4NCL Sun 18 Nov ’18 Div 4 (South) – Wessex B storm to another big win; Wessex C win and draw in same day

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Wessex B had an incredibly successful weekend. They followed up their 5-1 win on Saturday going even better on Sunday – beating CSC 3 by 5.5-0.5!

And this time Wessex C had a better day themselves, in 2 reduced boards matches – beating Oxford 4 by 2-1. With a different team, they drew with Barnet Knights 2, 1.5-1.5. Barnet Knights 2 saw a lot of Wessex over the weekend having faced Wessex B on Saturday.

At the end of Sunday, Wessex B are joint leaders in Div (S) with 4 points and only one other team, Check Innmates 2, has better games points. Wessex C are 26th. 38 teams are in this Division.

Saturday Summary: Wessex B beat Barnet Knights 2 5-1 in Div 4 (South) to make a great start. On the top boards, Ian Clark & Roger de Coverly both defeated higher graded opponents and it was 3-0 to Wessex on boards 4-6 inclusive.

Wessex C were unlucky to face an inform Celtic Tigers and lost 1.5-4.5. They were out graded on each board, but Michael Krawczuk won for Wessex on board 1. Steven Smith drew on 4.

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