The remaining games from the Championship were duly played. From round 3, Peter Miitel took on James Eldridge in a Dutch Leningrad. Black had little difficulty, with White playing bullet chess!! And finishing the game with more time than he started with. The drawn result suggests that James is challenging for the title of draw master.
The round 7 game Peter Miitel versus Chris Segrave was a Slav. Black held on in the opening stage, but dropped a pawn in the middle game. This was all White needed, and superior technique eventually earned him the full point and a share of 3rd place in the tournament.
The last game, from round 9, Kevin Perrin versus Chris Segrave, was another Slav. Black sacrificed a pawn for an attack in the middle game, before White returned the pawn, and a lengthy game was eventually drawn. This gave Kevin Perrin a share of 3rd also. 

In the John Baynham Reserves tournament, James Watson played a superb, undefeated event to claim the title, with an outstanding score of 10.5 out of a possible 11 points! He is automatically eligible for entry to the A grade tournament of 2012, so watch out for this upcoming junior player! He combines a good knowledge of openings with a developing appreciation of positional play.
Rob Loveband did well with a 7 out of a possible 9 points, also undefeated in the A grade. Sitting at 3rd seed, he conceded draws against the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th seeds, however, he won the full point against the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th seeds! He was lucky to avoid a play-off against Jamie Brotheridge by being given a draw by Rob Bailey in the final game of the tournament.

James Watson (John Baynham Reserves) & Rob Loveband (Andy Miitel Championship)
display Champions' Certificates.