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Cordon Trophy 2026

Team Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Leighton Buzzard A 2.5 3.5 3.5 4 13.5
Bedford A 3.5 3 4 3 13.5
Bedford B 3 4 3 1.5 11.5
Luton A 3.5 2 1 4 10.5
Leighton Buzzard B 2 3.5 3.5 1 10
Milton Keynes B 2 1 3 3 9
Milton Keynes A 1 2 3 3 9
Bedford E 2 0.5 1.5 2 6
Bedford Young Guns 1.5 2 0 0.5 4
Bedford C 1 1 0 2 4
Bedford D 2 1.5 0 0 3.5
Odds and Sods 0 0 1.5 0 1.5

Team Results

Odds and Sods















Board 1 Humayun Mirza
0 0 0 0
0
Board 2 Rob Walker
0 0 0.5 0
0.5
Board 3 Brian Setchfield
0 0 0 0
0
Board 4 Dave Phillips
0 0 1 0
1



0 0 1.5 0




0 0 1.5 1.5
1.5









Milton Keynes A
















Board 1 EionTweeddale
0 1 1 0.5
2.5
Board 2 Andrew Bowler
1 0 1 0.5
2.5
Board 3 Joseph Asante
0 1 1 1
3
Board 4 Colin Solloway
0 0 0 1
1



1 2 3 3




1 3 6 9
9









Bedford C
















Board 1 Neil Marais
0 0 0 0
0
Board 2 Abi Mangarayi
1 0 0 1
2
Board 3 James Goodman
0 0 0 0
0
Board 4 Alex Robins
0 1 0 1
2



1 1 0 2




1 2 2 4
4









Bedford A
















Board 1 Steve Ledger
0.5 0 1 1
2.5
Board 2 James Gardner
1 1 1 1
4
Board 3 Jack Hale
1 1 1 0.5
3.5
Board 4 Nick Collacott
1 1 1 0.5
3.5



3.5 3 4 3




3.5 6.5 10.5 13.5
13.5









Bedford D
















Board 1 Alex Potts
0 0.5 0 0
0.5
Board 2 Richard McMorran
0 1 0 0
1
Board 3 Rishik Mafdhadi
1 0 0 0
1
Board 4 Mahmoud Diari
1 0 0 0
1



2 1.5 0 0




2 3.5 3.5 3.5
3.5









Leighton Buzzard A















Board 1 Gary Kenworthy
0.5 1 1 1
3.5
Board 2 Peter Hunt
0 1 0.5 1
2.5
Board 3 John Sharp
1 1 1 1
4
Board 4 Kevin Williamson
1 0.5 1 1
3.5



2.5 3.5 3.5 4




2.5 6 9.5 13.5
13.5









Bedford Young Guns
















Board 1 Ramsey Dairi
0.5 1 0 0.5
2
Board 2 Wolf Sharp
0 0 0 0
0
Board 3 Francesco Graf
0 1 0 0
1
Board 4 Nico Scozzari
1 0 0 0
1



1.5 2 0 0.5




1.5 3.5 3.5 4
4









Milton Keynes B
















Board 1 Giuseppe Spigapiena
1 0 0 1
2
Board 2 Thomas Evans
1 0 1 0
2
Board 3 Vincent Edwards
0 0 1 1
2
Board 4 Sumit Bhalla.        
0 1 1 1
3



2 1 3 3




2 3 6 9
9









Bedford B
















Board 1 Mike Botteley
0.5 1 1 0.5
3
Board 2 Paul Habershon
1 1 0.5 0.5
3
Board 3 Alex Taylor
1 1 0.5 0.5
3
Board 4 Callum Shields
0.5 1 1 0
2.5



3 4 3 1.5




3 7 10 11.5
11.5









Luton A
















Board 1 Abi Nelson
1 0.5 0 1
2.5
Board 2 Tommy O’Brien
1 1 0 1
3
Board 3 Eustace Onyeji
1 0 1 1
3
Board 4 Kamil Ozdemir
0.5 0.5 0 1
2



3.5 2 1 4




3.5 5.5 6.5 10.5
10.5









Leighton Buzzard B
















Board 1 Guranshvir Singh
1 0.5 1 0.5
3
Board 2 Brian Valentine
0 1 1 0
2
Board 3 Adrian Matthews
0 1 0.5 0
1.5
Board 4 Alistair Taylor 
1 1 1 0.5
3.5



2 3.5 3.5 1




2 5.5 9 10
10









Bedford E
















Board 1 Shiva Darmendra
1 0.5 1 0
2.5
Board 2 Andy Avern-Love
0 0 0.5 1
1.5
Board 3 Jamie Rigden
1 0 0 1
2
Board 4 Paul Graf
0 0 0 0
0



2 0.5 1.5 2




2 2.5 4 6
6

Board Results




ROUND 1







Board 1







Guranshvir Singh 1 v 0 EionTweeddale


Neil Marais 0 v 1 Abi Nelson


Mike Botteley 0.5 v 0.5 Steve Ledger


Alex Potts 0 v 1 Giuseppe Spigapiena


Ramsey Dairi 0.5 v 0.5 Gary Kenworthy


Shiva Darmendra 1 v 0 Humayun Mirza







Board 2







Rob Walker 0 v 1 Abi Mangarayi


James Gardner 1 v 0 Brian Valentine


Tommy O’Brien 1 v 0 Richard McMorran


Peter Hunt 0 v 1 Paul Habershon


Thomas Evans 1 v 0 Wolf Sharp


Andrew Bowler 1 v 0 Andy Avern-Love







Board 3







Joseph Asante 0 v 1 Jack Hale


Rishik Mafdhadi 1 v 0 Brian Setchfield


Adrian Matthews 0 v 1 John Sharp


Francesco Graf 0 v 1 Eustace Onyeji


Alex Taylor 1 v 0 Vincent Edwards


Jamie Rigden 1 v 0 James Goodman







Board 4







Mahmoud Diari 1 v 0 Alex Robins


Kevin Williamson 1 v 0 Colin Solloway


Dave Phillips 0 v 1 Nico Scozzari


Sumit Bhalla.         0 v 1 Alistair Taylor 


Kamil Ozdemir 0.5 v 0.5 Callum Shields


Nick Collacott 1 v 0 Paul Graf































ROUND 2







Board 1







Gary Kenworthy 1 v 0 Steve Ledger


Ramsey Dairi 1 v 0 Neil Marais


Giuseppe Spigapiena 0 v 1 EionTweeddale


Joel Moncy 0 v 1 Mike Botteley


Abi Nelson 0.5 v 0.5 Guranshvir Singh


Shiva Darmendra 0.5 v 0.5 Alex Potts







Board 2







Wolf Sharp 0 v 1 Richard McMorran


James Gardner 1 v 0 Thomas Evans


Paul Habershon 1 v 0 Abi Mangarayi


Andrew Bowler 0 v 1 Tommy O’Brien


Brian Valentine 1 v 0 Rob Walker


Peter Hunt 1 v 0 Andy Avern-Love







Board 3







Vincent Edwards 0 v 1 John Sharp


Alex Taylor 1 v 0 Rishik Mafdhadi


Eustace Onyeji 0 v 1 Jack Hale


James Goodman 0 v 1 Adrian Matthews


Brian Setchfield 0 v 1 Joseph Asante


Jamie Rigden 0 v 1 Francesco Graf







Board 4







Callum Shields 1 v 0 Nico Scozzari


Kevin Williamson 0.5 v 0.5 Kamil Ozdemir


Alistair Taylor  1 v 0 Mahmoud Diari


Nick Collacott 1 v 0 Dave Phillips


Colin Solloway 0 v 1 Alex Robins


Sumit Bhalla.         1 v 0 Paul Graf































ROUND 3







Board 1







Mike Botteley 1 v 0 Ramsey Dairi


Gary Kenworthy 1 v 0 Abi Nelson


Alex Potts 0 v 1 Guranshvir Singh


Steve Ledger 1 v 0 Humayun Mirza


EionTweeddale 1 v 0 Neil Marais


Giuseppe Spigapiena 0 v 1 Shiva Darmendra







Board 2







Thomas Evans 1 v 0 Tommy O’Brien


Brian Valentine 1 v 0 Wolf Sharp


Rob Walker 0.5 v 0.5 Peter Hunt


Richard McMorran 0 v 1 Andrew Bowler


Abi Mangarayi 0 v 1 James Gardner


Andy Avern-Love 0.5 v 0.5 Paul Habershon







Board 3







Adrian Matthews 0.5 v 0.5 Alex Taylor


Vincent Edwards 1 v 0 Brian Setchfield


Francesco Graf 0 v 1 Joseph Asante


John Sharp 1 v 0 James Goodman


Jack Hale 1 v 0 Rishik Mafdhadi


Eustace Onyeji 1 v 0 Jamie Rigden







Board 4







Dave Phillips 1 v 0 Kamil Ozdemir


Colin Solloway 0 v 1 Callum Shields


Alex Robins 0 v 1 Sumit Bhalla.        


Nico Scozzari 0 v 1 Nick Collacott


Mahmoud Diari 0 v 1 Kevin Williamson


Paul Graf 0 v 1 Alistair Taylor 































ROUND 4







Board 1







Guranshvir Singh 0.5 v 0.5 Mike Botteley


Joel Moncy 0 v 1 Giuseppe Spigapiena


EionTweeddale 0.5 v 0.5 Ramsey Dairi


Neil Marais 0 v 1 Gary Kenworthy


Steve Ledger 1 v 0 Alex Potts


Abi Nelson 1 v 0 Shiva Darmendra







Board 2







Tommy O’Brien 1 v 0 Rob Walker


Paul Habershon 0.5 v 0.5 Andrew Bowler


Abi Mangarayi 1 v 0 Thomas Evans


Wolf Sharp 0 v 1 James Gardner


Richard McMorran 0 v 1 Peter Hunt


Andy Avern-Love 1 v 0 Brian Valentine







Board 3







Joseph Asante 1 v 0 Adrian Matthews


James Goodman 0 v 1 Eustace Onyeji


Jack Hale 0.5 v 0.5 Alex Taylor


Rishik Mafdhadi 0 v 1 Vincent Edwards


John Sharp 1 v 0 Francesco Graf


Brian Setchfield 0 v 1 Jamie Rigden







Board 4







Alex Robins 1 v 0 Dave Phillips


Alistair Taylor  0.5 v 0.5 Nick Collacott


Kamil Ozdemir 1 v 0 Mahmoud Diari


Callum Shields 0 v 1 Kevin Williamson


Nico Scozzari 0 v 1 Sumit Bhalla.        


Paul Graf 0 v 1 Colin Solloway

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