Harry Grieve (above, left), the 22-year-old British champion, and Peter Roberson (above, right), 34, both completed their second grandmaster norms (three are needed for the title plus a 2500 rating) in the 4NCL season, with unbeaten totals of 9/11 and 8/11. Both play for the Sharks team, whose captain has a pragmatic approach to helping his squad achieve their individual goals; at the final weekend Grieve and Roberson played all their three games with the white pieces as the board order was juggled for each match.
GM norms
