There were 2 matches played at Cheddleton last night. Cheddleton 'A' won their opening Division 1 match of the season with a 3.5 - 1.5 victory over Holmes Chapel Kings, who have now lost all 3 of the matches they have played so far. Craig Whitfield, playing on Board 2 for Cheddleton, has only just returned from Turkey where he was playing Board 2 for the England U-16 team in the Under 16 Olympiad.
Robert Shaw 0.5 Jonathan Blackburn 0.5
Craig Whitfield 1 Patrick Bennett 0
Rafael Stepien 1 Michael Hancock 0
David Buxton 0 John Turner 1
William Armstrong 1 Ian Bates 0
In Division 3, Cheddleton 'D' were held to a 2-2 draw by Holmes Chapel Pawns.
John Yee 1 Ben Scattergood 0
Colin Abell 1 George Scattergood 0
Karol Grzybowski 0 David Price 1
Paul Shelley 0 Paul Clifford 1