The second team were unlucky to miss out in a closely fought promotion battle at the top of division two, and the third team came third in their division. In the league we finished third, a good performance. The second team struggled all year, and ended up being relegated to division three. As there is always a high turn-over in college teams, the domination of Queens' looks set to be broken next year, and St. John's will set out with high hopes in the league and Cuppers. We are always looking for players to play in the college teams.
Matches are over five boards, are graded and played with clocks.
You would have to play about nine games over the Michaelmas and Lent terms. Please contact the club's officers to put your name down. Next year we hope to resurect the Saturday afternoon club, run jointly with the bridge society. Friendly games of chess at any standard, look out for details in October. We would also hope to instruct beginners in the rules of the game, and have a small library of chess books available for people to improve their play.