwin |
Sedgwick Collins |
Sun of Canada |
N. & Employers IV |
1965-6 |
Ibis |
N. & Employers II |
Sedgwick Collins |
Sun of Canada |
GAFLAC |
Edward Lumley |
1966-7 |
Ibis |
Sedgwick Collins |
Lloyd's |
GAFLAC |
Colonial Mutual |
Equity & Law |
[5] Road Transport & General
[6] Brokers' Room at Lloyd's
1907-1915 | 1915-1919 | 1919-1930 | 1930-1939 | 1939-1945 | 1945-1955 | 1955-1967 | 1967-1983 | 1983-1999 | 1999-2002 | Top
1967-1983 - Introduction of Bowring King KO, but league decline from late '70s.
|
Season |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
Division IV |
Division V |
Division VI |
Bowring King |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967-8 |
Ibis |
Lloyd's |
Eagle |
Colonial Mutual |
Abbey Life |
L & G II [7] |
Ibis |
1968-9 |
Ibis |
Liverpool Victoria |
Pearl II |
Abbey Life |
Abbey Life II |
Howden Swann |
Phoenix |
1969-70 |
Ibis |
Lloyd's |
Abbey Life |
Edward Lumley |
Equitable Life |
- |
Noble Lowndes |
1970-1 |
Ibis |
Pearl |
Equitable Life |
Provident Life |
Equity & Law |
- |
CUACO |
1971-2 |
Ibis |
Equitable Life |
Provident Life |
Clerical Medical |
Asphalia |
- |
Ibis |
1972-3 |
Ibis |
Provident Life |
Ibis III |
Nat Mut of A. |
Provident Life II |
- |
G.R.E. |
1973-4 |
Colonial Mut. |
Stew. Wrightson |
Equity & Law |
Nat. Employers |
Stew. Wrightson II |
Norscott |
Sun Life |
1974-5 |
Liverpool Vic. |
Equity & Law |
G.R.E. II |
Stew. Wrightson II |
U.K. Provident |
Cannon |
G.R.E. |
1975-6 |
Ibis |
G.R.E. II |
Ibis III |
Hill Samuel II [8] |
Cannon |
Municipal |
G.R.E. |
1976-7 |
G.R.E. |
Bacon & Woodrow |
CUACO |
Cannon |
Medical Sickness |
Med. Sickness II |
G.R.E. |
1977-8 |
G.R.E. |
CUACO |
Cannon |
Medical Sickness |
Bowring II |
- |
Equity & Law |
1978-9 |
Ibis |
Phoenix |
Med. Sickness |
G.R.E. III |
Minster |
- |
Equity & Law |
1979-80 |
Ibis |
CUACO |
G.R.E. III |
Equity & Law II |
CUACO II |
- |
Equity & Law |
1980-1 |
Equity & Law |
Asphalia |
Bowring |
Mercantile & Gen. |
INA |
- |
Ibis |
1981-2 |
Ibis |
Mercantile & Gen. |
Howden |
CLIC [9] |
- |
- |
Equity & Law |
1982-3 |
Municipal |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Pearl |
Bowring II |
- |
- |
Ibis |
[7] Leslie & Godwin
[8] Formerly played under the name Noble Lowndes
[9] Confederation Life
1907-1915 | 1915-1919 | 1919-1930 | 1930-1939 | 1939-1945 | 1945-1955 | 1955-1967 | 1967-1983 | 1983-1999 | 1999-2002 | Top
1983-1999 - Continued decline in league; introduction of Durham Plate.
|
Season |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
Division IV |
Bowring King |
Durham |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983-4 |
Ibis |
Stew. Wrightson |
Sedgwick |
National Mutual |
Ibis |
Equity & Law |
1984-5 |
Ibis |
Ibis II |
Medical Sickness |
- |
Ibis |
Stewart Wrightson |
1985-6 |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Equity & Law |
Bacon & Wdrw II |
- |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Mercantile & General |
1986-7 |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Bacon & Wdrw. II |
A.B.I. [10] |
- |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Minet |
1987-8 |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Ibis |
Mercantile & Gen. |
- |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Eagle Star |
1988-9 |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Bain Clarkson |
Mercantile & Gen. |
- |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Bain Clarkson |
1989-90 |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Bowring |
Rodney-Smith |
- |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Pearl |
1990-1 |
Bowring |
Ibis |
- |
- |
Bacon & Woodrow |
A.B.I. |
1991-2 |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Rodney-Smith |
- |
- |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Bain Clarkson |
1992-3 |
Bacon & Woodrow |
A.B.I. |
- |
- |
Bacon & Woodrow |
I.O.B. [11] |
1993-4 |
Bacon & Woodrow |
I.O.B. |
- |
- |
Bacon & Woodrow |
Asphalia |
1994-5 |
Lincoln National [12] |
I.O.B. |
- |
- |
I.O.B. |
Minet |
1995-6 |
I.O.B. |
Bacon & Woodrow |
- |
- |
Bacon & Woodrow |
I.O.B. |
1996-7 |
Ombudsmen [14] |
Eagle Star/ABI |
- |
- |
Bain Hogg |
Eagle Star/ABI |
1997-8 |
JTW/Cornhill |
- |
- |
- |
JTW/Cornhill |
Eagle Star/ABI |
1998-9 |
JTW/Cornhill |
- |
- |
- |
JTW/Cornhill |
Marsh McLennan |
[10] Association of British Insurers.
[11] Insurance Ombudsman Bureau.
[12] Formerly Cannon.
[13] There's no 13, the Webmaster
is superstitious!
[14] Amalgamation of I.O.B., Office of the Pensions Ombudsman, and Personal Investment Authority.
1907-1915 | 1915-1919 | 1919-1930 | 1930-1939 | 1939-1945 | 1945-1955 | 1955-1967 | 1967-1983 | 1983-1999 | 1999-2002 | Top
1999-2002 - Introduction of Combined Banks and Insurance Chess League
|
Season |
Combined League |
Insurance CC Shield |
Bowring KO |
Durham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1999-2000 |
Barclays Bank |
JTW/Cornhill [15] |
JTW/Cornhill |
Lincoln |
2000-1 |
RBS/Americans |
PIFC/Wiltshire [15] |
PIFC/Wiltshire |
JTW/Cornhill |
2001-2 |
Bank of England |
PIFC/Wiltshire [16] |
PIFC/Wiltshire |
Ombudsmen |
| 2002-3 |
Bank of England |
PIFC/Wiltshire [16] |
|
|
[15] Awarded on the basis of the subset of "insurance v insurance" matches in the combined league.
[16] Awarded on the basis of the highest placed Insurance team in the combined league.
