Broadstairs 2 Margate 2
| 1 | Reg Pidduck (107) | 0-1 | Colin Gregory (106) |
| 2 | Bob Cronin (103) | 1-0 | Leon Garfield (102) |
| 3 | Michael Doyle (90) | 0-1 | John Clarke (94 ) |
| 4 | Michael Jenkinson (83) | 1-0 | James Maskell (77) |
Reg Pidduck writes:
BOARD 4. TALE OF TWO SACRIFICES First James tried one and then Michael responded with one of his own. Michael’s came out best with a pawn advantage which won the game. 1-0 to us
BOARD 3. JOHN ON FORM. John Clarke always looks to me better than his grade suggests and he gradually got the better of our Michael and duly won. 1-1
BOARD 1. BOTH IN TIME TROUBLE. I replied with a French Defence against Colin’s e4, and soon we both had an impasse with both of us using up time to think of a way through. Then with both times running out for the first time control, Colin found a great move that I could not counter. 2-1 down
BOARD 2. BOB COMES UP TRUMPS. Last to finish, Bob found an almost impossible win from his position (bishop pinned from a rook and a knight pinned from a bishop) by checking wherever he could and finally Leon running out of squares to place his king safely. Well done, Bob! A fitting end to a great evening
We have now won 0 drawn 4 lost 1 in our fight to regain the Walker Shield.