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BCF Counties Team Rapidplay, Sunday, 29th September 2002

Hosted by Gloucester C.C.A. on behalf of the WECU

Yorkshire, holders for the last four years, were forced to give up their title by a strong Greater Manchester team. They met in Round 3, Manchester winning 7-4.

RESULTS

Championship    
Pos County Score Prize
1 Greater Manchester (177) 34½ £75
2 Yorkshire (167) 30 £40
3 Bedford (151) 25½  
4 Warwickshire (161) 25  
5 Wiltshire (162) 24  
6 Oxford (142) 23½  
7 Gloucester (142) 23  
8 = Essex (137) 22½  
  Somerset-1 (163)    
10 Somerset-2 (110)  


Handicap    
Pos County Score Prize
1 Oxford (142) +7 £40
2 Somerset-2 (110) +4 £20
3 Yorkshire (167) +3  
4 Essex (137) +2½  
5 = Gloucester (142)  
  Gtr Manchester (177)    
7 Warwickshire (161) -2  
8 Wiltshire (162) -2½  
9 Bedford (151) -3½  
10 Somerset-1 (163) -9½  


100% scores (4/4) were achieved by:
Robert Taylor (Gtr Manchester 2)
John Burgess (Gtr Manchester 5)
Paul Habershon (Bedford 4)
Kevin Williamson (Bedford 6)


John Wheeler
(for the West of England Chess Union)
30/9/2002