KENT
HOME (SCCU STAGE)
WANSTEAD HOUSE
8 NOVEMBER 1997
| ESSEX | KENT | ||||||
| Board | Colour | Home team | Grade | Score | Away team | Grade | Score |
| 1 | W | Tim Hebbes | 174 | ½ | David Barnes | 173 | ½ |
| 2 | B | Trevor Coote | 173 | 1 | Default | 0 | |
| 3 | W | Ken Clow | 173 | 0 | Matthew Noakes | 170 | 1 |
| 4 | B | George McNally | 172 | 0 | Keith Hyde | 169 | 1 |
| 5 | W | Bill Saunders | 171 | 1 | Default | 0 | |
| 6 | B | Peter Doye | 170 | 1 | Robert Everson | 165 | 0 |
| 7 | W | Larry Marden | 169 | 1 | Sidney Jacob | 161 | 0 |
| 8 | B | David Millward | 169 | ½ | Mark Brougham | 159 | ½ |
| 9 | W | Colin Ramage | 167 | 0 | John Lewin | 156 | 1 |
| 10 | B | Ian Hunnable | 166 | ½ | Alex Stille | 155 | ½ |
| 11 | W | Les Crane | 164 | 1 | Default | 0 | |
| 12 | B | Ivor Smith | 161 | ½ | Roger Winterburn | 153 | ½ |
| 13 | W | Ray Purse | 161 | ½ | Nick Mackett | 152 | ½ |
| 14 | B | Neville Twitchell | 160 | ½ | Peter Titmas | 139 | ½ |
| 15 | W | Andy King | 156 | 1 | Default | 0 | |
| 16 | B | John Philpott | 152 | 1 | Default | 0 | |
| TOTAL - Home | 10 | TOTAL - Away | 6 | ||||
For the third successive year, Kent conceded defaults in the opening match at Wanstead House. This time around the three unexpected defaults in addition to the bottom two boards that had initially been conceded meant that there was no real contest, as a series of draws pushed Essex towards the victory target. The one disappointment for the home team was that Kent shaded the games actually played by 6-5, with the two over the board Essex wins not arriving until deep into the quickplay finish.
Larry Marden v Sid Jacob
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Nge2 cxd4 6.exd4 d5 7.c5 0-0 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Nxc3 b6 10.cxb6 Qxb6 11.Na4 Qd6 12.Be2 Ba6 13.0-0 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Nc6 15.Be3 Na5 16.N c5 Nc4 17.b3 Nxe3 18.fxe3 Nd7 19.Rac1 a5 20.Nxd7 Qxd7 21.Rc5 Rfc8 22.Rfc1 f6 23.Qc2 Rxc5 24.Qxc5 Kf7 25.Qb6 Rc8 26.Rc5 e5 27.Qxa5 exd4 28.Rxc8 Qxc8 29.Qxd5+ Kg6 30.Qxd4 Qc1+ 31.Kf2 Qc2+ 32.Kf3 Qxb3 33.a4 Qa3 34.Qg4+ Kh6 35.Qh4+ Kg6 36.Qc4 Qa1 37.Qc2+ Kh6 3 8.h3 Qf1+ 39.Kg3 Qe1+ 40.Qf2 Qa1 41.Qf4+ g5 42.Qd4 Qe1+ 43.Kh2 Kg6 44.Qc5 g4 45.Qd6 h5 46.Qg3 Qd1 47.a5 Qa4 48.hxg4 hxg4 49.Qc7 Qe4 50.Qf4 Qe6 51.e4 Kf7 52.e5 f5 53.a6 Kg6 54.a7 Qg8 55.Qd4 Qh8+ 56.Kg3 Kg5 57.Qd2+ Kh5 58.Qf4 Kg6 59.Qe3 Qc8 60.Qa3 Kg5 61.a8 Q f4+ 62.Kh2 Qc2 63.Qe7+ Kh6 64.Qf6+ 1-0
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