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Published 22 January 2018
Nottinghamshire - Lincolnshire
Played on 20 January 2018 at Bramcote, Nottingham. Lincolnshire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces. Match reported by Nigel Birtwistle and Neil Graham
| Board | Grade ID | Grade | Nottinghamshire | Score | Score | Lincolnshire | Grade | Grade ID |
| 1 | 240308A | 188 | Craig Whitfield | 1 | 0 | Chris Dorrington | 228 | 175238J |
| 2 | 117916A | 188 | Robert Richmond | ½ | ½ | Nigel Birtwistle | 199 | 106801F |
| 3 | 313262H | 180e | Jiri Jires | 0 | 1 | Samuel Milson | 195 | 247376J |
| 4 | 174274H | 180 | Brian Thompson | 0 | 1 | Paul Cumbers | 193 | 103734B |
| 5 | 191288E | 180 | Alex Combie | 0 | 1 | Nick Stead | 192 | 119269H |
| 6 | 115435H | 178 | Peter Mercs | 1 | 0 | Murray Smith | 185 | 308072K |
| 7 | 119931G | 177 | John Swain | 0 | 1 | Stuart Williams | 182 | 121741A |
| 8 | 259443C | 175 | Daniel Broughton | ½ | ½ | Ivan David | 177 | 277281E |
| 9 | 120954B | 171 | Andrew Walker | 0 | 1 | Joe Kilshaw | 175 | 158511D |
| 10 | 165575K | 169 | Richard Truman | 1 | 0 | Keith Palmer | 168 | 116655E |
| 11 | 274135A | 167 | Andrew George | 1 | 0 | Francis Bowers | 161 | 107071L |
| 12 | 155703J | 166 | David Flynn | ½ | ½ | Andrew Hebert | 158 | 190995H |
| 13 | 295927B | 165 | Mike Naylor | 1 | 0 | Graham Ladds | 146 | 113979E |
| 14 | 312824G | 147e | Florian Biermann | 0 | 1 | Ian McDonald | 142 | 221114H |
| 15 | 133589D | 163 | Julian Cast | 0 | 1 | Stuart MacDonald | 142 | 277721G |
| 16 | 165422G | 162 | Oliver Graham | 1 | 0 | Arya Parnian | 139 | 297587H |
| 7½ | 8½ |
Notts took an early 3½-½ lead and maintained that gap after a further five finishes at 6-3. Thereafter it was all downhill for the home side losing four games in a row. With two boards left, the scores were tied at 7-7. It was clear that Notts were about to lose on board 4, so the Lincolnshire captain offered a draw on board 2, although standing rather better. With the draw accepted, the final board soon ended in an away victory to give Lincolnshire a win by the smallest possible margin. The match was notable for the large number of decisive games: 13 out of the 16 ending in wins withthree draws only.