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Chess club win league for second year running

April 25, 2017
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Frome Chess Club won the Somerset division 3 league for the second season running, without losing a match.

Victory over Trowbridge on Tuesday 4th April clinched the title, with an outstanding performance from Jane Harris in her first league match.

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