Seaton Chess Club had great pleasure in hosting the first of the season's Devon teams' competitions.
This was a five round rapidplay event for the Newman Trophy with a time limit of 25 mins plus 10 seconds increment.
Six teams entered: along with Seaton there were two teams all the way from Barnstaple, Sidmouth, Exeter and Newton Abbot and so an all-play-all format was possible with the winner being the one with the most matchpoints.
The Barnstaple first team won the event with 10 points and were already confirmed winners when playing the last round.
There was more to play for to secure the second place with Seaton and Exeter vying for the honours. It all went down to the last match with Tim Paulden securing a win to edge Exeter ahead of Seaton by 1/2 game point.
Well done to Barnstaple and Exeter and we look forward to the next team event in the new year!
Thanks also to Jack Rudd for acting as arbiter, Tim Paulden for running the event and Steve Dean and Jon Underwood for organising the refreshments, venue and equipment.