Some of the matches in progress

at  IWF 2000

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A Biblical Clash between Graham Evans from Pinner club using  Middle Assyrian and Frederic Maillard from France using Neo-Babylonian. It finished 30 - 2 in favour of the Assyrians.

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Dave Handley with his Late Romans under a great deal of pressure from Phil Giles and his Mu Jung Hsein Pi, eventually 29 - 3 to Phil

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Ian Colby playing John Sampson in a second round clash looks on in some amusement as Chris Barrass manoeuvres against John Strawinski from Scotland

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Chris Barrass with his later T'ang again, this time in a 3rd round clash against Massimiliano Marteliacci from Italy using Late Romans. It finished 30 - 2  in favour of the Romans.

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Herve Ramonet from France in close combat with Stewart Mala from Pinner in the DBR hall. It finished a draw

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Alex Mayers from Belgium using late Romans against Alan Cutner from Colchester Using Kushan. This 2nd round tie finished in a draw

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Jeremy Morgan deploying his Hsiung Nu in this 2nd round clash against Iain McNeil and his Patrician Romans. Despite Jeremy plying Iain with his Chinese tea (sitting in the scrub in the foreground) It ended 24 - 8 in favour of Iain who was the eventual runner up

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In the foreground Richard Case from Oxford against Kevin Hoyle from South Africa, then its Paul Rabiner another South African against Keith Martin-Smith, with Bruce Brown from Leicester club on the end table

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Andy Wilcox puts in a strong left flank attack with his Ghaznavids to win 30 - 2 against Tim Childs and his Huns.