| Nomads | 3 | 1 | Barnsley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric McKenna (b) | 0.5 | 0.5 | Russell Roe |
| Robert Shaw | 1 | 0 | Anthony Steele |
| Jo Woollard | 0.5 | 0.5 | Alan Taylor |
| Gordon Shaw | 1 | 0 | Michael Charlton |
Against Eric, Russell played the English Opening, 1 c4. Eric established a solid defensive position, exchanging off knights then bishops, leading to a quiet game which eventually deadlocked. Robert opened with the Italian Game, producing an even-looking position. When Robert managed to gain a queen, Anthony resigned.
Jo felt on the back foot for most of her game, but managed to maintain material parity. After swapping off most of the pieces, she went into the endgame with a rook and five pawns against a rook and six pawns, but extra ten minutes on the clock. Neither player had any clear way to force promotion, so a draw was agreed.
Gordon won a rook for a bishop early on, then gained a bishop before winning the queen, ending up with a queen, two rooks and six pawns, one on the seventh rank, against a single rook and just four pawns, none of them past their fourth rank. Facing mate, his opponent resigned.