Grantham won the Lincolnshire League Division II South title in dramatic fashion in the last game of their last match at home to Boston. In a thrilling endgame, Grenville Wollerton bravely overcame his opponent, Chris Donkin,which went down to a king and pawn versus king endgame and a late night blitz finish. In a rare moment, the end of the game was met by a spontaneous round of applause from the engrossed spectators as Grantham won 2.5 to 1.5
The individual scores were; Grenville Wollerton 1, Ben mason 0, Trevor palmer 0.5 and Ivan David 1