Grantham against Newark
Grantham I had a convincing win in their Division One match at home to Newark I in the Nottinghamshire League. Top board Paul Cumbers lost to Daniels Wells playing his favoured variation in the French Defence but with everyone else winning their games, the final score was 4-1. The result leaves them joint top of the Division 1 table on points with Nottingham University one with a game in hand over third place Ashfield 1 who are a point behind. Individual scores were;
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Grantham 1 v Newark 1 | 1 | Cumbers P | (194) | 0 | – | 1 | Wells D | (179) |
| 2 | Birtwistle N | (202) | 1 | – | 0 | Combie A | (171) |
| 3 | Coates D | (175) | 1 | – | 0 | Ladds G | (160) |
| 4 | Payne N | (176) | 1 | – | 0 | Clifford N | (158) |
| 5 | David I | (152) | 1 | – | 0 | Wollerton G | (153) |
| | | 4 | – | 1 | |
