Broadstairs 6 Margate 1
| 1 | David Faldon (175) | ½-½ | Peter McGill (149) |
| 2 | Shany Rezvany (163) | 1-0 | Harry Sharples (144) |
| 3 | Bob Page (142) | ½-½ | Colin Gregory (118) |
| 4 | Paul Carfrae (141) | 1-0 | Leon Garfield (142) |
| 5 | Richard Clement (129) | 1-0 | John Clarke (98) |
| 6 | Chris Stampe (124) | 1-0 | Michael Davies (89) |
| 7 | Michael Doyle (91) | 1-0 | Roy McAloney (86) |
David Faldon writes:
For once, a match went our way from the start. Michael won a piece right in the opening, Richard won some pawns and Paul got an early kingside attack despite playing with the black pieces. Yes, the other games were close, but for a change being team captain added no stress to my main job, winning my own game. That I failed to do, though, thanks to excellent play from my opponent. I messed up in the opening (as usual) but then steadily improved my position until I felt confident I had good chances to win. My opponent, Peter, defended splendidly, however, until I was forced to take the draw despite still being a pawn to the good. By then we were already 5-0 up from the other games. Michael, a late substitute on board 7, kept the pressure on after his early win of a piece and was first to finish. Richard on board 5 seemed in control throughout and was second to score. Paul on board 4 chalked up our third win after successfully countering some late tricks from his opponent. Our other two winners, Shany on board 2 and Chris on board 6, both won what looked to me to be smooth positional games with the black pieces. Just what a team captain wants: his player pushing to win all the way with almost zero chance of a loss. Nice. The last game to finish wasn’t quite so smooth, but Bob on board 3 eventually made a hard-fought draw after dropping a rook for a knight in a complicated middle-game. Overall a very good result for us: five wins and two draws. Many thanks to Margate for being such cheerful hosts and for providing all the tea and biscuits.