| Stannington | 3 1/2 | 1/2 | Nomads 400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen (b) | 1 | 0 | Eric McKenna |
| Paul Cheshire | 1/2 | 1/2 | Jo Woollard |
| Francis L Kay | 1 | 0 | Robert Shaw |
| Glen Marvin | 1 | 0 | Gordon Shaw |
Nomads won the toss, and chose white on odd boards.
Playing against the French Defence, Robert lost two rooks in quick succession to knight forks, ending up with a decisive material disadvantage, and resigned. Gordon and Glen both castled king-side, exchanging minor pieces, but after Glen’s queen captured Gordon’s a8 rook he too was faced with a decisive material disadvantage, and resigned.
Eric and his opponent traded off pieces. After 33 moves each, Eric was left with a rook, bishop and three pawns against a rook, knight and five pawns. Recognising his opponent’s pawn majority would be decisive he also resigned.
Meanwhile, Jo and Paul maintained approximate material parity. Jo had a well placed knight, and Paul had doubled pawns, but this did not prove to be quite enough for a win. After both players’ attacks fizzled out they agreed a draw, saving Nomads from a complete whitewash.