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Published 16 December 2012
Greater Manchester - Worcestershire
Played on 15 December at the Bridge Club, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white. Reported by Ray Collett.
| Board | ECF Code | Grade | Greater Manchester | Score | Score | Worcestershire | Grade | ECF Code |
| 1 | 11777B | 199 | Andy K Reeve | ½ | ½ | Peter Kitson | 185 | 127645B |
| 2 | 265014K | 194 | Andrew P Horton | 0 | 1 | Pavel Besedin | 184 | 287190H |
| 3 | 157128L | 190 | Paul F Cawley | 1 | 0 | John Edge | 183 | 110076C |
| 4 | 247371K | 185 | Jamie A Horton | 1 | 0 | Kevin Hurney | 181 | 129898H |
| 5 | 120512C | 178 | Dave Toole | ½ | ½ | Brian Turner | 180 | 120670K |
| 6 | 185941K | 177 | Philip J Olbison | ½ | ½ | Mark Bethel | 169 | 106679B |
| 7 | 275581G | 177 | Michael H Fernandez | 1 | 0 | Ed Osbourn | 168 | 282451G |
| 8 | 115944G | 174 | Peter J Mulleady | 1 | 0 | Jim Friar snr | 164 | 110925L |
| 9 | 289835E | U/G | Ronaldo Avellaneda Arevalo | 1 | 0 | Maurice Bissell | 161 | 106812L |
| 10 | 268998E | 169 | Jacob Manton | ½ | ½ | Nigel Towers | 160 | 165392B |
| 11 | 120612G | 166 | Glenn Trueman | ½ | ½ | John Knee | 155 | 127661L |
| 12 | 107756K | 165 | Graham P Burton | 1 | 0 | Dave Scriven | 153 | 233503H |
| 13 | 143105F | 163 | Jon I Lonsdale | ½ | ½ | Joseph Friar | 148 | 275633L |
| 14 | 139634B | 161 | Tom Vout | ½ | ½ | Tony Shaw | 148 | 248737J |
| 15 | 287262G | 161 | Steve Tranter | 1 | 0 | Ray Collett | 143 | 108621C |
| 16 | 106649D | 153 | Alan Beresford | 1 | 0 | James Friar | 142 | 275649D |
| 11½ | 4½ |
Report by Ray Collett. After winnning the toss nothing went Worcester's way. There had been an incident on the northbound M6 used by the southerners, most of whom who were delayed. Sportingly, Jon Lonsdale agreed that players not at the board at the arranged starting time should be able to start without a deficit on the clock but play a shorted period to the first time control. This enabled nearly all players to start on an equal footing. After the first draw on board 11, Manchester went into the lead when a Worcester player's mobile sounded after an hour's play. Thereafter the Mancunian's lead increased steadily. Worcestershire's honour was upheld in the penultimate game to finish when Besedin beat his young opponent. The mancunians returned home with their first win since 2009!