Cumnor 1 made it three wins in a row on Thursday night vs Wantage 1.
| Cumnor 1 | Wantage 1 | ||
| 1 | Stevens, Gareth (149) | 0 – 1 | Bush, Martin L (158) |
| 2 | Varney, Andrew (146) | ½ – ½ | Piggott, Roly (147) |
| 3 | Terrington, Simon () | ½ – ½ | Hemmings, Peter (143) |
| 4 | Glenn, Liam (140) | 1 – 0 | Ashford, Martin E (131) |
| 5 | Varney, Daniel (133) | 1 – 0 | Richards, Simon A (127) |
| 6 | Sayers, Mark (134) | 1 – 0 | Cordon, Ray (103) |
| Match played: 06 Jan 2014 | 3.5-2.5 | ||
The first game to finish was Liam’s, he quickly gained a better position playing against his favourite opening (the Caro-Kann) and eventually won a knight. Simon playing with the Caro-Kann as black, gained a draw against Peter Hemmings. Daniel also picked up another win to make it 2.5-0.5 to Cumnor 1. The remaining games created a tense atmosphere. Andrew lost under time pressure but Mark managed to win the endgame against Ray Corden putting us 3.5-1.5 up and winning the match. Gareth had a massive time advantage against his opponent in a complicated position but Martin Bush had just enough time to win, he had 1 minute 12 seconds left when Gareth resigned.
