London League 2022-23

In this second season of the League’s return to over-the-board competition, last year’s split competitions (‘East’ and ‘West’) are being re-combined into one competition, using the teams as they were in 2019-20 as the starting point, with adjustment for Clubs who can no longer support any of their teams which were playing in 2019-20. The 2022-23 competition will, however, be split over two venues: “Mind Sports” in Hammersmith and St. Margaret’s House in Bethnal Green. The League could only function at reasonable expense by leaving Citadines Hotel; the two new venues combined are still less expensive than one evening at Citadines and, some will say, better venues for chess. The Club’s “Home” venue will be Bethnal Green.

However, we will have only two teams, whereas we had three before Covid. So we will play our first team in Division 2 (8 board teams) and our other team will be in the Minor Division (4 board teams).

Against this, we have entered a second team in the Central London League (Pimlico).

Team Captains

1st Team: Keith Jones

Minor Team: Terry Skippen/Mark Murrell

Venues

BWB (Lewisham) Brokers Wine Bar, 6-9 Leadenhall Market, London, EC3V 1LR
This venue permits consumption of alcohol on the premises
CAV Cavendish. Millman Street Community Centre, 50, Millman Street, Holborn, London WC1N 3EW
MET Metropolitan. The Artizan Community Centre, Gravel Lane (off Middlesex Street), London E17AW
MSC London Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling Road, Goldhawk Road, Kensington, Middlesex W6 0JD
MC Morley College. Classroom B29, 1st Floor 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE17HT
SMH St. Margaret’s House, 21 Old Ford Rd, London E2 9PL (3-4 mins walk from Bethnal Green tube station, Central Line)

London League tables

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LL1
Fixtures
 Date Home Team v Away team Venue
Thu 6 Oct 2022 Wimbledon 1 5–3 W&W 1 MSC
Thu 20 Oct 2022 Battersea 2 2½–5½ W&W 1 MSC
Wed 16 Nov 2022 British Bangla CA 1 4–4 W&W 1 SMH
Wed 7 Dec 2022 W&W 1 4½–3½ Ilford 1 SMH
Wed 11 Jan 2023 Streatham 2 5–3 W&W 1 SMH
Tue 24 Jan 2023 Lewisham 1 6–2 W&W 1 BWB
Thu 9 Feb 2023 Metropolitan 1 5½–2½ W&W 1 MET
Thu 13 Apr 2023 Cavendish 2 5–3 W&W 1 CAV
Wed 26 Apr 2023 East Ham 1 4–4 W&W 1 SMH
Wed 14 Jun 2023 Dulwich 1 6–2 W&W 1 SMH

Played: 10; Won: 2; Drew: 2; Lost: 6

 

LL1
 London League Division 2 P W D L Pts %
Paul Barclay 1804 7 3 4 0 5 71.43
Terry Whitton 1892 10 3 4 3 5 50.00
Steve Rix 2033 8 2 5 1 56.25
Philip Staniland 1855 4 3 0 1 3 75.00
Keith Jones 1782 9 1 4 4 3 33.33
Vladimir Parols 1998 4 2 1 1 62.50
Mark Murrell 1908 8 1 3 4 31.25
David Spearman 2073 3 1 1 1 50.00
Peter McCarron 1731 1 1 0 0 1 100.00
Peter Nickals 1728 2 1 0 1 1 50.00
Ryan Colclough 1624 2 1 0 1 1 50.00
Ashley Freeman 2000 3 1 0 2 1 33.33
John Cawdery 2068 6 1 0 5 1 16.67
Ian Hunnable 1913 10 0 2 8 1 10.00
Oliver Gill 2224 1 0 1 0 ½ 50.00
Default  2 0 0 2 0
             
 16 Players 80 21 25 34 33½ 41.88%
LL1
Played Thu 6 October 2022
At Mindsports Centre
  Wimbledon 1
v W&W 1
1 Granat, Russell G 2257 (2269) 1-0 Cawdery, John 2068 (2056)
2 Tambini, Jasper 2057 (2056) ½-½ Rix, Steven JL 2033 (2034)
3 Way, Julian M 2025 (2032) 1-0 Hunnable, Ian D 1913 (1884)
4 Dubey, Mark J 2022 (2030) 1-0 Murrell, Mark R A 1908 (1871)
5
Cannon, Neil 2020 (2007) 0-1 Whitton, Terry D 1892 (1895)
6
Heppell, Ian N 1994 (1989) ½-½ Barclay, Paul R 1804 (1814)
7
Hughes, Anthony 1946 (1952) 1-0 Jones, Keith S 1782 (1763)
8
Fincham, Leon HJ 1844 (1830) 0-1 McCarron, Peter DJ 1731 (1745)
    5-3  

 

LL1
Played Thu 20 October 2022
At Mind Sports Centre
  Battersea 2
v W&W 1
1 Spanton, Tim R 1949 (1943) ½-½ Rix, Steven JL 2033 (2034)
2 Valentine, Tim 1727 (1677) 1-0 Freeman, Ashley 2000 (1997)
3 Wessels, Hendrik 1726 (1709) 1-0 Hunnable, Ian D 1913 (1884)
4 MacInnes, Robbie 1689 (1700) 0-1 Murrell, Mark R A 1908 (1871)
5
Ward-Riggs, Samuel 1645 (1638) 0-1 Whitton, Terry D 1892 (1895)
6
Bassa, Hugo 1588 (1605) 0-1 Barclay, Paul R 1804 (1814)
7
Amabile, Domenico 0000 (1615) 0-1 Jones, Keith S 1782 (1763)
8
Tree, Djuna L 1530 (1584) 0-1 Nickals, Peter A 1728 (1712)
    2½-5½  

 

LL1
Played Wed 16 November 2022
At St Margaret’s House, Bethnal Green
  British Bangla CA 1
v W&W 1
1 FM Jovica Radovanovic s2288K (W) 1-0 John Cawdery s2068K (B)
2 Shahjahon Saidmurodov s2151K 0-1 Steven JL Rix s2033K
3 Nasir Rizvi s2119A ½-½ Vladimir Parols s1998K
4 Christopher Dunne s2050K 1-0 Ian D Hunnable s1913A
5
Jonathan Landau s1965K 1-0 Mark RA Murrell s1908A
6
Hassan Mugalu s1933K 0-1 Terry D Whitton s1892K
7
Tariq Khan s1898K 0-1 Paul R Barclay s1804K
8
Mohammed Alahi s1825K ½-½ Keith S Jones s1782K
  Average: 2028.6 4-4 Away team: 1924.8

This is a really good result! Out-rated on every board, some of them by large margins. Wins by Steve, Terry and Paul, with draws by Vladimir and Keith; an excellent start at the new venue.

LL1
Played Wed 7 December 2022
At St Margaret’s House, Bethnal Green
  W&W 1
v Ilford
1 Default (Steve Rix) 0d1 Tom A Barton s1935K
2 Ashley Freeman s2002A 1-0 Rahul Ghose –
3 Vladimir Parols s1998K 1-0 Neville H Twitchell s1965K
4 Terry D Whitton s1892K ½-½ Venkatesh Subramanian s1801K
5
Ian D Hunnable s1913A ½-½ Anthony R Kent s1792A
6
Mark RA Murrell s1908A ½-½ Jeffrey Page s1644K
7
Paul R Barclay s1804K ½-½ Taha Undre s1575K
8
Keith S Jones s1782K ½-½ Biel Obiols s1618P
    4½-3½  

 

LL1
Played Wed 11 January 2023
At St Margaret’s House
  Streatham 2
v W&W 1
1 Ledger, Stephen C 2145 (2089) (B) 1-0(def) Default 0000 () (W)
2 Toon, James MG 2055 (2097) 1-0 Freeman, Ashley 2000 (1971)
3 Tillett, Matthew S 1989 (2060) ½-½ Rix, Steven JL 2033 (1988)
4 Smith, Martin G 1967 (1949) ½-½ Whitton, Terry D 1892 (1897)
5 Hall, Antony C 1849 (1970) 1-0 Hunnable, Ian D 1913 (1889)
6 Varley, David A 1783 (1677) ½-½ Murrell, Mark R A 1908 (1801)
7 Romeril, Alan P 1623 (1626) 0-1 Staniland, Philip 1855 (1908)
8 Isaacs, Ruairi 1484 (1760) ½-½ Jones, Keith S 1782 (1740)
  Average 1862 5-3 Average 1673

 

LL1
Played Tue 24 January 2022
At Brokers Wine Bar
  Lewisham 1
v W&W 1
1 Sedykh, Mikhail 2274 (2222) 1-0 Cawdery, John 2068 (2089)
2 Roberts, Mike 2080 (2110) 0-1 Rix, Steven JL 2033 (1988)
3 Samarasinghe, Jude Ranga 2127 (2148) 1-0 Whitton, Terry D 1892 (1897)
4 Robertson, Mark M 2082 (2037) 1-0 Hunnable, Ian D 1913 (1889)
5 Wood, Peter R 1941 (1905) 0-1 Staniland, Philip 1855 (1908)
6 Gruau, Martin G 2035 (1917) 1-0 Jones, Keith S 1782 (1740)
7 Allen, John P 1915 (1935) 1-0 Colclough, Ryan 1624 (1795)
8 Jacob, Sydney J 1895 (1905) 1-0 Nickals, Peter A 1728 (1705)
  Average: 2044 6-2 Average: 1862

 

LL1
Played Thu 9 February 2023
At Metropolitan CC, Artizan Community Centre, Gravel Lane
  Metropolitan 1
v W&W 1
1 Deflesselle, Tanguy 2216 (2207) 1-0 Cawdery, John 2068 (2089)
2 Calvert, D Ian 1993 (2025) ½-½ Rix, Steven JL 2033 (1988)
3 Squibbs, Adam M 1972 (1993) 0-1 Parols, Vladimir 1998 (1995)
4 Law, Jeremy 1970 (1959) 1-0 Hunnable, Ian D 1913 (1889)
5 Lees, Fraser A 1963 (1977) 1-0 Whitton, Terry D 1892 (1897)
6 Vachtfeidl, Petr 1917 (1952) 1-0 Murrell, Mark R A 1908 (1801)
7 Roy, Soumen 1914 (1898) ½-½ Barclay, Paul R 1804 (1796)
8 Marrow, Jonathan P 1853 (1832) ½-½ Jones, Keith S 1782 (1740)
    5½-2½  

 

LL1
Played Thu 13 April 2023
At Millman Stret
  Cavendish 2
v W&W 1
1 Lewis, Andrew P 2283 (2303) ½-½ Spearman, David 2073 (2103)
2 Finn, Peter 2175 (2329) ½-½ Rix, Steven JL 2033 (1988)
3 Kenworthy, Gary 2169 (2101) 1-0 Parols, Vladimir 1998 (1995)
4 McMahon, Daire 2133 (2020) ½-½ Hunnable, Ian D 1913 (1889)
5 Bhatia, Kanwal K 2019 (2020) ½-½ Whitton, Terry D 1892 (1897)
6 Brown, Michael St J 1976 (1946) 1-0 Murrell, Mark R A 1908 (1801)
7 Green, Barry N 1951 (1924) 0-1 Barclay, Paul R 1804 (1796)
8 Waterman, Howard J 1906 (1919) 1-0 Jones, Keith S 1782 (1740)
    5-3  

 

LL1
Played Wed 26 April 2023
At St Margaret’s House
  East Ham 1
v W&W 1
1 Nikolaienko, Dmytro 2125 (2073) 0-1 Spearman, David 2073 (2103)
2 Gudenas, Motiejus 2098 (2074) 0-1 Cawdery, John 2068 (2089)
3 Badacsonyi, Stanley 2034 (2190) 1-0 Rix, Steven JL 2033 (1988)
4 Fleming, Nigel D 2025 (2115) 1-0 Hunnable, Ian D 1913 (1889)
5 Jaszkiwskyj, Peter 1990 (2015) ½-½ Whitton, Terry D 1892 (1897)
6 Santos, Joao AA 1985 (1973) 0-1 Staniland, Philip 1855 (1908)
7 Ramage, Colin R 1900 (1920) ½-½ Murrell, Mark R A 1908 (1801)
8 Figueroa, Edison 1890 (1867) 1-0 Jones, Keith S 1782 (1740)
  Average: 2006 4-4 Average: 1941

 

LL1
Played Wed 14 June 2023
At St Margaret’s House
  Dulwich 1 v W&W 1
1 Randall, Ryan 2229 (2210) ½-½ Gill, Oliver 2224 (2255)
2 Pridding, Andrew M 2188 (2183) 1-0 Spearman, David 2073 (2103)
3 Marusenko, Petr 2193 (2160) 1-0 Cawdery, John 2068 (2089)
4 Rasalingam, Haran 2043 (2025) 1-0 Staniland, Philip 1855 (1908)
5 Andrews, B Peter A 2011 (2070) 1-0 Whitton, Terry D 1892 (1897)
6 Simpson, Benjamin K 1915 (1937) 1-0 Hunnable, Ian D 1913 (1889)
7 McKenna, James F 1668 (1606) 0-1 Colclough, Ryan 1624 (1795)
8 Barrowman, Andrew 0000 (1709) ½-½ Barclay, Paul R 1804 (1796)
   Average: 1990
6-2  Average: 1932

LLM
Fixtures
 Date Home Team v Away Team Venue
Thu 13 Oct 2022 Wimbledon 1½–2½ W&W M MSC
Wed 2 Nov 2022 Hammersmith Hedger ½–3½ W&W M MSC
Thu 24 Nov 2022 Hammersmith Juniors ½–3½ W&W M MSC
Wed 14 Dec 2022 W&W M 3½–½ Battersea Falcons SMH
Thu 2 Feb 2023 Battersea Eagles 1½–2½ W&W M MSC
Thu 23 Feb 2023 Metropolitan Gnomes 1–3 W&W M MET
Wed 5 Apr 2023 W&W M 2–2 Hackney 4 SMH
Tue 18 Apr 2023 Gtr London 1½–2½ W&W M GLCC
Fri 26 May 2023 Morley College 2–2 W&W M MC

Played: 9; Won: 7; Drew: 2; Lost: 0

LLM
  P W D L Pts %
Ryan Colclough 1624 7 7 0 0 7 100.00
David Smith 1602 7 1 5 1 50.00
Terry Skippen 1505 5 2 2 1 3 60.00
Krishna Raikundalia 1542 3 2 1 0 83.33
Voldi Gailans 1275 3 2 0 1 2 66.67
Nigel White 1418 2 1 1 0 75.00
Ashwin Anjulan 1461 1 1 0 0 1 100.00
Davi Diniz Afonso 1141 1 1 0 0 1 100.00
Cormac Stamper 1231 1 1 0 0 1 100.00
Michael Buckingham 1608 2 1 0 1 1 50.00
Nic Charles 1300 1 0 1 0 ½ 50.00
Elliot Fearn – 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Cole Nagle – 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Walkover  1 1 0 0 1
             
 14 Players 36 20 10 6 25 69.44%
LLM
Played 13 October 2022
At Mind Sports Centre
  Wimbledon
v W&W M
1 Shierlaw, Hamish 0412 (1711) ½-½ Smith, David 1602 (1620)
2 Lickman, Paul 1481 (1474) 0-1 Buckingham, Michael J 1608 (1593)
3 Widdicombe, Ben 1441 (1444) 1-0 Skippen, Terry C 1501 (1505)
4 Sood, Kamaljit 1158 (1132) 0-1 Gailans, Voldi 1275 (1285)
    1½-2½  
LLM
Played Wed 2 November 2022
At Mind Sports Centre
  W&W M
v Hammersmith Hedger
1 Ryan Colclough s1624A 1-0 David Lambert s1576K
2 David Smith s1602A 1-0 Ljubomir Koncar s1492K
3 Nigel White s1418K ½-½ Ferguson, Robert 1553P
4 Walk Over 1-0 Default
    3½-½  

 

LLM
Payed Thu 24 November 2022
At Mind Sports Centre
  Hammersmith Juniors
v W&W M
1 Balmond, Tom 1400 (1424) 0-1 Colclough, Ryan 1624 (1735)
2 Valle, Frank 1535 (1564) ½-½ Smith, David 1602 (1603)
3 Hatem, Mika 1345 (1345) 0-1 Raikundalia, Krishna 1542 (1591)
4 Valle, Oliver 0759 (862) 0-1 Skippen, Terry C 1501 (1503)
  Average: 1260 ½-3½ Average: 1568
LLM
Played Wed 14 December 2022
At Mind sports Centre
  W&W M v Battersea Falcons
1 Colclough, Ryan 1624 (1735) 1-0 Morales, Joel R 1580 (1545)
2 Smith, David 1602 (1603) ½-½ Bermudez, Venerando 1564 (1514)
3 Skippen, Terry C 1501 (1503) 1-0 Boozorginia, Zoya 1260 (1363)
4 Anjulan, Ashwin 1400 (1067) 1-0 Flaccavento, Marco 1046 (1138)
   1532 3½-½  1363
LLM
To be played Wed 2 February 2023
At Mind sports Centre
  Battersea Eagles
v W&W M
1 Farahmandpour, Ehsan1637 (1649) (W) 0-1 Colclough, Ryan1624 (1795) (B)
2 Bassa, Hugo1588 (1720) 1-0 Buckingham, Michael J1608 (1588)
3 Welch, Stephen T1460 (1465) 0-1 Raikundalia, Krishna1542 (1600)
4 Blackwell, David1355 (1341) ½-½ Charles, Nic1300 (1294)
  Average: 1510 1½-2½ Average: 1519
LLM
Played Thu 23 February 2023
At Metropolitan
  Metropolitan Gnomes
v W&W M
1 Sandhu, Sandeep 1527 (1509) (W) 0-1 Colclough, Ryan 1624 (1795) (B)
2 Nardecchia, Nicholas 1507 (1503) ½-½ Smith, David 1602 (1592)
3 Nevison, Mark 1479 (1485) ½-½ Skippen, Terry C 1501 (1475)
4 Beckmann, Joshua 1421 (1383) 0-1 Gailans, Voldi 1275 (1308)
  Average: 1484 1-3 Average: 1501
LLM
Played Wed 5 April 2023
At St. Margaret’s House
  W&W M
v Hackney 4
1 Colclough, Ryan 1624 (1795) (W) 1-0 Kirk, Jack 0412 (1570) (B)
2 Smith, David 1602 (1592) 0-1 Ellis, Bryan T 1123 (1175)
3 White, Nigel 1418 (1434) 1-0 Saunois, Anthony 1151 (1196)
4 Gailans, Voldi 1275 (1308) 0-1 Bligh, Josh 0412 (1418)
  Average: 1480 2-2 Average: 775
LLM
Played Tue 18 April 2023
At GLCC
  Greater London
v W&W M
1 Jacobs, Simon 0412 (1511) (W) 0-1 Colclough, Ryan 1624 (1795) (B)
2 Cleland, John 1539 (1584) ½-½ Smith, David 1602 (1592)
3 Bortolini, Christian 0412 (1531) ½-½ Raikundalia, Krishna 1542 (1600)
4 Scott, Martin 1415 (1431) ½-½ Skippen, Terry C 1501 (1475)
  Average: 945 1½-2½ Average: 1568
LLM
Played Fri 26 May 2023
At Morley College
  Morley College
v W&W M
1 Beadle, Andrew 1540 (1533) (W) 0-1 Diniz Afonso, Davi 1141 (1615) (B)
2 Steiert, David 1516 (1488) 0-1 Stamper, Cormac P 0412 (1561)
3 Shelley, Gary 1375 (1377) 1-0 Fearn, Elliot 0412 (1195)
4 Akinlose, AA 1214 (1255) 1-0 Nagle, Cole 0412 (1132)
  Average: 1412 2-2 Average: 595