The entry of 17 was slightly lower than usual. This was mainly due to the university and work commitments of some of the players (and the lack of consideration of the Hastings tournament organisers in clashing with our date!) Unfortunately Roger Grime, who would have been one of the leading contenders, was struck down by illness after round 1 and had to withdraw.

In the absence of last year's top seeds, Andrew Greet and Jeremy Menadue, an open contest was expected and this exactly what took place. At rhe stat of round 5 on Sunday morning there were six players on 3 or 2½. At David Saqui and James Hooker were the joint leaders but, while James won his game quickly, David was unable to break down the resistance of Philip Williams. Congratulations to James Hooker who is the new Cornwall Champion and wins the title for the first time.

Restricted to players graded 125 or under, this year's competition saw an even closer struggle than the Emigrant. At the start of round 5 there were no fewer than twelve players on 3 or 2½. The decisive game in this round was a dour win in 72 moves by Ian Rescorla over John Hollingworth. There were three leaders going into the final round; Stefan Leaver lost his game while Ian Rescorla defeated Maurice Richard to secure the title with 5 points.

Particular mention should be made of David Pollard's performance. The Godolphin "B" team player in his first tournament finished 2^nd on 4½/6 and played a significant part in deciding the destination of the trophy.

This year's competition was a triumph for age over youth.In a universally popular result Kaspar Hocking, a few days short of his 90^th birthday, lifted the cup with a score of 5/6. In second place were two juniors, Owen Evans and Andrew Chadwick, and another ocogenarian, John Beales. This was a remarkable performance because he has only been playing seriously since joining the Newquay club two years ago.