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Tournament: 109th Varsity Match • Venue: RAC Club, Pall Mall, London • Date: 9 March 1991
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The 109th Varsity Chess Match between Oxford University and Cambridge University was held at the RAC Club, Pall Mall, London on 9 March 1991. The match sponsors were Watson, Farley & Williams (sponsors since 1990). Only top board game score available - can anyone supply other scores?

1990«     1991 Varsity Chess Match     »1992
Bd Oxford University Fed Rating 1991 Cambridge University Fed Rating
1b David R Norwood (Keble) ENG 2500g 1-0 Jonathan G Wilson (Trinity) ENG 2210
2w James Cavendish (Magdalen) ENG 2310f 1-0 Edward Holland (Queens')   (194)
3b Darren P Wheeler (St John's) ENG (204) 1-0 Jon David Lee (Trinity)   (182)
4w Matthew S Piper (Wadham) ENG 2275 1-0 Alan R Baker (Emmanuel)   (177)
5b Frank van Hasselt (New) HKG 2210 ½-½ Philip J Crocker (Downing)   (168)
6w Martin Luke Hazelton (St Anne's) ENG 2230 0-1 Steven A M Foister (St Catharine's)   (182)
7b Tom J Brown (Queen's)   (e149) 1-0 Mark H Thornton (Sidney Sussex)   (183)
8w Lucy Martin (Somerville)   (e70) 0-1 Natasha Regan (King's) ENG 2180
        5½-2½      

Overall scores in series: 46 wins each, 17 draws.

Sources: BCM, May 1991, p213 & CHESS, May 1991, p4.

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