DEPRIVED of three regular team members and, as the home side, playing black on all seven boards, Formby firsts lost for the first time this season in Division 2 of the Merseyside Chess League.Read
IN Division One of the Southport and Formby Quiz League, Cavaliers continued their excellent run with a 44-39 victory over Devonshire Exozets led by Paul Edwards 14, with Ian Jackson, 14, leading for the visitors, writes Tom Farley.Read
AFTER starting their Merseyside League Division 2 season with two home draws, Formby’s first team travelled to Aigburth where, playing white on all boards, they beat the hosts' second team 4-3.Read
FORMBY thirds remain unbeaten by drawing 2.5-2.5 with Waterloo thirds to retain their position at the top of Division five of the Merseyside Chess League with nine points from a possible ten.Read
FORMBY first XI secured their second win of the season on Sunday in a vital relegation clash with Midlands outfit Barford Tigers at Cricket Path, writes Mike Ansdell.Read
FORMBY'S attempts to win the Knotty Ash Cup, for players graded below 130, for the first time proved unsuccessful once more, but by the smallest possible margin.Read
THE Deyes High quartet of Mike Russell, Alex Pierce, Warren Lee and Loon Wai would have made their late captain Bill Salter extremely proud as they narrowly defeated the more experienced Formby H.T. ‘D’ side in the first round of the Gunson Cup.Read
Nothing seems to be able to stop Formby third team’s flying start to the season after yet another victory, their fourth in a row, sees them dominating Division 5 of the Merseyside Chess League.Read