Defending Cornwall champion James Hooker (Camborne) was unwell and unable to defend his title. At the start of the final round Mark Watkins led by a ½-point ahead of Jeremy Menadue who won their encounter and became Cornwall champion for the fifth time with 4/5. Gary Trudeau, Mark Watkins and David Saqui finished equal 2^nd on 3½/5.

Jan Rodrigo Continued his improvement by winning the under 150 grading prize in his first appearance in the Emigrant.

The Falmouth Cup for players graded under 146 was won by Exeter University (Penryn) first year student and Carrick member, Toby Willis, with a 100% score (5/5). An entirely self-taught player, Toby said that he had learned the game using the chess materials on YouTube. This was his first tournament.

Keith Brewer, Jason Henderson and Bryan Jones finished equal 2^nd on 3½/5. Another rapidly improving player, Tom Oates, won the under 110 grading prize with 3/5.