*** Club Stars for 2008/9 ***

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Clacton Chess Club Swiss Handicap Tournament

Winner

David Pearce

Pictured here (right) receiving the shield from last years winner Andrew Salmon

David scored 8 points out of a possible 10.
Closely behind (on 7½ points) was Melvin Steele, Andrew Salmon and Peter Keffler (both on 7 points).
(table)

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Clacton Chess Club Rapid-Play Tournament

Winner

John Lambert

John scored 6 points out of a possible 7.
(table)

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County, under 125 - Suffolk team win the East Anglian Cup

Three Clacton chess club players pictured above, from left to right,
Melvin Steele, Mike Coughtrey and John Lambert.
As Suffolk team players they won the all England County Cup and the East Anglian Cup.

Later, in 2010, when they won a third cup for the under 125 grade Suffolk team competition, in a Clacton team which included Andrew Todd and Nigel Lake, 75 year old Mike said "We have tried for years to win a cup and then three come along at once".

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