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Published 14 June 2015
Under-100 Semi final: Essex - Nottinghamshire
Played 13 June 2015 at The Open University, Milton Keynes, Bucks. Essex players had white on odd-numbered boards. Reported by Neil Graham.
| Board | ECF Code | Grade | Essex | Score | Score | Nottinghamshire | Grade | ECF Code |
| 1 | 180294L | 99(103) | Frank SEALEY | 0 | 1 | Bob Abrahart | 99(103) | 292495L |
| 2 | 261484E | 99(98) | Russell FISHER | ½ | ½ | Ben Gilpin | 93(102) | 295679C |
| 3 | 213922E | 96(95) | Tony CANE | 0 | 1 | Alberto Rodriguez | 97(96) | 282431A |
| 4 | 163923H | 92(91) | John ELLIS | 1 | 0 | Mike Seagrave | 94(97) | 274704C |
| 5 | 300292F | Chris HAYNES | ½ | ½ | Ric Dawson | 98(95) | 165413F | |
| 6 | 287457L | 91(94) | Scott SHELLEY | 1 | 0 | Ronnie Watson | 97(95) | 222187B |
| 7 | 120048D | 92(91) | Hugh TANTON | 1 | 0 | Charlotte Attwood | 93(95) | 270156L |
| 8 | 259433L | 75(85) | John CHAPMAN | 1 | 0 | Default | ||
| 9 | 262154L | 84(77) | John COURTENAY | 0 | 1 | Rohan Tandon | 75(89) | 291739H |
| 10 | 268548G | 78(73) | Mario CASSAR | 0 | 1 | Dorothy Blampied | 89(84) | 106873J |
| 11 | 194354G | 68(71) | Colin TYRRELL | 0 | 1 | Akmal Lathif | --(82) | 299209H |
| 12 | 271180B | 66(67) | Peter HUGHES | 0 | 1 | James Garside | 65(59) | 291741F |
| 86 | 5 | 7 | 91 |
Notts bounce back after puncture. Report by Neil Graham. Notts suffered an early setback when they conceded a default; we subsequently heard that the player had suffered a puncture on route. However after this Notts swept the bottom Essex boards aside and took a 5-1 lead after a top board win. This was increased to 6-1 after the Board 3 ended with the Essex king checkmated in the middle of the board. However the other boards were much more closely contested with the southern county clearly ahead. The Midlands win was assured though when Board Two ended in Notts lone rook versus a lone Essex knight - a draw was agreed here and on Board 5. Essex won the last three boards but by that time it was too late.