| Nomads D | 2½ | 3½ | Woodseats B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Wicks (b) | 0.5 | 0.5 | Steve Moon |
| Eric McKenna | 0.5 | 0.5 | Brendan Ashmore |
| Robert Shaw | 0 | 1 | Dave Cook |
| Jo Woollard | 1 | 0 | Michael Mullin |
| Sam Humphrey | 0 | 1 | David Margenson |
| Ashley Rogers | 0 | 1 | Martyn Edwards |
Keith was the first to finish. When Steve accidentally touched his own queen, forcing him to lose it, Keith sportingly offered him a draw instead. Eric played the English Opening, leading a deadlocked position, and a second draw.
After much manoeuvring, Ashley was checkmated while Sam’s opponent forced promotion. However, Jo had a strong queenside attack which culminated in mate, with her queen on f7, supported by a pawn.
Early on, Robert traded his queen for a rook and knight rather than losing an whole piece, but blundered away his own knight. Fortunately, he somehow managed to regain a rook, leaving him level on material. After swapping down to a pawn-only endgame, both players promoted on move 40. Robert had a pawn advantage, and a few more minutes on the clock, but didn’t feel this was enough to win, so a draw was agreed.