Pictured above are the victorious Yeovil team!

The traditional Dorchester Jamboree took place at the Colliton Club, Dorchester on Thursday 14th September, organised by Geoff Searing. It proved very enjoyable. 7 teams took part and it was a good battle between all teams with only 1½ points separating them all. The closeness of the individual matches was reflected by 9 draws on the top 10 boards.

Congratulations to Yeovil who won the trophy with a score of 4 points out of 6, ahead of Poole (the previous winners) with 3½ points, Purbeck and Wimborne both with 3 points, and Dorchester, Highcliffe and Weymouth each with 2½ points.

Thanks to Geoff for not only organising the event but sending the following report:

The large number of draws – probably as a result of trying to ensure that pairings were evenly matched – meant that the winners were determined by the few decisive games. The result was in doubt until very close to the end with a number of teams in contention. Yeovil having gained an early advantage with Binoy Manimala’s win, sealed the result late on when Darren Freeman beat John Harbour in a game when John had held the advantage. Mike Waddington squeezed out a win against Allan Pleasants on top board in a game that was close for much of the time. Last to finish was Ian Clark and Mads Bowden with Mads having a bishop and pawn against three pawns.