Margate 1½ Broadstairs 3½
| 1 | Peter McGill (152) | 0-1 | David Faldon (170) |
| 2 | Clive Le Baigue (118) | 0-1 | Paul Carfrae (132) |
| 3 | Colin Gregory (117) | 0-1 | John Couzens (131) |
| 4 | Leon Garfield (101) | ½-½ | Reg Pidduck (104) |
| 5 | John Clarke (86) | 1-0 | Michael Doyle (80) |
Reg Pidduck writes:
Our first piece of luck in this semi-final was winning the toss for colours. We chose white on the odds.
RED HOT JOHN. First to finish was John Couzens who continued his run of fine form to dispose of Colin Gregory after an hour and a quarter. 1-0 to Broadstairs.
PAWN ADVANTAGE. Paul Carfrae went two pawns up early then slowly kept the advantage going to the endgame and duly wore down Clive Le Baigue. 2-0 to Broadstairs.
PILE UP ON C3. My game with Leon Garfield ended in a draw when I was attacking his knight with four pieces and he defended with four including his king which had to travel from g1 all the way over to d2 to prevent losing the knight. A draw was to our advantage so in this deadlock I offered the draw which he accepted. 2½-½ to Broadstairs
KITCHEN SINK. Peter McGill, after being three pieces down, threw everything (including said kitchen sink) at David Faldon’s king and a wrong move by David could have spelt trouble but he parried all thrusts and Peter resigned. 3½-½ to Broadstairs.
UNLUCKY MICHAEL. Michael Doyle’s steady play was going so well until he fell into a trap set by John Clarke and lost his queen so Michael resigned. 3½-1½ to Broadstairs.
This win has set us up for the final against Bridge. (Watch this space).
Many thanks to John Couzens for the driving duty.