Clifton were without John Curtis, but we were lacking Igor Nor. The Final
promised to be an interesting tussle, and it did not disappoint.
Thomas got a draw against David Collier, followed by Alex's draw against
Chalks. My game was next to finish, as I crashed through Dominic's king-side to
put Horfield in the lead (2-1) and clinch my first-ever unbeaten season (+13 =6
-0, since you ask).
Chris was next to get a half, and then all attention shifted to Mike's game
against Eddie Bromilow. It was dead drawn, but Mike had about one minute left to
Eddie's twenty. Eddie could have run Mike out of time, but sportingly agreed to
a draw (3-2).
Martin got a draw against Duncan, leading us with one point to find to win
the match. A half would be insufficient - we would lose on board count. Steve's
game did not look good, but Phil suddenly shifted up a couple of gears and went
through Gareth's position like a hot knife through butter. The Cup was ours!
(JR)