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Published 8 November 2014
Warwickshire - Staffordshire
Played on 8 November at Olton Chess Club, Birmingham. Warwickshire players had white on odd-numbered boards. Match reported by David Anderton and John Fahy.
| Board | ECF Code | Grade | Warwickshire | Score | Score | Staffordshires | Grade | ECF Code |
| 1 | 115042L | 199 | Don Mason | 1 | 0 | Paul Wallace | 210 | 104823F |
| 2 | 112921B | 188 | Phil Holt | ½ | ½ | Malcolm Armstrong | 195 | 105843F |
| 3 | 113334C | 186 | Tony Hynes | ½ | ½ | Lee Grinsell | 195 | 111759C |
| 4 | 117843L | 159 | Richard Reynolds | 0 | 1 | David Anderton | 196 | 105731F |
| 5 | 247591B | 182 | Mark Page | ½ | ½ | Gerald Acey | 192 | 105462E |
| 6 | 266464B | 178 | Joshua Pink | 1 | 0 | Alex Richardson | 188 | 117886G |
| 7 | 230857F | 177 | Phil Bull | 0 | 1 | Andrew McCumiskey | 184 | 115243K |
| 8 | 113256J | 177 | Robin Huq | ½ | ½ | Alan Crombleholme | 181 | 109109J |
| 9 | 113372L | 171 | Keith Ingram | 0 | 1 | Simon Edwards | 181 | 110144E |
| 10 | 119386H | 165 | Martin Smyth | 0 | 1 | John Turner | 181 | 120687E |
| 11 | 248168G | 165 | Tony Sadler | 0 | 1 | Pat Bennett | 173 | 106612C |
| 12 | 115500D | 163 | John Mildenhall | 0 | 1 | David Cooper | 173 | 108830A |
| 13 | 183305E | 158 | Gary Hope | ½ | ½ | John Crump | 171 | 109178F |
| 14 | 117842J | 154 | Robert Reynolds | ½ | ½ | Robert Taylor | 148 | 273508J |
| 15 | 154571B | 149 | Nigel Byrne | ½ | ½ | Mike Groombridge | 146 | 111774K |
| 16 | 233507E | 146 | John Fahy | 1 | 0 | David Daniels | 145e | 109259K |
| Mean | Result | 6 ½ | 9 ½ | Mean |
David Anderton writes: Both Reynolds's were introduced as substitutes after about half an hour. Thanks to them and Olton Chess Club for hosting the match. Andrew McCumiskey made a good debut winning a delicate ending. The match was extremely hard fought and was in the balance until the end.