No

Name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Total

MP

1

Athenaeum

2½

3½

3

4

3

4

3

23

7

2

RBS/Americans "A"

1½

1

4

4

3½

4

4

22

5

3

Bank of England

½

3

½

2½

3

3

2

14½

4½

4

RBS/Americans "B"

1

0

3½

3

1

3

3

14½

4

5

Barclays

0

0

1½

1

3

3

3

11½

3

6

JTW/Genworth

1

½

1

3

1

2½

2½

11½

3

7

Ombudsmen

0

0

1

1

1

1½

3

7½

1

8

Goldman Sachs

1

0

2

1

1

1½

1

7½

½

Score basis: Game Points    Tie-Break: Match Points

Figures in brackets (R2 onwards) are each team's carry forward total from the previous round.

MP

Round 1

MP

1

RBS/Americans "A"

4

0

RBS/Americans "B"

0

1

Bank of England

2½

1½

Barclays

0

1

Athenaeum

4

0

Ombudsmen

0

1

JTW/Genworth

2½

1½

Goldman Sachs

0

Athenaeum and RBS "A" both notch 4-0 wins.

Round 2

1

RBS/Americans "B" (0)

3

1

Goldman Sachs (1½)

0

0

Ombudsmen (0)

1½

2½

JTW/Genworth (2½)

1

0

Barclays (1½)

0

4

Athenaeum (4)

1

0

RBS/Americans "A" (4)

1

3

Bank of England (2½)

1

Athenaeum continue to set a hot pace, with a second clean sweep, while RBS "A" suffer a set-back against Bank of England, allowing the latter into second place.

Round 3

0

Bank of England (5½)

½

3½

RBS/Americans "B" (3)

1

1

Athenaeum (8)

2½

1½

RBS/Americans "A" (5)

0

0

JTW/Genworth (5)

1

3

Barclays (1½)

1

0

Goldman Sachs (2½)

1

3

Ombudsmen (1½)

1

Athenaeum secured a crucial narrow win over RBS "A" to extend their lead, while second placed Bank suffered a heavy defeat to the RBS second string.

Athenaeum 10½; RBS "A", RBS "B", 6½; JTW/Genworth, Bank of England, 6...

Round 4

1

RBS/Americans "B" (6½)

3

1

Ombudsmen (4½)

0

1

Barclays (4½)

3

1

Goldman Sachs (3½)

0

1

RBS/Americans "A" (6½)

3½

½

JTW/Genworth (6)

0

0

Bank of England (6)

½

3½

Athenaeum (10½)

1

In this round, the two RBS teams both scored well, RBS "A" matching Athenaeum's 3½-½ win over the Bank but remained four points adrift of the leaders.

Round 5

1

Athenaeum (14)

3

1

RBS/Americans "B" (9½)

0

0

JTW/Genworth (6½)

1

3

Bank of England (6½)

1

0

Goldman Sachs (4½)

0

4

RBS/Americans "A" (10)

1

0

Ombudsmen (5½)

1

3

Barclays (7½)

1

RBS "B" were cut loose from the chase when they lost 1-3 to the leaders, while RBS "A" took advantage to close the gap on Athenaeum, beating Goldman Sachs 4-0.

Round 6

1

RBS/Americans "B" (10½)

3

1

Barclays (10½)

0

1

RBS/Americans "A" (14)

4

0

Ombudsmen (6½)

0

½

Bank of England (9½)

2

2

Goldman Sachs (4½)

½

1

Athenaeum (17)

3

1

JTW/Genworth (7½)

0

The chase hotted up as RBS "A" continued to make inroads, this time recording a 4-0 whitewash of Ombudsmen, while Athenaeum dropped a point against JTW/Genworth.

Athenaeum, 20; RBS "A", 18; RBS "B", 13½...

Round 7

1

JTW/Genworth (8½)

3

1

RBS/Americans "B" (13½)

0

0

Goldman Sachs (6½)

1

3

Athenaeum (20)

1

0

Ombudsmen (6½)

1

3

Bank of England (11½)

1

0

Barclays (11½)

0

4

RBS/Americans "A" (18)

1

In the final round, with Athenaeum's lead narrowed to two points, RBS "A" recorded their third straight 4-0 victory, this time accounting for Barclays. But it was not enough. Athenaeum defeated Goldman Sachs 3-1 to hang on. In truth, Athenaeum's tie-break advantage meant they would have needed to lose 1½-2½ or worse against the bottom placed team, hosts GS, in order to relinquish first spot. It didn't happen and Athenaeum won by a point.