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Published 4 December 2017
Worcestershire - Lincolnshire
Played on 3 Devember 2016 at Frolesworth Village Hall, Leics. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces. Match reported by John Wrench & Nigel Birtwistle
| Board | Grade ID | Grade | Worcestershire | Score | Score | Lincolshire | Grade | Grade ID |
| 1 | 287190H | 202 | Pavel Besedin | 1 | 0 | Nick Stead | 199 | 119269H |
| 2 | 293111E | 184 | Nick Arkell | 0 | 1 | Samuel Milson | 198 | 247376J |
| 3 | 110076C | 183 | John Edge | 1 | 0 | Paul Cumbers | 197 | 107734B |
| 4 | 109427A | 181 | Lee Davis | 0 | 1 | Nigel Birtwistle | 189 | 106801F |
| 5 | 127645B | 178 | Peter Kitson | ½ | ½ | Jason Dilley | 185 | 109683H |
| 6 | 259447L | 177 | Dan Lambourne | ½ | ½ | Peter Cusick | 179 | 109241J |
| 7 | 129898H | 177 | Kevin Hurney | ½ | ½ | Stephen Prior | 176 | 263507A |
| 8 | 275633L | 174 | Joseph Friar | 0 | 1 | Murray Smith | e170 | |
| 9 | 120670K | 169 | Brian Turner | 1 | 0 | Denis Georgiou | 165 | 111157H |
| 10 | 110004L | 162 | Gregg Dyett | 0 | 1 | Ivan David | 164 | 277281E |
| 11 | 127123E | 157 | John Wrench | 1 | 0 | Keith Palmer | 163 | 116655E |
| 12 | 127046B | 157 | Stephen Woodhouse | 1 | 0 | Alastair Summers | 156 | 270555C |
| 13 | 165392B | 152 | Nigel Towers | 0 | 1 | Chris Holt | 156 | 112912D |
| 14 | 152157D | 148 | Gary Jackson | 1 | 0 | Ian Burridge | 156 | 107728E |
| 15 | 178102K | 146 | John Varilone | 0 | 1 | Andy Herbert | 154 | 180995H |
| 16 | 108621C | 145 | Ray Collett | 1 | 0 | Graham Ladds | 149 | 113979E |
| Mean grade | 8½ | 7½ | Mean grade |
A very close match, Worcestershire stormed into a 7 - 1 lead but a large majority of the games still in play looked to be in Lincolnshire's favour. They did pull it back and with 3 to finish Worcs still needed half a point to win the match. Worcester player Peter Kitson successfully defended a bishop versus knight and pawn ending to secure a draw and the match for Worcestershire.