Thursday 6th January
| Nomads C | 4-2 | Worksop B |
| Mursal Mohammed (W) | ½-½ | P Herring |
| Azmiddin Mohammed | ½-½ | D Fidler |
| Paul Bailey | 1-0 | L Louca |
| Jon Woollard | 0-1 | S Turner |
| Kevin Marshall | 1-0 | A Smith |
| Ian Barwick | 1-0 | T England |
Mursal's and Azmiddin's games seemed fairly even throughout and the draws were no surprise. I have to say I was really pleased with my game and as I've subjected others to public scrutiny I think it's only fair that it should be my turn. Jon looked on in dismay as three or four wins disappeared and turned into a rather jammy win for his opponent. Kev blasted his opponent away in 17 moves so he could poke fun at Jon. Ian's impressive run continues. He was on top throughout and gave a difficult (by this I mean he beat me last year) opponent no chance - though he was a bit aggrieved when me and Kev breathed a noisy sigh of relief that he didn't stalemate with K+QvK.
Paul B