Suffolk Chess

Division 1 of the Suffolk League has now reached the halfway point, with each team having played five matches against the other teams in the division.  This gives a pretty good idea of the likely candidates for the title and relegation, come the end of the season.  But there's still all to play for!

DIVISION 1

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
Ipswich A	5	3	2	0	13
Bury St Edmunds A	5	2	3	0	13
Ipswich B	5	3	0	2	10½
Manningtree	5	1	3	1	9½
Ipswich C	5	1	2	2	9½
Sudbury	5	0	0	5	4½

At the foot of the table Sudbury appear to have a mountain to climb if they want to survive in Division 1 for another season.   At the opposite end, the two unbeaten teams face each other on 15 January, so we may see a clear leader emerging then.

The Player of the Season statistics show Shaun Munson (Ipswich A) in the lead on 90% (4½/5), closely followed by Kevin Greenacre (Ipswich B) and Steve Ruthen (Bury St Edmunds A), both on 87.5% (3½/4).

The Division 3 table will appear soon, whilst in Division 2 one match had to be postponed due to freezing fog.   There won't be a clear picture as one of the teams affected, Saxmundham A, is striving for promotion.