Phil and Neil played their return match at the Harris and Hoole café, Bar Hill, this morning.

A match where the dice were determined to force horrid inflexible positions yielded its share of errors. The computer thinks we both should have lost, but Phil held his early lead despite a tenacious, if inept, fightback:

10th Nov: Phil Cohen  11   Neil Foston  7

Michael, Phil and Neil have now completed their games and shared the honours. Although Michael has a commanding goal difference and Neil a rubbish one, the division will be decided by the matches with Richard “Big Board” Coles, who has yet to enter the fray.