Broadstairs 1½ Woodnesborough 3½
| 1 | David Faldon (175) | ½-½ | Harry Sharples (156) |
| 2 | Bob Page (145) | ½-½ | Robin Bellion (135) |
| 3 | Paul Carfrae (131) | ½-½ | Kit Blundell (127) |
| 4 | Michael Doyle (89) | 0-1 | David Erwee (108) |
| 5 | Richard Bowles (52) | 0-1 | Brian Rodwell (98) |
David Faldon writes:
The match got off to a bad start for us when Mike’s speculative sacrifice met resolute defence. He fought on a piece down, then two, but in vain. Richard (playing black) got in trouble in the opening too, but he recovered well. Just when things were looking up a tactical oversight torpedoed his recovery. 0-2 to Woodnesborough. We now needed 2½ points from the last three games as that would tie the match at 2½ points each and we’d win on tie-break (wins on higher boards). For an hour or so it looked like we’d achieve our goal as Bob got a dominating centre and Paul cleverly won a bishop + knight for a rook. Unfortunately both positions became blocked and two draws were agreed: 1-3. The top board promptly agreed a draw, too, as their result no longer mattered. Congratulations to Woodnesborough and good luck to them in the final against Bridge.