Suffolk Chess

Ipswich convincingly won the Suffolk Final of the Norfolk & Suffolk Cup this evening, beating Bury St Edmunds by 4½ - 1½ (three wins and three draws)   On paper, Bury should have won, as they outgraded their opponents on the top four boards.

The winning team (minus Steve Gregory, who had already left) - Shaun Munson, Mike Cook, Tim Lunn, Ted Matthewson, Ian Wallis:

Ipswich	Grade	Result	Bury St Edmunds	Grade
Shaun Munson	206	½ - ½	Mike Harris	211
Mike Cook	190	1 - 0	Ed Player	214
Ted Matthewson	182	½ - ½	David Spence	206
Tim Lunn	176	1 - 0	Mark Le-Vine	193
Ian Wallis	174	½ - ½	Richard Lamont	171
Steve Gregory	174	1 - 0	Steve Ruthen	169

Ipswich will now face Norfolk & Norwich in the Final, at home in May.