| Leighton Buzzard A | Bedford A | |||||
| Bd | Name | Grade | Score | Score | Name | Grade |
| 1 | Evgeny Tukpetov | 207 | 0 | 1 | Mindaugas Beinoras | 229 |
| 2 | Stephen Law | 177 | 0 | 1 | Steven C Ledger | 186 |
| 3 | Peter C Clarke | 185 | 1 | 0 | Paul F Habershon | 180 |
| 4 | Andy Tinker | 176 | 1 | 0 | Ravi Arulnandhy | 169 |
| 5 | Peter Hunt | 175 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Richard T Bodily | 178 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 |
Disappointment for Bedford A in the league decider which we had to win. We went two and a half points up very quickly with wins for Mindaugas and Steve and a draw on 5 for Richard, so just a draw was needed from Boards 3 and 4. Ravi succumbed first when his preferred active play did not succeed. This left me supposedly to play a captain’s innings but I could not counter Peter Clarke’s accurate play in an ending where his knight was much superior to my bishop and eventually lost on time in a resignable position (see game). The tiny consolation is that the drawn match guarantees 2nd place above Milton Keynes A. Paul Habershon
Very bad luck but still an excellent season