| Ravenfield | 2 | 2 | Nomads 400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Hill | 0 | 1 | Eric McKenna (b) |
| Michael Hoyes | 0 | 1 | Jo Woollard |
| Andrew Rangecroft | 1 | 0 | Robert Shaw |
| John Beasley | 1 | 0 | Sam Humphrey |
Eric and his opponent both castled kingside, then traded off minor pieces, leaving Eric with two rooks, a bishop and seven pawns against two rooks, a knight and six pawns, then Eric won a rook for a bishop, which proved decisive.
Jo won a queen with a bishop fork fairly early on, ending up with a rook and seven pawns against just four pawns, after which her opponent resigned.
Robert won a rook for a knight early on, but at the cost of positional weakness. His opponent soon won the lost material back, then forced mate.
Sam had good early development, tried a sacrifice which worked well enough, then attempted a second sacrifice which didn’t go so well, and resigned in the face of inevitable mate.