Broadstairs 3 Bridge 1
| 1 | Richard Clement (129) | 1-0 | Peter Blundell (118) |
| 2 | Chris Stampe (124) | 1-0 | Tim Spencer (118) |
| 3 | Gary Hilleard (118) | 0-1 | Graeme Boxall (93) |
| 4 | John Couzens (117) | 1-0 | Ian Redmond (80) |
Richard Clement writes:
John Couzens was heard to exclaim “What have I missed?” as he accepted a bishop sacrifice and not long after his opponent resigned. As John put it, “He came at me with all guns blazing and it just did not work”. Gary won a knight early on but his opponent spotted some resources and turned the game around so at this stage the match was in the balance. Chris won the exchange of a rook for a knight and his pair of rooks drove his opponent to resignation. Mine was the last game to finish. I managed to tie my opponent up in knots but when it came to making progress in the position I played a few moves which lost all my advantage. Luckily for me, his cramped kingside led him to lose most of his pawns and he resigned and the team won 3-1. No sweat.