Bedford B returned to winning ways on Thursday 12th March, albeit with the help of a default, beating Luton A 3½ – 1½ .
The results in full:
| Board | Rating | Bedford B | V | Luton A | Rating |
| 1 | 1994 | Botteley, Michael T | 1 – 0 | Hudson, Julian | 1998 |
| 2 | 1968 | Bodily, Richard T | ½ – ½ | O’Brien, Thomas P | 1914 |
| 3 | 1750 | Hale, Jack | 1 – 0(def) | Default | 0000 |
| 4 | 1947 | Habershon, Paul F | 0 – 1 | Nelson, Abiodun | 0000 |
| 5 | 1726 | Walker, Robert S | 1 – 0 | Lewis, Richard | 1350 |
| Total | 9385 | 3½ – 1½ | 5262 |
Jack’s opponent failed to appear, so we started a point ahead.
Mike’ s game looked fairly even, until he suddenly took control and broke through on the King-side. With the loss of a piece imminent, Julian resigned.
Richard had the better of his game, but was unable to convertit into a win, and a draw was agreed.
Paul’s run of poor form continued, as he lost to newcomer Abiodun Nelson.
I had a long, drawn-out game (again), which went on more than 70 moves. I had stopped recording by then, having less than a minute on my clock. By the end, my opponent had little more time left. I had a small advantage most of the time, butwas unable to build on it to create anything significant. In the end, I found a fork which gained material, and checkmated him with bishop and pawns.
Rob Walker