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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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