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updated 15.3.00

OPEN

	Berks*	11.3.00	Oxon*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	P Cooksey 198 (B) PJ Sharp 193 HW Murphy 183 def MC Bowhay 172 PS Janota 172 C Purdon 171 J Hickman 170 J Townsend 169 J Lloyd 158 WP Tickner 151 J Gillespie 147 (B!) K Savoy 153 M Redmond 153 B Millis 140 B Collins 137	0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1	Matthew Rose 207 Jochen Wittman 184 Kieran Smallbone 181 Graham Chapman 168 Dave Bruce 166 Ray Starkie 175 Will Burt 165 Peter Lipman 165 Sean Terry 153 Nick Hepworth 157 Lester R Millin 151 Mark Cundy 149 Geoff Rasell 147 Chris Grice 147 Peter Hastings 144 Agnes Antal e145
(Newbury)		7 9
Bd 5 result corrected 15.3.00. Oxon had NINE whites. To tell it from Oxon's angle, though the same applies to Berks with colours etc reversed: The Oxon boards 11 and 13, correctly playing white, incorrectly sat on the Berkshire side of the table. Board 12, sitting correctly on the Oxon side, was thus sandwiched between two blacks and, naturally, took white.

	Cambs	11.3.00	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9	Brian R Kelly 229 (B) Harriet Hunt 229 James E Vigus 211 Joseph P Conlon 202 Andrew Harley 199 A Cohen 197 Martin G Walker 189 Nathan W Alfred 193 David J Garner 185	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1	Colin S Crouch 224 Robert G Wade 203 Adrian Jackson 197 Simon SY Spivack 192 Adrian Casillas 174 Colin M Mackenzie 180 Alistair Compton 171 Paul McKeown 153 Jonathan Kay 157
(Cambridge)		12 4
Middx defaulted boards 10 to 16. "A number of the Middlesex players would like to thank Brian Kelly for his hospitality, when they had to spend the night on his floor, having missed the last train back to London!"

	Sussex*	11.3.00	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	FJ Kwiatkowski 201 (W) DB Graham 201 GH James 195 B Cafferty 187 AG Cooper 191 M Broom 190 JA Dodgson 184 JIP Simpole 198 MR Stott 180 SJ Newman 179 PG Farr 180 MO Costley 177 PA Batchelor 172 IG Kelly 169 JC Mansson 169 SON Hawes 167	0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	PJ Sowray 219 KD Richardson 189 PD Kemp 183 DF Hill 178 DWW Gunter 179 JM Shepley 169 D Malcolm 169 S Thrower 169 CRA Clegg 159 PD Dupré 158 RJ Wilcox 157 JI Adcock 137 def def def def
(Brighton)		10 6

	Bucks*	11.3.00	Herts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	James E Cobb 216 (W) Andrew P Smith 201 Alex Tucker 191 Jonathan Beedle 193 Robert Richmond 193 John Sharp 188 Mike Lambshire 186 Gerald Moore 185 Ray Edwards 183 Hans Hansen 182 Richard O'Brien 161 Roger de Coverly 170 Phil Bonafont 168 Steve Law 172 Malcolm Armstrong 167 Majid Mashayekh 171	½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1	Simon JB Knott 215 Steve Swanson 207 Gary Kenworthy 198 Costas Harris 183 Paul V Byway 194 Lorin AR D'Costa 193 Jerry F Rudge 188 Geoff Hollis 184 Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell 178 D Ross Brennan 176 Howard L Tebbs 176 Mike A Boyce 173 Kevin R Clark 171 Philip J Borman 170 Philip J Gregory 170 John R Denton 164
(Bourne End)		9 7

	Essex*	11.3.00	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Jonathan W Rogers 219 Andrew P Lewis 207 David V Sands 197 Neil Carr John H Hodgson 197 Jon P Manley 190 David Sherman Jeff A Goldberg 183 Mark Rich 184 Larry E Marden 179 William Somerset 183 Philip Fallon William K Saunders 171 Chris Fegan 154 Robert Parker 167 David J Millward 160	1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0	Neil McDonald 230 (B) Ian R Watson 212 Alan E Hanreck 201 David A Farndon 200 John N Sugden 199 Andrew L Mack 197 Chris M Cooley 196 Nigel P Donovan 195 John D Wager 182 Alexis M Harakis 175 David G Smith 184 (1) Chris B Rice 176 David J Horton 177 Stuart Williams 174 Gordon Botley 182 Robert J Everson 161
(Wanstead)		7½ 8½
^{1 Bd 11: Given by Kent this time as Dave Smith 180. Essex's guess, like ours, is that what's printed is right.}

	Kent	26.2.00	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	AJ Stebbings 207 (W) AE Hanreck 201 def JN Sugden 199 AL Mack 197 NP Donovan 195 RMR O'Kelly 190 PP Taylor 185 G Botley 182 DG Smith 180 (1) CB Rice 176 DJ Horton 177 DE Clear 175 MM Robertson 162 SJ Jacob 156 DSJ Shipp 96	0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½	FJ Kwiatkowski 201 DB Graham 201 GH James 195 B Cafferty 187 M Broom 190 KI Norman 191 JIP Simpole P Watson (r) 152 MR Stott 180 SJ Newman 179 MO Costley 177 PA Batchelor 172 IG Kelly 169 JC Mansson 169 BP Donnelly 166 SON Hawes 167
(Charlton House)		8 8
^{1 Bd 10: No doubt this is David G Smith of Beckenham & Bromley, but he's listed as 184. There are no D Smiths 180.}

	Middx*	26.2.00	Surrey
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Colin S Crouch 224 (W) Robert S Eames 206 Dave Ledger 203 Mark Lyell 211 Robert G Wade 203 Adrian Jackson 197 Simon SY Spivack 192 Shanker Menon 186 Dominic Mackle 179 James AB Stevenson 184 Nicholas R Moloney 184 John Quinn 178 Alan Scrimgour 175 Oliver Williams 179 Jonathan Kay 157 Paul McKeown 153	½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0	Stephen H Berry 231 Peter J Sowray 219 Daniel B Rosen 194 Kevin D Richardson 189 Peter D Kemp 183 David F Hill 178 Andrew P Smith 164 Martin C Page 163 Ken FH Inwood 161 Chris RA Clegg 159 Paul D Dupré 158 R John Wilcox 157 Eamonn P Goggin 136 Adrian DP Waldock 136 Justin I Adcock 137 def
(Exmouth Arms NW1)		13 3

	Oxon*	26.2.00	Bucks*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Matthew Rose 207 (B) Tim Dickinson 193 Dave Hackett 189 Kieran Smallbone 181 Nick Jones 171 Dave Bruce 166 Ray Starkie 175 Graham Chapman 168 Will Burt 165 Nick Hepworth 157 Peter Lipman e165 Sean Terry 153 Heather Lang 158 Geogg Rasell 147 Peter Hastings 144 Agnes Antal e145	0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½	James Cobb 216 Alex Tucker 191 Jonathan Beedle 193 Mike Lambshire 186 Robert Richmond 193 Ray Edwards 183 Gerald Moore 185 Bill Hughes 180 Roger de Coverly 170 Malcolm Armstrong 167 Phil Bonafont 168 Steve Law 172 Andrew George 165 Majid Mashayekh 171 Steve James 151 Andrew Hughes 152
(Long Hanborough)		6 10

	Herts	26.2.00	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	SJB Knott 215 (W) Costas Harris 183j Paul V Byway 194 Simon J Roe 194 Jerry F Rudge 188 Phillip G Maguire 186 Geoff A Hollis 184 Terry J Turner 177 JN Fraser-Mitchell 178 Howard L Tebbs 176 D Ross Brennan 176 Stephen J Tovey 175 Kevin R Clark 171 MA Boyce 173 Phillip (1) J Gregory 166 John R Denton 164	½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0	Jonathan W Rogers 219 Andrew P Lewis 207 David V Sands 197 Russell P White 199 John H Hodgson 197 Jon P Manley 190 Jeff A Goldberg 182 Larry E Marden 179 P Fallon Ivor BN Smith 173 William L Saunders 171 Paul L Williamson 167 Chris Fegan 154 Robert Parker 167 David J Millward 160 Sid M Kalinsky 160
(Royston)		5 11
^{1 Bd 15: One "l" in grading list. (Bd 6 has two.) We never know whether to trust abnormal spellings.}

	Middx*	19.2.00	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Mark Lyell 211 (W) Robert S Eames 206 Abimbola Adelaja 206 Robert G Wade 203 Adrian Jackson 197 Andrew M Stone 194 Simon SY Spivack 192 Shanker Menon 186 James AB Stevenson 184 Nicholas R Moloney 184 Dominic Mackle 179 Oliver Williams 179 Alan Scrimgour 175 Anthony R Fulton 154 Paul McKeown 153 Jonathan Kay 157	0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0	Simon JB Knott 215 def Lorin AR D'Costa 193j Geoff A Hollis 184 Terry J Turner 177 Howard L Tebbs 176 D Ross Brennan 176 Kevin R Clark 171 Philip J Borman 170 Philip J Gregory 166 John R Denton 164 Barry Morris 165 David E Bower 153 Brian Judkins 149 Caius AW Turner 136j Dominic Allen 134j
(Exmouth Arms NW1)		8 8

	Surrey*	12.2.00	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Stephen H Berry 231 Michael J Franklin 199 R John Wilcox (r) 157 Marcus E Osborne 194 Kevin D Richardson 189 Peter D Kemp 183 David F Hill 178 Brian G Whyte 178 Philip M Stimpson 172 David R Sedgwick 171 David Malcolm 169 Julien M Shepley 169 Kevin J Hurst 163 Martin C Page 163 Chris RA Clegg 159 Paul D Dupré 158	½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0	Neil McDonald 230 (W) Ian R Watson 212 Andrew L Mack 197 Alan E Hanreck 201 John N Sugden 199 Phil R Watson 192 Nigel P Donovan 195 Rory MR O'Kelly 190 Peter P Taylor 185 James E Scholes 192 John D Wager 182 Lyndon R Gurr 181 Alexis M Harakis 175 Gordon Botley 182 Robert J Everson 161 def
(Coulsdon)		5 11

	Sussex*	12.2.00	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	FJ Kwiatkowski 201 DB Graham 201 GH James 195 B Cafferty 187 AG Cooper 191 M Broom 190 JA Dodgson 184 JIP Simpole PG Farr 180 MR Stott 180 RJ Almond 181 SJ Newman 179 MO Costley 177 PA Batchelor 172 IG Kelly 169 MJ Reddie 154	½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½	SJB Knott 215 S Swanson 207 C Harris 183 SJ Roe 194 JF Rudge 188 PG Maguire 186 JN Fraser-Mitchell 178 HL Tebbs 176 DR Brennan 176 SJ Tovey 175 M Boyce 173 KR Clark 171 JR Denton 164 PJ Gregory 166 B Morris 165 S Weston 154
(Hassocks)		8 8

	Bucks*	12.2.00	Cambs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	James E Cobb 216 Andrew P Smith 201 Alex Tucker 191 Robert Richmond 193 Mike Lambshire 186 Hans Hansen 182 Gerald Moore 185 Roger de Coverly 170 Andy Robbings 171 Phil Bonafont 168 Steve Law 172 Malcolm Armstrong 167 Majid Mashayekh 171 Steve James 151 Stephen Clark 160 Syringa Turvey 132	½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	Brian Kelly 229 James Vigus 211 Nathan Alfred 193 Martin Walker 189 Daniel Lam 185 Stuart White 174 Ola Winfridsson e170 L Retallick 169 Mark C Campbell 168 J Daugman 150 B Holzhauer e140 SC Pride 136 Mark Lim 126 def def def
		11 5

	Berks*	12.2.00	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	def (W) PJ Sharp 193 HW Murphy 183 JT Munday 179 MC Bowhay 172 PS Janota 172 J Townsend 169 JD Lloyd 158 WP Tickner 151 JJ Foster 148 LD Varnam 143 John Gillespie 147 MF Redmond 153 NW Dennis 149 MR Marquis 103 A Navias 98	0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	def Mark Lyell 211 Arnaud Jossien 2344 Robert G Wade 203 Richard J McMichael 199 Adrian Jackson 197 Andrew M Stone 194 Simon SY Spivack 192 Shanker Menon 186 James AB Stevenson 184 Colin M Mackenzie 180 P McKeown (r) 153 John Quinn 178 def Derek McGovern 154 Jonathan Kay 157
(Wokingham)		5 10
Not that it makes much difference, but they weren't breaking the rules on board 1. Berks 1 and Middx 3 didn't turn up, so after a while Middx 1 moved down and played on board 3 (and, sensibly, they split the remaining time equally).

	Essex*	12.2.00	Oxon*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Andrew P Lewis 207 David V Sands 203 Neil Carr Russell P White 199 David Sherman John H Hodgson 197 Jon P Manley 190 William P Somerset 183 Jeff A Goldberg 182 John C Moore 184 Larry E Marden 179 Lawrence Trent 170 William L Saunders 171 Chris Fegan 154 Paul L Williamson 167 David J Millward 160	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	Tim R Dickinson 193 (B) Jochen Wittman 184 Rod J Nixon 170 Stephen Willetts e170 Ray J Starkie 175 William Burt 165 Dave J Bruce 166 Graham W Chapman 165 Peter Lipman e165 Sean Terry 153 Nick J Hepworth 157 Simon E King 143 Peter B Hastings 144 Mark A Cundy 149 Agnes Antal e145 K Riley 106
(Wanstead)		11 5

	Herts*	29.1.00	Surrey
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Simon JB Knott 215 (B) Steve Swanson 207 Gary Kenworthy 198 Costas Harris 183j Simon J Roe 194 Lorin AR D'Costa 193j Jerry F Rudge 188 Philip G Maguire 186 Jeremy N Fraser-Mitchell 178 Terry J Turner 177 D Ross Brennan 176 Steve J Tovey 175 Kevin R Clark 171 Philip J Gregory 166 John R Denton 164 Barry Morris 165	1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	Stephen H Berry 231 Peter J Sowray 219 Daniel B Rosen 194 Kevin D Richardson 189 Peter D Kemp 184 David F Hill 178 David R Sedgwick 171 Kevin J Hurst 163 Ken FH Inwood 161 Chris RA Clegg 159 Paul D Dupré 158 def Angus S James 154 Justin I Adcock 137 DP Waldock 136 def
(St Albans)		11 5

	Middx*	29.1.00	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Colin S Crouch 224 Mark Lyell 211 Dave J Ledger 203 Robert G Wade 203 Abimbola Adelaja 201 RJ McMichael 199 Adrian Jackson 197 Andrew M Stone 194 Simon SY Spivack 192 Shanker Menon 186 JAB Stevenson 184 GA Leyton 183 Michael W Tasker 182 Colin M Mackenzie 180 Dominic Mackle 179 Oliver Williams	1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1	DW Gormally 231 (W) Neil McDonald 230 Alan E Hanreck 201 John N Sugden 199 Andrew L Mack 197 Nigel P Donovan 195 Philip R Watson 192 Chris I Howell 192 Rory MR O'Kelly 190 Peter P Taylor 185 John D Wager 182 Chris B Rice 176 Lyndon R Gurr 181 Alexis M Harakis 175 Gordon Botley 182 Robert J Everson 161
(Exmouth Arms NW1)		8 8

	Berks*	29.1.00	Bucks*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	PS Cooksey 198 (B) ACP Milnes 182 JT Munday 179 DS Tucker 177 MC Bowhay 172 C Purdon 171 DL Roberts 171 J Townsend 169 JD Lloyd 158 WP Tickner 151 MF Redmond 153 JP Gillespie 147 NW Dennis 149 K Savoy 153 BG Millis 140 BJ Collins 137	0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0	James Cobb 216 Alex Tucker 191 Jonathan Beedle 193 Robert Richmond 193 Mike Lambshire 186 Gerald Moore 185 Hans Hansen 182 Andy Robbings 171 Roger de Coverly 170 Steve Law 172 Richard O'Brien 161 Malcolm Armstrong 167 Phil Bonafont 168 Majid Mashayekh 171 Steve James 151 Syringa Turvey 132
(Newbury)		6 10

	Cambs	29.1.00	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Brian R Kelly 229 (B) Harriet Hunt 229 James E Vigus 211 David M Moskovic 210 Joseph P Conlon 202 Andrew Harley 199 Nathan SW Alfred 193 Martin G Walker 189 David J Garner 185 John Daugman (r) 150 Stuart A White 174 Andrew M Bamford 169 Paul McMahon 171 Ola Winsfridsson e170 Andrew Walkingshaw 170 Mark C Campbell 168	0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1	Jonathan W Rogers 219 Neil Carr John H Hodgson 197 Russell P White 199 Jon P Manley 190 William P Somerset 183 John C Moore 184 Lawrence Trent 170 Larry E Marden 179 Ivor BN Smith 173 Chris Fegan 154 William L Saunders 171 Robert Parker 167 Paul L Williamson 167 Tim Hebbes 168 David J Millward 160
(Queens College)		7½ 8½

	Oxon*	29.1.00	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Matthew Rose 207 (W) Tim Dickinson 193 Dave Hackett 189 Kieran Smallbone 181 Ray Starkie 175 Stephen Willetts e170 Nick Jones 171 Dave Bruce 166 Peter Lipman e165 Graham Chapman 168 Will Burt 165 Sean Terry 153 Nick Hepworth 157 Stephen Bough 137 Peter Hastings 144 Agnes Antal e145	1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1	FJ Kwiatkowski 201 DB Graham 201 GH James 195 B Cafferty 187 AG Cooper 191 M Broom 190 KI Norman 191 JA Dodgson 184 JIP Simpole e180 RJ Almond 181 MR Stott 180 SJ Newman 177 MO Costley 177 IG Kelly 169 PA Batchelor 172 JC Mansson 169
(Long Hanborough)		5 11

	Kent	15.1.00	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	IR Watson 212 (W) PJ Morris 211 AE Hanreck 201 J Naylor 201 DA Farndon 200 SW Giddins 188 JN Sugden 199 AL Mack 197 NP Donovan 195 RMR O'Kelly 190 PP Taylor 185 JD Wager 182 LR Gurr 181 CB Rice 176 AM Harakis 175 DJ Horton 177	0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½	SJB Knott 215 S Swanson 207 G Kenworthy 198 PV Byway 194 C Harris 183 LAR D'Costa 193 JF Rudge 188 JN Fraser-Mitchell 178 TJ Turner 177 HL Tebbs 176 D Ross Brennan 176 SJ Tovey 175 M Boyce 173 CE Majer 172 KR Clark 171 PJ Gregory 166
(Charlton)		7½ 8½
Bd 15: Herts QPF draw claim upheld. They had K+N v K+R.

	Bucks*	15.1.00	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Andrew P Smith 201 (B) Alex Tucker 191 Jonathan Beedle 193 Robert Richmond 193 Mike Lambshire 186 John Sharp 188 Gerald Moore 185 Ray Edwards 183 Hans Hansen 182 Andy Robbings 171 Roger de Coverly 170 Steve Law 172 Malcolm Armstrong 167 Phil Bonafont 168 Majid Mashayekh 171 Steve James 151	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	Mark Lyell 211 Robert G Wade 203 Richard J McMichael 199 Adrian Jackson 197 Conor O'Shaughnesy 192 Simon SY Spivack 192 James AB Stevenson 184 George A Leyton 183 Colin Mackenzie 180 Oliver Williams 179 John M Quinn 178 Alan Scrimgour 175 Alistair Compton 171 Martin Crichton 158 Anthony R Fulton 156 John (1) Kay 157
(Bourne End)		9½ 6½
¹ Bd 16: spelling in doubt. Grading list has J. Middx captain: "Congratulations, Syringa, on a perfectly organised venue and fine hospitality."

	Surrey	15.1.00	Oxon*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	SH Berry 231 (W) PJ Sowray 219 MJ Franklin 199 DB Rosen 194 J Nyman (r) 148 C Jones 180 DF Hill 178 AM Andrews 172 DR Sedgwick 171 MC Page 163 KJ Hurst 163 KFH Inwood 161 CRA Clegg 159 Paul Dupré 158 RJ Wilcox 157 AJ French 152	½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0	Tim Dickinson 193 Jochen Wittmann 184 Rod Nixon 170 Stephen Willetts e170 Ray Starkie 175 Dave Bruce 166 Nick Hepworth 157 Heather Lang 158 Sean Terry 153 Jon Lappage 122 Simon King 143 Lester R Millin 151 Peter Hastings 144 Mark Cundy 149 Agnes Antal e145 Duncan Chambers 135
(Coulsdon)		7 9

	Essex*	15.1.00	Berks*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Jonathan W Rogers 219 Andrew P Lewis 207 David V Sands 203 John H Hodgson 197 David Sherman Russell P White 199 Jon P Manley 190 Jeff A Goldberg 182 William P Somerset 183 (1) John C Moore 184 Lawrence Trent 170 Larry E Marden 179 David J Millward 160 Robert Parker 167 Paul L Williamson 167 Chris Fegan 154	1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	Paul S Cooksey 198 (B) Peter J Sharp 193 Hugh W Murphy 183 David S Tucker 177 Mark C Bowhay 172 JD Lloyd 158 Michael F Redmond 153 Nigel W Dennis 149 John P Gillespie 147 Paul AF Watkins 137 Liam D Varnam 143 Joshua LH Pitts 103 Matthew R Marquis 103 def def def
(Wanstead)		14½ 1½
^{1 Bd 9: 104748G (now of Basildon CC)}

	Cambs	4.12.99	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Brian R Kelly 229 James E Vigus 211 David M Moskovic 210 Joseph P Conlon 202 Nathan SW Alfred 193 Martin G Walker David J Garner 185 Stuart A White 174 Andrew M Bamford 169 Ola Winfridsson 164 Andrew Walkingshaw 170 Mark C Campbell 168 Peter HJ Jackson 166 Lloyd Retallick 169 Sujit R Kapadia 160 B Holzhauer	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	Stephen H Berry 231 Peter J Sowray 219 Daniel B Rosen 194 Kevin D Richardson 189 David F Hill 178 Peter Sanders e175 Philip M Stimpson 172 David R Sedgwick 171 Julien M Shepley 169 Andrew N Smith 164 Kevin J Hurst 163 Chris RA Clegg 159 Paul D Dupré 158 R John Wilcox 157 Eamonn P Goggin 136 Justin I Adcock 137
(Cambridge)		12½ 3½

	Berks*	4.12.99	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	PJ Sharp 193 (W) ACP Milnes 182 DS Tucker 177 MC Bowhay 172 DL Roberts 171 C Purdon 171 J Townsend 169 M Yurenok 164 JD Lloyd 158 MF Redmond 153 LD Varnam 143 JP Gillespie 147 C Price 145 NW Dennis 149 BG Millis 140 PAF Watkins 137	0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	DB Graham 201 GH James 195 M Broom 190 KI Norman 191 JA Dodgson 184 JIP Simpole RJ Almond 181 PG Farr 180 MR Stott 180 SJ Newman 179 IG Kelly 169 JC Mansson 169 PA Batchelor 172 AO Pickersgill 151 PR Selby 144 JL Bryant 126
(Wokingham)		6 10

	Bucks*	4.12.99	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Andy Hammond 202 Robert Richmond 193 Alex Tucker 191 Jonathan Beedle 193 Mike Lambshire 186 Gerald Moore 185 Hans Hansen 182 Ray Edwards 183 (1) William EC Hughes 180 Steve Law 172 Andy Robbings 171 Roger de Coverly 170 Richard O'Brien 161 Majid Mashayekh 171 Andrew George 165 Andrew Hughes 152	0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0	JW Rogers 219 (W) Andrew P Lewis 207 John H Hodgson 197 Jeff A Goldberg 182 John C Moore 184 Larry E Marden 179 Ivor BN Smith 173 William L Saunders 171 Paul L Williamson 167 Robert Parker 167 Chris Fegan 154 Terry Whitton 166 David J Millward 160 Colin R Ramage 152 Mark Weighell 146 Gerald Bayliss 144
(Marlow)		8 8
¹ Bd 8. Name corrected 8.12.99. Bucks captain has confirmed.

	Oxon*	4.12.99	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Matthew Rose 207 (B) Jon Hastings 207 Tim Dickinson 193 Dave Hackett 189 Jochen Wittmann 184 Rod Nixon 170 Ray Starkie 175 Stephen Willetts e170 Dave Bruce 166 Jim Stayt 167 Graham Chapman 168 Jon Lappage 122 Nick Hepworth 157 Nick Jones 171 Peter Hastings 144 Agnes Antal e145	0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	N McDonald 230 IR Watson 212 D Farndon 200 JN Sugden 199 NP Donovan 195 RMR O'Kelly 190 PP Taylor 185 JD Wager 182 G Botley 182 CB Rice 176 DJ Horton 177 RJA Winterburn 147 def def def def
(Long Hanborough)		10 6

	Surrey	13.11.99	Berks*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	PJ Sowray 219 Peter Sanders e175 AM Andrews 172 D Malcolm 169 KJ Hurst 163 CRA Clegg 159 PD Dupré 158 RJ Wilcox 157 MW Daniells 146 EP Goggin 136 RW Gleave 129 JI Adcock 137	1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0	PJ Sharp 193 HW Murphy 183 ACP Milnes 182 JT Munday 179 DS Tucker 177 MC Bowhay 172 DL Roberts 171 C Purdon 171 C Price 167 WP Tickner 151 LD Varnam 143 JP Gillespie 147
(Sutton)		6 6
Bottom four boards defaulted by both sides.

	Kent*	13.11.99	Cambs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	N McDonald 230 IR Watson 212 PJ Morris 211 AE Hanreck 201 JN Sugden 199 AL Mack 197 CM Cooley 196 NP Donovan 195 JE Scholes 192 CI Howell 192 PR Watson 192 JD Wager 182 DJ Horton 177 CB Rice 176 G Botley 182 Z Mehmet 154	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	B Kelly 229 (W) JE Vigus 211 J Conlon 202 NSW Alfred 193 D Lam 185 B Morgan 175 A Walkingshaw 170 O Winfridsson e170 K Scheffler 169 L Retallick 169 M Campbell 168 J Daugman 150 S Wneyekoon e140 def def def
(Charlton)		13 3
Thank you to the eagle-eyed reader who spotted that we had this match the wrong way round, in Cambridge, when we first posted it.
	Sussex*	13.11.99	Bucks*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	FJ Kwiatkowski 201 David B Graham 201 Bernard Cafferty 187 Andrew G Cooper 191 M Broom 190 Kenneth I Norman 191 John A Dodgson 184 Julian IP Simpole Richard J Almond 181 Peter G Farr 180 Michael R Stott 180 Stephen J Newman 179 Martin O Costley 177 Paul A Batchelor 172 Ian G Kelly 169 Michael J Reddie 154	1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½	James E Cobb 216 (B) Max Devereaux 210 Jonathan Beedle 193 Robert Richmond 193 Alex Tucker 191 Gerald Moore 185 Ray Edwards 183 Bill Hughes 180 Roger de Coverly 170 Steve Law 172 Phil Bonafont 168 Malcolm Arnstrong 167 Andrew George 165 Majid Mashayekh 171 Koichi Nicholas 159 Andrew Hughes 152
(Brighton)		7 9

	Herts*	13.11.99	Oxon*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	SJB Knott 215 (B) S Swanson 207 PV Byway 194 C Harris 183 LAR D'Costa 193 JF Rudge 188 PG Maguire 186 G Hollis 184 T Turner 177 HL Tebbs 176 D Ross Brennan 176 SJ Tovey 175 KR Clark 171 M Boyce 173 P Borman 170 JR Denton 164	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	Matthew Rose 207 Tim Dickinson 193 Jochen Wittmann 184 Kieran Smallbone 181 Ray Starkie 175 Rod Nixon 170 Dave Bruce 166 Jim Stayt 167 Graham Chapman 168 Nick Jones 171 Nick Hepworth 157 Jon Lappage 122 Lester R Millin 151 Sean Terry 153 Peter Hastings 144 Agnes Antal e145
(St Albans)		8½ 7½

	Essex*	13.11.99	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	David Sands 203 (B) John Hodgson 197 Jon Manley 190 David Sherman Jeff Goldberg 182 John Moore 184 Larry Marden 179 Ivor Smith 173 Bill Saunders 171 Lawrence Trent 170 Peter Doye 169 Paul Williamson 167 Robert Parker 167 David Millward 160 Chris Fegan 154 Colin Ramage 152	0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0	Colin Crouch 224 Mark Lyell 211 Robert Wade 203 Simon Spivack 192 James Stevenson 184 George Leyton 183 Colin Mackenzie 180 Mike St J Brown 179 Alan Scrimgour 175 Oliver Williams 179 Johnathon Kay (1) 157 def Tony Fulton 156 Tony Wheatley 155 Paul McKeown 153 Chris Fewtrell 132
(Wanstead)		9 7
^{1 Bd 11: In grading list as J Kay. Forename as spelt by Middx; Essex omit first "h".}

	Cambs	23.10.99	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	B Kelly 229 J Vigus 211 D Moskovic 210 J Conlon 202 A Cohen 197 M Walker 189 D Garner 185 S White 174 S Essen 170 A Walkingshaw 170 K Scheffler 169 N Pyper 162 A Buswell (1) M Campbell 168 S Kapadia 160 M Lin (2) 126	½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	Steve Swanson 207 Paul V Byway 194 Jerry F Rudge 188 Phil G Maguire 186 Jeremy N Fraser-Mitchell 178 Terry J Turner 177 D Ross Brennan 176 Mike Boyce 173 Kevin R Clark 171 Philip J Borman 170 Barry Morris 165 John R Denton 164 David E Bower 153 def def def
(Cambridge)		10½ 5½
^{1 Bd 13: Could be Buswall. ² Bd 16: Lim in grading list. We "corrected" this to Lim originally, as the faxed result sheet wasn't too legible. However, the Herts sheet received later does say Lin. rjh 5.11.99: "Can't credit either side with an asterisk for this result, we had to beg it off the Controller. One match captain had sent it to him. It was the one who dictated his previous result to us over the phone when we chased that. Who'd be a Webmaster." Herts captain 22.11.99: "Result submitted by Hertfordshire... PS Can I have my asterisk now?" Oh, all right then. Only don't take a month next time.}

	Berks*	23.10.99	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	PS Cooksey 198 PJ Sharp 193 HW Murphy 183 ACP Milnes 182 JT Munday 179 DS Tucker 177 MC Bowhay 172 J Townsend 169 MW Marlow 167 M Yurenok 164 JD Lloyd 158 MF Redmond 153 JJ Foster 148 JP Gillespie 147 Matthew Sommer 129 WP Tickner 151	0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0	I Watson 212 PJ Morris 211 A Hanreck 201 J Sugden 199 C Cooley 196 N Donovan 195 C Howell 192 P Watson 192 P Taylor 185 J Wager 182 C Rice 176 G Botley 182 D Horton 177 S Jacob 156 R Winterburn 147 def
(Newbury)		8 8

	Middx	23.10.99	Oxon*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	CS Crouch 224 (B) C Hansen 212 M Lyell 211 A Jossien 214 RG Wade 203 R McMichael 199 A Jackson 197 AM Stone 194 SY Spivack 192 MW Rogerson 190 JAB Stevenson 184 C MacKenzie 180 M St J Brown 179 JM Quinn 178 A Scrimgour 175 A Compton 171	1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0	Matthew Rose 207 Tim Dickinson 193 Rod Nixon 170 Ray Starkie 175 Stephen Willetts e170 Nicholas C Jones 171 Jim Stayt 167 Dave Bruce 166 Graham Chapman 168 Nigel Cundy 159 Sean Terry 153 Lester R Millin 151 Jon Lappage 122 Peter Hastings 144 Mark Cundy 149 Agnes Antal e145
(Paddington)		9½ 6½
Middx have gained enormously in strength since their last outing.
	Essex*	23.10.99	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Jonathan W Rogers 219 (B) Andrew P Lewis 207 David A Sands 203 John H Hodgson 197 Jon P Manley 190 David Sherman Russell P White 199 John C Moore 184 Jeff A Goldberg 182 Larry E Marden 179 Ivor BN Smith 173 William L Saunders 171 Tim Hebbes 168 Robert Parker 167 David J Millward 160 Chris Fegan 154	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0	Feliks J Kwiatkowski 201 David B Graham 201 Geoffrey H James 195 Bernard Cafferty 187 Andrew G Cooper 191 M Broom 190 John A Dodgson 184 JIP Simpole Richard J Almond 181 Peter G Farr 180 Michael R Stott 180 Stephen J Newman 179 Martin O Costley 177 Paul A Batchelor 172 James C Mansson 169 Arthur Hall 168
(Wanstead)		9 7

	Bucks*	23.10.99	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	J Cobb 216 (B) M Devereaux 210 AP Smith 201 A Hammond 202 M Lambshire 186 J Sharp 188 R Richmond 193 A Tucker 191 J Beedle 193 G Moore 185 H Hansen 182 R Edwards 183 S Law 172 RD de Coverly 170 R O'Brien 161 M Armstrong 167	0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	SH Berry 231 PJ Sowray 219 DB Rosen 194 ME Osborne 194 KD Richardson 189 AK Punnett 180 DF Hill 178 P Sanders e175 DR Sedgwick 171 D Tuddenham 165 KJ Hurst 163 CRA Clegg 159 PD Dupré 158 RJ Wilcox 157 AS James 154 JI Adcock 137
(Marlow)		10½ 5½

	Herts*	2.10.99	Berks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	SJB Knott 215 G Kenworthy 198 PV Byway 194 SJ Roe 194 Costas Harris 183 LAR D'Costa 193 JF Rudge 188 PG Maguire 186 Geoff Hollis 184 JN Fraser-Mitchell 178 HL Tebbs 176 D Ross Brennan 176 SJ Tovey 175 CE Majer 172 PJ Gregory 166 JR Denton 164	1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	PJ Sharp 193 (W) HW Murphy 183 ACP Milnes 182 def C Purdon 183 M Bowhay 172 JD Lloyd 158 D Lewis 153 MF Redmond 160 JP Gillespie 147 C Price def def def def def
		12½ 3½

	Sussex*	2.10.99	Middx
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	LE Rutherford 203 (W) FJ Kwiatkowski 201 DB Graham 201 GH James 195 B Cafferty 187 AG Cooper 191 M Broom 190 JA Dodgson 184 JIP Simpole - RJ Almond 181 PG Farr 180 SJ Newman 179 PA Batchelor 172 JC Mansson 169 IG Kelly 169 SON Hawes 167	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	C Crouch 224 R McMichael 199 J Stevenson 184 C MacKenzie 180 R Pierce 169 D Munro 161 J Kay 157 P McKeown 153 D McGovern 154 L Fincham 150 C Aniecko 91 def def def def def
(Hassocks)		14 2
We have heard that four of the five defaults were notified in advance.

	Kent	2.10.99	Bucks*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Neil McDonald 230 (B) Ian R Watson 212 Philip J Morris 211 Alan E Hanreck 201 Steve Giddins 188 John N Sugden 199 Chris M Cooley 196 James E Scholes 192 Phil R Watson 192 Rory MR O'Kelly 190 Peter P Taylor 185 Matthew D Noakes 182 Lyndon R Gurr 181 Chris B Rice 176 David J Horton 177 Steve J Pullinger 169	1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0	Maxim Devereaux 210 Andrew P Smith 201 Andy Hammond 202 Robert J Richmond 193 Alex Tucker 191 Gerald Moore 185 Roger de Coverly 170 Malcolm Armstrong 167 Stephen Law 172 Thomas Quilter 163 Andrew George 165 Majid Mashayekh 171 Richard O'Brien 161 Koichi Nicholas 159 Steve James 151 Syringa Turvey 132
(Charlton House)		10½ 5½

	Surrey*	2.10.99	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Peter J Sowray 219 (W) Michael J Franklin 199 Daniel L Bisby 198 Daniel B Rosen 194 KD Richardson 189 T Thiruchelvam 184 David WW Gunter 179 David Malcolm 169 David Tuddenham 165 Paul D Dupré 158 R John Wilcox 157 Ross AC Mooring 147 Mark W Daniels 146 ST Kevin Wilkinson 144 Matthew Taylor 97 Stuart Hamilton 89	0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½	Jonathan W Rogers 219 Andrew P Lewis 207 David A Sands 203 John H Hodgson 197 Jon P Manley 190 Russell P White 199 John C Moore 184 Jeff A Goldberg 182 Larry E Marden 179 Ivor BN Smith 173 Lawrence Trent 170 William L Saunders 171 Paul L Williamson 167 Robert Parker 167 David J Millward 160 Colin R Ramage 152
(Coulsdon)		4½ 11½
JAP: "A winning start for Essex in the Open. Surrey's match captain had disappeared from the scene without passing on a list of names and telephone numbers. Attempts during the week to salvage the situation failed to produce the strength in the lower half of the order needed to make it a close match but at least avoided any defaults."