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News and Reports League and Cups
Cornwall 8 - 8 Somerset ( Exminster 11th October) Wins from Jeremy Menadue, Roger Grime, Simon Bartlett and Gary Trudeau, together with 5 draws on the bottom 6 boards contributed to a good result in the first county match of the season
Results Cornwall 9 - 7 Hampshire (Exminster 1st November) Wins from Daniel Wakeham, Stephen Piper, Douglas Cooke, Colin Sellwood and Philip Spargo contributed to this victory. However the MVP award goes to Sheila Cooke. In the last game to finish, hopelessly lost position, everyone packing up and assuming that the match would finish 8 - 8, suddenly there is a commotion at the board and it turns out that Sheila has produced a forced mating sequence to win the match for Cornwall!
Results Cornwall 8½ - 7½ Gloucestershire (Exminster 6th December) A strong performance on the higher boards, with no losses on boards 1 - 9, brought home a good result for the team.
Results Cornwall 5½ - 10½ Devon (Liskeard School 31st January) The first loss of the season - a convincing win by the Devon team. Wins from Jeremy Menadue (1), Simon Bartlett (8) and David Saqui (10). Several near misses among the draws but not near enough!
Results Cornwall 6½ - 9½ Wiltshire (Exminster 15th February) A loss in the final match, with Stephen Schofield, Colin Gardiner and Jeremy Kneebone as the only winners. Our final record is P5, W2, D1, L2.
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