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Tournament: 110th Varsity Match • Venue: RAC Club, Pall Mall, London • Date: 7 March 1992
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The 110th Varsity Chess Match between Oxford University and Cambridge University was held at the RAC Club, Pall Mall, London on 7 March 1992. The match sponsors were Watson, Farley & Williams (sponsors since 1990). Game scores from boards 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 available - can anyone supply other scores?

1991«     1992 Varsity Chess Match     »1993
Bd Oxford University Nat Rating 1992 Cambridge University Nat Rating
1w Stuart Rachels (Hertford) USA 2485m 1-0 Jonathan G Wilson (Trinity) ENG 2220
2b Matthew Piper (Wadham) ENG 2275 1-0 Andrew Hon (Clare) ENG 2250
3w Darren P Wheeler (St John's) ENG (205) 1-0 Nicholas Jakubovics (Girton) ENG 2230
4b Martin Luke Hazelton (St Anne's) ENG 2235 0-1 Edward Holland (Queens') ENG 2245
5w Timothy Brown (Queen's) ENG (149) 1-0 Steven A M Foister (St Catharine's) ENG (177)
6b Gregory D'Elia (Trinity) USA   1-0 Joseph C Monk (St John's) ENG (182)
7w John P Redmond (St Hugh's) IRL   ½-½ Natasha Regan (King's) ENG 2140
8b Heidi Heron (St John's) ENG 2150 ½-½ Arne Hessenbruch (Darwin) LUX 2205
        6-2      

Sources: The Times, 25 Apr 1992; BCM, Apr 1992, p193. BCM gives the forename 'Tom' for the Oxford board 5 (The Times gives no forenames at all).


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Date Notes
2017 First uploaded. One game (Rachels 1-0 Wilson).
18 January 2026 Added the scores of four more games - boards 2, 3, 6 and 7. From Dragon, June 1992.
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