Suffolk Chess

The County Under 160 team played two matches today at Newmarket, winning both.  The win against previously unbeaten Cambridgeshire was the highlight, whilst a weakened Norfolk team were soundly thrashed.

RESULTS:

(AM)  Cambridgeshire  7½ - 8½  Suffolk
(PM)  Suffolk  10½-5½  Norfolk

Andrew Shephard, Ed Kirkham and John Peters scored 2/2.
Sam Brennan, Rob Harden and Mark Bettley scored 1½/2.

The full results can be seen on Dave Wild's website.

The other matches finished Norfolk  4 - 12  Hertfordshire; and Hertfordshire  7 - 9  Cambridgeshire.

This means that after two rounds, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk share the lead on 6 match points (three wins each out of four).   Cambridgeshire have 36 game points, compared to Suffolk's 35.

The final matches take place on Sunday 3 March, when Suffolk play Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.