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04 Feb 2025: Results from BICC

We have three results from Tuesday night: In the BICC Championship section, Martin Wallace beat Dave Bogle and now leads the field with 2½/3, while in the same section Alan Armstrong and Gerry Johnstone drew their 3rd round game.

In the Minor section, John Moore beat Sam Cornwell, and Ian Thompson beat Keith Robinson.

Meanwhile, a Selkirk Championship game was played between Harry Cornwell and Bill Miller, in which Bill Miller came out on top.

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Club news: Selkirk Championship: 28 Jan 2025

Kevin Poulton writes...

The first game in the new Selkirk U-1200 Tournament was played on the 28th where Kevin Poulton (W) beat Tam Wylie (B) in a tight affair, where losing one knight was enough to allow the breakthrough for white. I think I have made everyone aware of this, but in case I have missed someone, this is a supplementary tournament for those....read more

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