So close, but no cigar. Things looked like they would be close and so it proved. First to finish was Alan who looked like he had a promising position but his opponent had a resource that forced Alan to take a draw by repitition. Andy Jenkins too drew by repetition which was a good result in his first game in ages. I got horribly outplayed and went down in flames. Then Alex drew with Robert Shaw in a game that I didn't see too much of.
Which left George and Terry (who, is it me, but always seems last to finish!). George had a nice attack, won the exchange and then gave it back at an opportune moment to force the win. So we needed a draw from Terry, playing someone much higher graded. He had played well and was unfortunate to drop a pawn. He steered the game into a rook and pawn ending which must have been the best hope for a draw. The position was difficult, and Terry was short of time and although he nearly held it he couldn't quite do it.
So a 3.5-2.5 loss. Onto Stockport next week for our penultimate match. Hopefully we can get a result there. We have a full team so there are chances.
| Bd | Marple A | Home | Away | High Peak |
| 1 | Longson, Alex | ½ | ½ | Shaw, Robert |
| 2 | Walton, Alan | ½ | ½ | Olsson, Martin |
| 3 | Hewitt, Sean D | 0 | 1 | Doney, Ron |
| 4 | Kolbusz, George | 1 | 0 | Livesey, Nigel |
| 5 | Jenkins, Andy | ½ | ½ | Rout, John |
| 6 | Cowling, Terry | 0 | 1 | Davison, Colin |
| 2½ | 3½ |
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