Mind Sports Olympiad Cambridge 2010 Report by Danny Gallagher 11 players attended this year and played in 9, 7, 5, and 3 point matches. Six players came up early for a low stakes Chouette which was played in the beautiful surroundings of the Fort St George on The river Cam. Thoroughly enjoyed by all with Ritchie Newbold emerging as the clear winner over the evening. Play started at midday Sunday in Trinity College. I have run this event for the last four years and have always been happy with in the fun relaxed spirit of The Cambridge MSO. One player was running late and was allowed to play by his opponent even though penalty points could have been awarded which would have disqualified him his opponent Larry Bennett was happy to play without them. Thanks Larry for being such a good sport. Thanks to all players for attending and especially to Chris Purchase for rounding up all the St Albans Crew and Neil Foston for letting a couple of the Croydon Backgammon Club Players stay at his for the evening. Next year the tournament will be held on the Bank holiday Saturday 30th April with a Chouette on the Friday evening before again at the Fort St George from 7pm. Main Tournament winner Eric McAlpine Runner up Uldis Lapikens 2nd Tournament Winner Larry Bennett Runner up Cliff Connick 3rd Tournament Winner Alex Polden Runner up Chris Purchase 4th Tournament Winner Chris Purchase Runner up John Broomfield If you would like to attend please contact me at dannybgallagher@googlemail.com CLICK HERE TO GO TO MSOC MAIN PAGE