Division A
Lytham Ex 1 v Preston 2 0-5
A black day for Lytham Ex 1: a whitewash! Lytham Ex were without two key players whereas Preston 2 were at full strength - a mighty strong outfit who would have given their first team a run for their money. Lytham are now out of the title race and Preston 1 and Preston 2 are level on points - Preston 2 head the table on board difference.
Lytham's John Cooper drew the black pieces for the 8th time in 9 outings (how unlucky can you get!). John Cooper made no obvious mistakes in his game against Malcolm Peacock but his opponent built up an overwhelming K-side attack.
Leo Ainsworth was level for most of his game against David Newhouse before blundering away a rook.
Phil Raynor had an off-day against Connor Reaney who was in fine attacking form.
Lynne Morrison had a reasonable game against Phil Taylor but in the lightning finish Lynne lost in desperate time trouble.
Similarly, in Peter Dirs versus Paul Horam, although Paul had a material advantage anyway.
Division B
Morecambe v Blackpool 2 1½ - 2½
Morecambe made a valiant but unsuccessful effort to keep up with the leaders, Poulton 1. It is possible that the title may not be resolved until the last fixture which features Poulton 1 v Morecambe!
On top board, David Gillespie excelled to hold Phil Seery to a draw with the black pieces.
Steve Lamb drew with Morecambe's Captain, Norman Blade.
Michael Parker took the higher graded Frank Rushworth for a whole point.
Finally, Jon Wright, still holding an unbeaten record, delivered a full point from his game against Paul Horman.
Preston 3 v Poulton 1 1½ - 2½
Oleg Cukovs lost his first game of the season against the much higher graded Malcolm Peacock.
Nevertheless, two stalwarts of the Poulton side, George Ellison and Simon Rogers took 1½ points from their games.
Ken Gorman scored the vital win to give Poulton the match.
Lytham Ex 3 v Lytham Ex 2 1-3
These two teams are languishing at the foot of the table. Two long-serving veterans of the club, Bill Weeks and Len Gibbins, made a welcome reappearance.
Division C
Blackpool 3 v Lytham Ex 4 2-2
The top two clubs in this division played the match out to a draw. Blackpool's Jon Wright suffered his first defeat in 14 games. Lytham Ex 4 head the table with two matches left to play.
Lytham Ex 5 v Poulton 3 2-2
Poulton's youngsters, James McConnachie and Abigail Pritchard, both lost but the are showing a good grasp of the game and as they gain experience they will no doubt be the ones to watch next season.
Poulton 3 v Lytham Ex 4 1½ - 2½
An outstanding win for 9 year old Abigail Pritchard against 92 years old Charles Cooper. This is Charles's first lost of the season.
Lytham Ex 5 v Poulton 2 1-3
| Division A | |||
| Lytham Ex 1 | Preston 2 | ||
| J. G. Cooper | 0 | 1 | M. Peacock |
| L. Ainsworth | 0 | 1 | D. Newhouse |
| P. N. Raynor | 0 | 1 | C. Reaney |
| L. Morrison | 0 | 1 | P. Taylor |
| P. Dirs | 0 | 1 | P. J. Horam |
| 0 | 5 | ||
| Division B | |||
| Morecambe | Blackpool 2 | ||
| P. T. Seery | ½ | ½ | D. Gillespie |
| N. T. Blade | ½ | ½ | S. Lamb |
| F. Rushworth | 0 | 1 | M. Parker |
| P. Horman | ½ | ½ | J. Wright |
| 1½ | 2½ | ||
| Preston 3 | Poulton 1 | ||
| M. Peacock | 1 | 0 | O. Cukovs |
| D. Ramsay | 0 | 1 | D. G. Ellison |
| A. de Santos | ½ | ½ | S. Rogers |
| K. Quinn | 0 | 1 | K. Gorman |
| Lytham Ex 3 | Lytham Ex 2 | ||
| P. Coleman | 0 | 1 | L. Ainsworth |
| P. Dirs | 1 | 0 | P. N. Raynor |
| R. Lord | 0 | 1 | L. Morrison |
| W. Weeks | 0 | 1 | L. Gibbins |
| 1 | 3 | ||
| Division C | |||
| Blackpool 2 | Lytham Ex 4 | ||
| M. Parker | 1 | 0 | P. Dirs |
| J. Wright | 0 | 1 | P. Coleman |
| D. Davies | 1 | 0 | R. Lord |
| P. Cregan | 0 | 1 | C. Cooper |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| Lytham Ex 5 | Poulton 3 | ||
| G. Robinson | 0 | 1 | C. McConnachie |
| A. Burdon | 1 | 0 | J. McConnachie |
| J. Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | L. Hughes |
| S. Foster | 1 | 0 | A. Pritchard |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| Lytham Ex 5 | Blackpool 3 | ||
| S. Willder | 0 | 1 | J. Wright |
| R. Lord | 1 | 0 | D. Davies |
| G. Robinson | 0 | 1 | P. James |
| A. Burdon | 1 | 0 | P. Cregan |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| Lytham Ex 5 | Poulton 2 | ||
| S. Willder | 1 | 0 | K. Gorman |
| G. Robinson | 0 | 1 | H. Sowerby |
| A. Burdon | 0 | 1 | J. McConnachie |
| J. Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | W. Wilson |
| 1 | 3 | ||
| Poulton 3 | Lytham Ex 4 | ||
| C. McConnachie | ½ | ½ | S. Willder |
| J. McConnachie | 0 | 1 | P. Dirs |
| C. Wood | 0 | 1 | R. Lord |
| A. Pritchard | 1 | 0 | C. Cooper |
| 1½ | 2½ |