| Saxmundham A | | 3 – 1 | Ipswich B | |
| 1 | Simon Wilks | 1917 | 1/2 – 1/2 | Simon Riley | 1732 |
| 2 | Malcolm Lightfoot | 1904 | 1/2 – 1/2 | Les Jones | 1721 |
| 3 | John Feavyour | 1838 | 1 – 0 | Alonso Paez | 1648 |
| 4 | Sam Gaffney | 1818 | 1 – 0 | Piotr Dolewka | 1531 |
Sax A were back in action last night, hosting Ipswich B at Benhall and romping home to a convincing 3-1 victory. We were much stronger on paper and so it proved in reality, despite a few nervous moments on top board.
John was the first to finish, making short work of his opponent in impressive style. Malcolm followed some time later, having been held to a solid draw in a R+P ending. Simon seemed in trouble on top board, facing a full-on Kingside attack and emerging from it having shed the exchange. However, accurate defence with his nimble Knight convinced his short-of-time opponent to share the point.
Sam was the last to finish. Having built up a strong position, winning two pawns along the way, he had only to engineer a decisive break through to the enemy King to secure victory.