Cordon Trophy 2025
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The 2025 Cordon Trophy was held at Bedford Chess Club on 25th September 2025. There were 3 teams
with a chance of coming first at the beginning of the final round.
Bedford A scored 4 out of 4 in the final round to reach a score or 14 and edge ahead of
Leighton Buzzard A who finished on 11.5 ahead of Milton Keynes A on 11.
Five players scored 4 out of 4, 2 from Leighton Buzzard B, Kewal Bhoi and Alistair Taylor, 2 from Bedford A, Steve Ledger and James Gardner,
and 1 from Milton Keynes A, Andrew Bowler. |
Final Table
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| Team Name |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Total |
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| Bedford A |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
| Leighton Buzzard A |
3.5 |
2.5 |
4 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
| Milton Keynes A |
3 |
3.5 |
2 |
2.5 |
11 |
| Bedford B |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
| Luton A |
2.5 |
3 |
1 |
2.5 |
9 |
| Leighton Buzzard B |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2.5 |
8.5 |
| Bedford C |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Bedford Young Guns |
0.5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5.5 |
| Luton B |
0.5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4.5 |
| Milton Keynes B |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
| Bedford D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
Teamlists |
| Leighton Buzzard A |
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| Board 1 |
John Sharp |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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3 |
| Board 2 |
Peter Hunt |
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1 |
0.5 |
1 |
0.5 |
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3 |
| Board 3 |
Steve Law |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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2 |
| Board 4 |
Kevin Williamson |
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0.5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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3.5 |
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3.5 |
2.5 |
4 |
1.5 |
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3.5 |
6 |
10 |
11.5 |
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11.5 |
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| Leighton Buzzard B |
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| Board 1 |
Fred Dorn |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
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0.5 |
| Board 2 |
Brian Valentine |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
| Board 3 |
Kewal Bhoi |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
| Board 4 |
Alistair Taylor |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
2.5 |
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2 |
4 |
6 |
8.5 |
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8.5 |
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| Bedford D |
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| Board 1 |
Alex Potts |
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0.5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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2.5 |
| Board 2 |
George Griffiths |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
| Board 3 |
David Cox |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
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0.5 |
| Board 4 |
Francesco Graf |
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0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.5 |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
1.5 |
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1 |
1 |
2 |
3.5 |
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3.5 |
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| Bedford C |
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| Board 1 |
Steve Pike |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
| Board 2 |
James Grimditch |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
| Board 3 |
Rob Wilson |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
| Board 4 |
Mahmoud Dairi |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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6 |
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| Bedford Young Guns |
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| Board 1 |
Jack Hale |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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2 |
| Board 2 |
Lucian Cox |
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0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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2 |
| Board 3 |
Wolf Sharp |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
| Board 4 |
Danielle Dairi |
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0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.5 |
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0.5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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0.5 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
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5.5 |
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| Luton B |
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| Board 1 |
Mannan Handa |
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0.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1.5 |
| Board 2 |
Richard Lewis |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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1 |
| Board 3 |
Tim Hayden |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
| Board 4 |
Andrew Pye |
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- |
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0 |
| Board 4 |
Steve Bennett |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
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0.5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
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0.5 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
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4.5 |
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| Milton Keynes B |
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| Board 1 |
Giuseppe Spigapiena |
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0.5 |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
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2 |
| Board 2 |
George Ward |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
| Board 3 |
Thomas Evans |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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1 |
| Board 4 |
Sumit Bhalla |
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0.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1.5 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1.5 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4.5 |
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4.5 |
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| Bedford A |
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| Board 1 |
Steve Ledger |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
| Board 2 |
James Gardner |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
| Board 3 |
Toby Cox |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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3 |
| Board 4 |
Ramsey Dairi |
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0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
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3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
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3 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
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14 |
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| Bedford B |
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| Board 1 |
Ravi Arulnandhy |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
| Board 2 |
Nick Collacott |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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3 |
| Board 3 |
Mike Botteley |
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0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
| Board 4 |
Paul Habershon |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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3 |
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2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
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2 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
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10 |
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| Luton A |
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| Board 1 |
Julian Hudson |
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0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
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1 |
| Board 2 |
Thomas O’Brien |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
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2.5 |
| Board 3 |
Eustace Onyenji |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
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3.5 |
| Board 4 |
Kamil Ozdemir |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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2 |
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2.5 |
3 |
1 |
2.5 |
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2.5 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
9 |
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9 |
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| Milton Keynes A |
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| Board 1 |
Andrew Bowler |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
| Board 2 |
Graham Borrowdale |
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0 |
0.5 |
1 |
0.5 |
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2 |
| Board 3 |
Graham Smith |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
| Board 4 |
Rob Whiteside |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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3 |
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3 |
3.5 |
2 |
2.5 |
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3 |
6.5 |
8.5 |
11 |
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11 |
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Pairings |
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ROUND 1 |
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| Board 1 |
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Andrew Bowler |
1 |
v |
0 |
Fred Dorn |
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Alex Potts |
0.5 |
v |
0.5 |
Julian Hudson |
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Ravi Arulnandhy |
0 |
v |
1 |
Steve Pike |
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Jack Hale |
0 |
v |
1 |
Steve Ledger |
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Giuseppe Spigapiena |
0.5 |
v |
0.5 |
Mannan Handa |
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Brian Valentine |
0 |
v |
1 |
John Sharp |
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| Board 2 |
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Peter Hunt |
1 |
v |
0 |
George Griffiths |
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James Grimditch |
1 |
v |
0 |
Graham Borrowdale |
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Thomas O’Brien |
1 |
v |
0 |
Lucian Cox |
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Richard Lewis |
0 |
v |
1 |
Nick Collacott |
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James Gardner |
1 |
v |
0 |
George Ward |
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| Board 3 |
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Kewal Bhoi |
1 |
v |
0 |
Rob Wilson |
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Wolf Sharp |
0 |
v |
1 |
Steve Law |
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Graham Smith |
1 |
v |
0 |
Tim Hayden |
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Thomas Evans |
0 |
v |
1 |
Eustace Onyenji |
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Mike Botteley |
0 |
v |
1 |
Toby Cox |
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Mahmoud Dairi |
1 |
v |
0 |
David Cox |
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| Board 4 |
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Danielle Dairi |
0.5 |
v |
0.5 |
Francesco Graf |
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Andrew Pye |
- |
v |
+ |
Alistair Taylor |
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Kevin Williamson |
0.5 |
v |
0.5 |
Sumit Bhalla |
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Ramsey Dairi |
0 |
v |
1 |
Rob Whiteside |
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Kamil Ozdemir |
0 |
v |
1 |
Paul Habershon |
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ROUND 2 |
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| Board 1 |
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Mannan Handa |
0 |
v |
1 |
Steve Pike |
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Giuseppe Spigapiena |
1 |
v |
0 |
Alex Potts |
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Steve Ledger |
1 |
v |
0 |
Fred Dorn |
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John Sharp |
1 |
v |
0 |
Ravi Arulnandhy |
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Julian Hudson |
0 |
v |
1 |
Andrew Bowler |
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Richard Lewis |
0 |
v |
1 |
Jack Hale |
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| Board 2 |
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George Ward |
0 |
v |
1 |
Lucian Cox |
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James Grimditch |
0 |
v |
1 |
James Gardner |
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Nick Collacott |
1 |
v |
0 |
George Griffiths |
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Brian Valentine |
0 |
v |
1 |
Thomas O’Brien |
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Graham Borrowdale |
0.5 |
v |
0.5 |
Peter Hunt |
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| Board 3 |
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Toby Cox |
1 |
v |
0 |
Tim Hayden |
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Mike Botteley |
1 |
v |
0 |
Wolf Sharp |
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Eustace Onyenji |
1 |
v |
0 |
Rob Wilson |
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David Cox |
0 |
v |
1 |
Graham Smith |
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Steve Law |
0 |
v |
1 |
Kewal Bhoi |
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Ramsey Dairi |
1 |
v |
0 |
Thomas Evans |
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| Board 4 |
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Paul Habershon |
1 |
v |
0 |
Sumit Bhalla |
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Steve Bennett |
0 |
v |
1 |
Kamil Ozdemir |
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Steve Bennett |
0 |
v |
1 |
Kamil Ozdemir |
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Rob Whiteside |
1 |
v |
0 |
Danielle Dairi |
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Mahmoud Dairi |
0 |
v |
1 |
Kevin Williamson |
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Alistair Taylor |
1 |
v |
0 |
Francesco Graf |
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ROUND 3 |
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| Board 1 |
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Ravi Arulnandhy |
1 |
v |
0 |
Giuseppe Spigapiena |
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Mannan Handa |
1 |
v |
0 |
Julian Hudson |
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Jack Hale |
0 |
v |
1 |
Andrew Bowler |
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Steve Pike |
0 |
v |
1 |
John Sharp |
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Fred Dorn |
0 |
v |
1 |
Alex Potts |
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Steve Ledger |
1 |
v |
0 |
Nick Collacott |
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| Board 2 |
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James Gardner |
1 |
v |
0 |
Thomas O’Brien |
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Graham Borrowdale |
1 |
v |
0 |
George Ward |
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Peter Hunt |
1 |
v |
0 |
Richard Lewis |
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Lucian Cox |
1 |
v |
0 |
Brian Valentine |
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George Griffiths |
0 |
v |
1 |
James Grimditch |
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| Board 3 |
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Graham Smith |
0 |
v |
1 |
Mike Botteley |
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Toby Cox |
0 |
v |
1 |
Steve Law |
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Thomas Evans |
0 |
v |
1 |
Kewal Bhoi |
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Tim Hayden |
1 |
v |
0 |
David Cox |
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Rob Wilson |
0 |
v |
1 |
Wolf Sharp |
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Eustace Onyenji |
1 |
v |
0 |
Rob Whiteside |
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| Board 4 |
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Kevin Williamson |
1 |
v |
0 |
Kamil Ozdemir |
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Alistair Taylor |
1 |
v |
0 |
Paul Habershon |
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Francesco Graf |
0 |
v |
1 |
Ramsey Dairi |
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Sumit Bhalla |
1 |
v |
0 |
Mahmoud Dairi |
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Danielle Dairi |
0 |
v |
1 |
Steve Bennett |
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ROUND 4 |
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| Board 1 |
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Andrew Bowler |
1 |
v |
0 |
Ravi Arulnandhy |
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John Sharp |
0 |
v |
1 |
Steve Ledger |
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Fred Dorn |
0.5 |
v |
0.5 |
Giuseppe Spigapiena |
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Alex Potts |
1 |
v |
0 |
Mannan Handa |
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Steve Pike |
0 |
v |
1 |
Jack Hale |
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Julian Hudson |
0.5 |
v |
0.5 |
Graham Borrowdale |
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| Board 2 |
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Thomas O’Brien |
0.5 |
v |
0.5 |
Peter Hunt |
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Nick Collacott |
1 |
v |
0 |
Brian Valentine |
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George Griffiths |
0 |
v |
1 |
James Gardner |
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George Ward |
0 |
v |
1 |
James Grimditch |
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Lucian Cox |
0 |
v |
1 |
Richard Lewis |
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| Board 3 |
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Kewal Bhoi |
1 |
v |
0 |
Graham Smith |
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David Cox |
0.5 |
v |
0.5 |
Eustace Onyenji |
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Rob Wilson |
0 |
v |
1 |
Mike Botteley |
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Wolf Sharp |
0 |
v |
1 |
Toby Cox |
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Tim Hayden |
0 |
v |
1 |
Thomas Evans |
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Steve Law |
0 |
v |
1 |
Alistair Taylor |
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| Board 4 |
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Francesco Graf |
0 |
v |
1 |
Kevin Williamson |
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Rob Whiteside |
1 |
v |
0 |
Mahmoud Dairi |
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Kamil Ozdemir |
1 |
v |
0 |
Danielle Dairi |
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Paul Habershon |
1 |
v |
0 |
Steve Bennett |
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Sumit Bhalla |
0 |
v |
1 |
Ramsey Dairi |
Page last updated 27th September 2025
Copyright © 2001-25 Adrian Elwin
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