Steve and Les both played in the Intermediate Section of last weekend's Crewe Chess Congress, neither of them covering themselves in glory.
Steve flattered to deceive by winning his first 2 games but things went rapidly downhill after that, with 2 losses and a draw, to finish on 2.5/5.
Les started off with a win but then lost his 2nd round game. That was followed by a half point bye in the 3rd round as he was going to a drink and drug fuelled party in the evening. A win and a draw in his last 2 games saw him finish on 3/5.