Broadstairs 2½ Bridge A 4½
| 1 | David Faldon (179) | 1-0 | Michael Green (170) |
| 2 | Nick McBride (e160) | 1-0 | Shany Rezvany (170) |
| 3 | Bob Page (141) | 0-1 | David Shire (158) |
| 4 | John Couzens (125) | 0-1 | Robert Collopy (156) |
| 5 | Andy Flood (117) | 0-1 | Emily Green (146) |
| 6 | Reg Pidduck (107) | ½-½ | Chris Stampe (127) |
| 7 | Bob Cronin (103) | 0-1 | Bill Tracey (e110) |
David Faldon writes:
Bridge brought a team designed to steamroller us on the lower five boards, and the plan worked, just. Our boards 3, 4 and 5 were all under heavy pressure early on and unfortunately none of them survived much past 9.30. We still had chances to get something from the match at this point, but then something went wrong for us on board 7 and Bob C lost from what had looked to be a good position. That was no disgrace, though, as Bridge’s new player, Bill Tracey, seems quite strong – he beat Reg in a Walker Cup match between the same teams last week. Reg did much better this week, drawing in solid style against an experienced and tricky opponent. The top two board games were both very complicated. My win on board 1 was decided by one bad move from my opponent as his time ran down. You can play through Nick’s splendid win on board 2 as it’s our game of the week. As you do, try to guess how Nick is going to get his a1 rook into the action.