Half-time in the Bury League
The six clubs in the Bury Area Chess League provide a total of 19 teams, playing in three divisions.
The club of the season, so far, is Linton. Their three teams are unbeaten; in fact they have won 15 games out of 16 played, with just one drawn match.
Predictably, two Linton teams – Blacks and Whites – head Divisions 2 and 3 respectively. But Linton A, the one team to have drawn a match, are in second place behind Bury St Edmunds Scorpions, the team which consists of Ipswich-based players (Moore, Gregory, Munson, Wallis, Lunn).
These are the current tables:
Division 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury St Edmunds Scorpions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Linton A | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17½ |
| Bury St Edmunds Scarabs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11½ |
| Cambridge Examiners | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10½ |
| Cambridge Choristers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8½ |
| Cambridge Oddfellows | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Division 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Blacks | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22½ |
| Cambridge Dons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Bury St Edmunds Cobras | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| Bury St Edmunds Vipers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Cambridge Academicals | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14½ |
| Ely Beet Bishops | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Newmarket Stallions | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
Division 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Whites | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19½ |
| Bury St Edmunds E | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Cambridge Gowns | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10½ |
| Bury St Edmunds F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Bury St Edmunds G | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9½ |
| Stowmarket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7½ |
Individually, the top players in each division are:
Division 1 – Ashley Stewart (Linton A) – 4½/5
Division 2 – Tom Smith (Cambridge Dons) – 5½/6
Division 3 – Adam Leigh (Bury St Edmunds F) – 3½/4