Broadstairs 5 Bridge B 2
| 1 | David Faldon (174) | 0-1 | Richard Eales (195) |
| 2 | Bob Page (135) | 1-0 | Alan Atkinson (173) |
| 3 | Paul Carfrae (133) | 1-0 | Peter Blundell (120) |
| 4 | John Couzens (116) | 0-1 | Graeme Boxall (99) |
| 5 | Reg Pidduck (107) | 1-0 | Ray Rennells (75) |
| 6 | Andy Flood (106) | 1-0 | Ian Redmond (75) |
| 7 | Michael Doyle (81) | 1-0 | Barnaby Wills (e35) |
David Faldon writes:
What a surprising scoreline! By way of explanation, Bridge had trouble putting out a representative side for a damp Monday in February, but in the end seven opposition players did turn up. Many thanks to Graeme Boxall of Bridge for making sure that all of our players got a game. Was the final score of 5-2 a fair representation of the play? Not really. With a bit more concentration from John on board 4 and myself on board 1 we could easily have won 7-0. Mike Doyle on board 7 was first to finish after a complicated tactical mess in which Mike proved stronger than his young opponent. John was next to finish on board 4 when his extra pawn in a king and pawn ending proved less important than his opponent’s central king. That blip levelled the match at 1-1 but by then most of the other games were very much in our favour. Paul (board 3), Reg (board 5) and Andy (board 6) duly converted their advantages after a steady accumulation of pawns and pieces leaving the match score 4-1 to us with just two to play. At this point we suffered our second reverse when my opponent on board 1 pulled off when he called “an outrageous swindle”. 4-2. For the last half-hour Bob on board 2 took centre stage, carefully advancing his two extra pawns to victory after a very well played game against a strong opponent. This unexpected victory leaves the Millar Cup table as follows:
| Team | Play | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Points | SP | MP | IM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge B | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridge A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21½ | 13½ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Folkestone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broadstairs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18½ | 23½ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Margate | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bridge A have three matches left, against us (next week), Folkestone and Margate. If they win two of these three matches then they will win the Millar Cup for 2017-18.