Wednesday 5th January
| Nomads B | 5-1 | Clay Cross B |
| Stuart Crosthwaite (B) | ½-½ | K Myhill |
| Mohammed Said | 1-0 | S Kirby |
| Masrura Khakimova | 1-0 | B Redhead |
| Phil Ford | ½-½ | P Illingworth |
| Mursal Mohammed | 1-0 | C Redhead |
| Kevin Marshall | 1-0 | D Wright |
Captain's Corner
A comfortable result in the end but some of the games could have gone either way. Stuart conjured a draw out of a dire position. Mohammed was a touch fortunate that his opponent did not push a pawn to Queen which would have given him winning chances. Kev kept up his 100% record with a straightforward win and Mursal handled the end game well. Masrura was efficient as usual. For some strange reason I (playing white) thought that 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3* e5 3. d4!? was playable - my opponent simply played 3. .. Bb4 and after 4. Bg5 h6!, he had more than equalised...
Happy New Year to everyone at the club
Phil Ford
*Message to Phil...This is the wrong knight. Paul B