| Sasca E | 0½ | 4½ | Nomads D |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Evans (w) | 0 | 1 | Eric McKenna (b) |
| A Wilson | 0 | 1 | Robert Shaw |
| M Atkinson | 0 | 1 | Jo Woollard |
| J Sexton | 0 | 1 | Dave Kesteven |
| W Peck | 0½ | 0½ | Ashley Rogers |
Sasca won the toss, and chose white on odds.
Eric castled kingside, with good early development, swapping down to two rooks each, with a pawn advantage. After the rooks went too, both players promoted simultaneously, but then Eric forced a second promotion, and his opponent resigned.
Robert sacrificed a knight on f7 for positional advantage, and came out of the resulting exchanges a minor piece up, eventually ending up with a knight and pawns against a bare king, then sacrificed the knight to allow a quick pawn promotion. His opponent resigned soon after.
Jo won material early on, having a two rook advantage at one point, and delivered mate on move 37, with her queen on her opponent’s first rank, behind his king.
Dave also won material early on, capturing his opponents queen on move 23. Mate quickly followed.
After some initial gains Ashley agreed a draw in a deeply unclear position.