Both Colchester teams in Division 1 finished in the top half of the table. Colchester A finished 4th (6 wins, 1 draw, 3 defeats) with their best results being 4-0 wins against Braintree and Billericay. Overall, the A team have had a great season as they won the knockout competition but their league result was not quite as strong. There were a number of good individual performances - the A team were unbeaten on board 4 and only lost one game on board 3. Matt Stemp won all his games on the top two boards.
Colchester B finished in 6th place (with 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses). Their best results were a surprise 3-1 win against Writtle A and a 4-0 win against Billericay. Again there were lot of strong individual results; the B team scored more than 50% on boards 2 and 3.
The combined A/B team player statistics (by board) in the league are:
| Board 1 (Total 10/20) | |
|---|---|
| Nathan Barnes | 4/8 |
| Matt Stemp | 3/3 |
| Ian Gooding | 2.5/6 |
| Svein Kjenner | 0.5/2 |
| Norbert Voelker | 0/1 |
| Board 2 (Total 10.5/20) | |
|---|---|
| Norbert Voelker | 2.5/6 |
| Matt Stemp | 2/2 |
| Svein Kjenner | 2/2 |
| Michael Catabay | 1.5/2 |
| Mike Wagstaff | 1.5/3 |
| Felix Schnell | 1/4 |
| Nathan Barnes | 0/1 |
| Board 3 (Total 14/20) | |
|---|---|
| Svein Kjenner | 5.5/7 |
| Felix Schnell | 3/3 |
| Norbert Voelker | 2/2 |
| Mike Wagstaff | 1.5/2 |
| Nathan Barnes | 1/2 |
| Matt Stemp | 0.5/1 |
| Clive Bellinger | 0.5/2 |
| Phil Daley | 0/1 |
| Board 4 (Total 12.5/20) | |
|---|---|
| Nathan Barnes | 5.5/6 |
| Clive Bellinger | 2/4 |
| Pete Smith | 1.5/3 |
| Michael Catabay | 1/1 |
| Felix Schnell | 1/1 |
| Mike Wagstaff | 1/3 |
| John Duff-Cole | 0.5/1 |
| Phil Daley | 0/1 |
Below is the finish from the game on board 4 in the Writtle A - Colchester A; tripled pawns aren't always bad. The match finished in a draw.
