Broadstairs 2 Margate 5
| 1 | Nick McBride (171) | 1-0 | Peter McGill (150) |
| 2 | Bob Page (141) | 0-1 | Harry Sharples (150) |
| 3 | Paul Carfrae (131) | 0-1 | John Thorley (142) |
| 4 | John Couzens (125) | 0-1 | Colin Gregory (106) |
| 5 | Andy Flood (117) | 0-1 | Clive Le Baigue (105) |
| 6 | Reg Pidduck (107) | ½-½ | Leon Garfield (102) |
| 7 | Bob Cronin (103) | ½-½ | John Clarke (94) |
Bob Page writes:
Broadstairs’ Millar Cup campaign for the 2016/17 season ended in disappointment with a comprehensive defeat by Margate, the same team we had beaten comfortably only three days earlier. On reflection we were probably doomed from the start as at 7.30 only four of our team were present. Mr X – some names have been changed to protect the innocent (and the guilty) – forgot there was a match which would be a problem in itself. Unfortunately, he was the designated driver for two other members of our team which meant that Mr Y and Mr Z were also late. Consequently it was almost 8.00 before all seven games were up and running. As far as the chess was concerned, Nick won an exchange early on and gradually asserted his authority, beating Peter for the second time in a week. The only other game where we appeared to have an advantage was on Board 7 where Bob C had a slight edge but accepted a draw. John seemed to have good compensation (three pawns) for a piece but Colin fought back and the game was lost. Andy was in familiar time trouble against Clive and this told in the end, Paul had a tight game where one pawn made all the difference as it did with Bob P’s game on Board 2. Reg took a draw against Leon with the match lost. On reflection, the team did not play badly and were simply beaten by better players on the night. One consolation is that with a better record against Margate in all three competitions, Broadstairs retain the Thanet Shield.