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LL1
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue* | Result |
| Wed 2 October 2024 | Wanstead 1 | 3–5 | Dulwich 1 | SMH | Lost |
| Tue 8 October 2024 | Battersea 1 Albatrosses | 5½–2½ | Wanstead 1 | MSC | Lost |
| Tue 15 October 2024 | Imperial College 1 | 5–3 | Wanstead 1 | ICU | Lost |
| Tue 12 November 2024 | Greater London 1 | 2½–5½ | Wanstead 1 | GLCC | Won |
| Thu 28 November 2024 | Cavendish 2 | 4–4 | Wanstead 1 | CAV | Drew |
| Wed 8 January 2025 | Streatham & Brixton 2 | 4–4 | Wanstead 1 | SMH | Drew |
| Mon 3 February 2025 | UCL A | 5–3 | Wanstead 1 | UCL | Lost |
| Thu 20 March 2025 | King’s College London 1 | 2–6 | Wanstead 1 | KCOL | Won |
| Wed 7 May 2025 | Athenaeum 1 | 4½–3½ | Wanstead 1 | ATH | Lost |
| Mon 2 June 2025 | Albany 1 | 5½–2½ | Wanstead 1 | MSC | Lost |
* See “Venues with start times” below.
Played: 10; Won: 2; Drew: 2; Lost: 6
LL1
| London League Div 2 at 02 Jun 2025 | P | W | D | L | Pts | % |
| David Spearman 2110 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5½ | 55.00 |
| John Cawdery 2086 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 62.50 |
| Steve Rix 2019 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 50.00 |
| Ian Hunnable 1927 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3½ | 43.75 |
| Terry Whitton 1946 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3½ | 35.00 |
| Rida Ruqayyah 2214 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 75.00 |
| Mark Murrell 1857 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 75.00 |
| Istvan Karacsony 1887 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66.67 |
| Peter Nickals 1744 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 50.00 |
| Partha Mulay 2119 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1½ | 30.00 |
| Philip Staniland 1879 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1½ | 21.43 |
| Ryan Colclough 1714 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Finbar McLoughlin 1850 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 50.00 |
| Paul Barclay 1797 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 25 |
| Keith Jones 1732 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthias Lataille 1791 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 16 Players | 80 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 46.25 |
LL1
Played Wednesday, 2 October 2024
at St Margarets Hall, Bethnal Green
| W&W |
v | Dulwich 1 |
|
| 1 | Mulay, Partha 2101 (2119A) (W) | 0-1 | Pridding, Andrew M 2180 (2180K) (W) |
| 2 | Spearman, David 2097 (2110A) | 1-0 | Marusenko, Petr 2109 (2109K) |
| 3 | Cawdery, John 2079 (2086A) | ½-½ | Andrews, B Peter A 2017 (2017A) |
| 4 | Rix, Steven JL 2004 (2019A) | 0-1 | Rasalingam, Haran 2015 (2015K) |
| 5 | Whitton, Terry D 1939 (1946A) | ½-½ | Simpson, Benjamin K 2004 (2004A) |
| 6 | Jones, Keith S 1724 (1732A) | 0-1 | Morley, Oliver 1818 (1818K) |
| 7 | Karacsony, Istvan 1887 (1887K) | 1-0 | Knott, Gavin A 1760 (1760K) |
| 8 | Staniland, Philip 1857 (1879A) | 0-1 | Rasalingam, Rishi 1385 (1385K) |
| 3-5 |
LL1
Played Tuesday 8 October 2024
at Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling Road, London W6 0JD – Start 18:45
| Battersea |
v | W&W | |
| 1 | Farrand, Tom 2167 (2167K) (W) | 1-0 | Mulay, Partha 2093 (2119A) (B) |
| 2 | Luc, Ethan 1985 (1992K) | ½-½ | Spearman, David 2107 (2110A) |
| 3 | Theodoropoulos, Spyros 1965 (1965P) | 1-0 | Rix, Steven JL 2002 (2019A) |
| 4 | Ward, Nicholas A 1960 (1976A) | ½-½ | Whitton, Terry D 1941 (1946A) |
| 5 | Robinson, Jason 1952 (1952K) | 1-0 | Karacsony, Istvan 1894 (1887K) |
| 6 | Taylor, Greg 1848 (1848A) | ½-½ | Nickals, Peter A 1749 (1744K) |
| 7 | Ponkshe, Sarang 1766 (1766P) | 1-0 | Jones, Keith S 1717 (1732A) |
| 8 | Meric, Caglar 1761 (1761K) | 0-1 | Colclough, Ryan 1688 (1714A) |
| Average: 1926 | 5½-2½ | Average: 1829 |
LL1
Played Tuesday 15 October 2024
at Meeting Room 4, Student Union, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BB – Start 18:45
| Imperial College |
v | W&W | |
| 1 | FM Bottazzi, Ulysse 2346 (2346K) (B) | 0–1 | Spearman, David 2107 (2110A) (W) |
| 2 | Lentzos, Ioannis 2187 (2187K) | 0–1 | Mulay, Partha 2093 (2119A) |
| 3 | Choong, Han-Sen 1998 (1998K) | 0–1 | Cawdery, John 2077 (2086A) |
| 4 | Jain, Gautam R 2143 (2143K) | 1–0 | Rix, Steven JL 2002 (2019A) |
| 5 | Lokwani, Lakshya 1911 (1911K) | 1–0 | Whitton, Terry D 1952 (1946A) |
| 6 | Vaidyanathan, Avinash 0000 () | 1–0 | Hunnable, Ian D 1921 (1927A) |
| 7 | Selvaraj, Hari 1921 (1921K) | 1–0 | Staniland, Philip 1844 (1879A) |
| 8 | Valderrama, Matteo 0000 () | 1–0 | Nickals, Peter A 1758 (1744K) |
| 5–3 |
LL1
Played Tuesday 12 November 2024
at Upper Vestry House, St George’s Church, 6-7 Little Russell Street WC1A 2HS – Start 18:30
| Greater London 1 |
v | W&W | |
| 1 | IM Zapolskis, Antanas 2261 (2270K) (B) | 0-1 | WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2187 (2214A) (W) |
| 2 | Robinson, James M 1862 (1875A) (s) | ½-½ | Spearman, David 2094 (2110A) |
| 3 | Stojanas, Justinas 2062 (2075K) | 1-0 | Cawdery, John 2095 (2086A) |
| 4 | Rihel, Jason M 2037 (2015K) | 0-1 | Rix, Steven JL 1980 (2019A) |
| 5 | Blades, Nigel W 1995 (2004K) | ½-½ | Whitton, Terry D 1977 (1946A) |
| 6 | Baisakalov, Sanzhar 1785 (1780K) | ½-½ | Hunnable, Ian D 1917 (1927A) |
| 7 | Chantrell, Paul 1768 (1770A) | 0-1 | Karacsony, Istvan 1890 (1887K) |
| 8 | Naglieri, Giuseppe 1754 (1702P) | 0-1 | Staniland, Philip 1843 (1879A) |
| Average: 1941 | 2½-5½ | Average: 1998 |
The Club’s first win of the season in its fourth match, helped in no small measure by our newest member, WFM Ruqayyah Rida who announced her arrival in style with a win over IM Antanas Zapolskis.
LL1
Played Thursday 28 November 2024
at 50 Millman St, London WC1N 3EW
| Cavendish 2 |
v | W&W | |
| 1 | Fernandez, Michael H 2206 (2200K) (B) | 1-0 | Rida, Ruqayyah 2215 (2214A) (W) |
| 2 | Kenworthy, Gary 2082 (2092A) | ½-½ | Spearman, David 2090 (2110A) |
| 3 | Goldberg, Jeff A 2074 (2043A) | ½-½ | Mulay, Partha 2094 (2119A) |
| 4 | Scrimgour, Alan 1982 (1984A) | ½-½ | Cawdery, John 2078 (2086A) |
| 5 | Brown, Michael St J 1918 (1966K) | 0-1 | Rix, Steven JL 1988 (2019A) |
| 6 | Waterman, Howard J 1932 (1913K) | ½-½ | Whitton, Terry D 1978 (1946A) |
| 7 | Barlow, Bertrand A 1897 (1905A) | ½-½ | Hunnable, Ian D 1904 (1927A) |
| 8 | Yerbury, Paul D 1835 (1839K) | ½-½ | Murrell, Mark R A 1864 (1857A) |
| Average: 1991 | 4-4 | Average: 2027 |
A closely fought match. The first five results were draws, leaving Boards 1, 3 and 5 in play, all in time-scramble mode. Then the tension ranked up a notch or two when Cavendish won on Board 1.
Board 3 with a rook and bishops ending with opposite coloured bishops and after trade of the rooks, Jeff was a pawn up. On Board 5, Steve was a pawn up in a late middlegame position where there was still a lot of play. With Partha’s seeming best result being a draw, the match rested on Board 5.
Wanstead nerves were placated after Partha managed to steer his ending to a draw, as play had clarified on Board 5 with Steve having created a passed pawn out of his Q-side majority. When he got the pieces off the K & P ending was an easy win to square the match.
With only a win and a draw from our first five matches (half way), the run in with the remaining five – all against tough opposition – will be tense with the threat of relegation, but still time to put things right and we have the squad to do it.
LL1
Played Wednesday 8 January 2025
at St Margaret’s House, 15-17 Old Ford Rd., London E2 9PL – Start 18:45
| Streatham & Brixton 2 |
v | W&W | |
| 1 | Toon, James MG 2142 (2146K) | 0-1 | Rida, Ruqayyah 2270 (2214A) |
| 2 | Haldane, Robin W 2035 (2081A) | 1-0 | Cawdery, John 2085 (2086A) |
| 3 | Ponting, Andrew 1994 (1927K) | 1-0 | Mulay, Partha 2082 (2119A) |
| 4 | Smith, Martin G 1914 (1905K) | 0-1 | Spearman, David 2075 (2110A) |
| 5 | Reed, Karim S 1908 (1908K) | 0-1 | Rix, Steven JL 1980 (2019A) |
| 6 | Patel, Jagdip TK 1899 (1914K) | 1-0 | Whitton, Terry D 1978 (1946A) |
| 7 | Hall, Antony C 1856 (1932A) | ½-½ | Hunnable, Ian D 1903 (1927A) |
| 8 | Titorenko, Kostyantyn 1847 (1846P) | ½-½ | Staniland, Philip 1826 (1879A) |
| Average: 1950 | 4-4 | Average: 2025 |
LL1
Played Monday 3 February 2025
at Foster Court 233, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT – Start 18:45
| University College London A |
v | W&W | |
| 1 | Li, Wenxiang 2414 () (W) | 1-0 | Jones, Keith S 1690 (1732A) (B) |
| 2 | Minko, Dmitry 2314 (2309K) | 0-1 | Cawdery, John 2093 (2086A) |
| 3 | Yoon, Jacob D 2335 (2336K) | 1-0 | Spearman, David 2092 (2110A) |
| 4 | Hedger, Alec 2073 (2101K) | ½-½ | Rix, Steven JL 1987 (2019A) |
| 5 | Patel, Devan 2055 (2072K) | 1-0 | Whitton, Terry D 1972 (1946A) |
| 6 | Macneil, Elliott CM 1985 (1936K) | 1-0 | Staniland, Philip 1856 (1879A) |
| 7 | McLean, Rory R 1758 (1723A) | ½-½ | Hunnable, Ian D 1851 (1927A) |
| 8 | Goh, Timothy 1738 () | 0-1 | Murrell, Mark R A 1827 (1857A) |
| Average: 2084 | 5-3 | Average: 1921 |
LL1
Played Thursday 20 March 2025, at Bush House, London WC2B 4BG
| Kings College London 1 |
v | W&W | |
| 1 | WFM Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle 2261 (2207A) (B) | 0-1 | WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2205 (2214A) (W) |
| 2 | WFM Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice 2126 (2092A) | 0-1 | Cawdery, John 2123 (2086A) |
| 3 | Willis, Richard J 2016 (1969K) | ½-½ | Spearman, David 2077 (2110A) |
| 4 | Nyberg, Max 1954 (1929P) | ½-½ | Rix, Steven JL 1997 (2019A) |
| 5 | Shiatis, Rohan 1960 () | 0-1 | Whitton, Terry D 1905 (1946A) |
| 6 | Chan, Desmond 1903 (1864K) | 1-0 | Barclay, Paul R 1794 (1797K) |
| 7 | Flavell, Archie 1779 (1660K) | 0-1 | Hunnable, Ian D 1787 (1927A) |
| 8 | Saunders, George 1662 (1486P) | 0-1 | Nickals, Peter A 1736 (1744K) |
| Average: 1958 | 2-6 | Average: 1953 |
A remarkable match. Only the team’s second win in a tough division. There were three women players in the top two boards, all WFMs (Woman FIDE Master). That Wanstead won both these hi-octane encounters was critical to the result of the match, supported by results lower down.
As a result of this famous victory Wanstead spring to fifth in the table, yet with teams below having games in hand, Wanstead are only three points clear of the drop zone, so need something from our remaining two matches, against Athenaeum and Albany.
LL1
Played Wednesday 7 May 2025
at Dudley Court, 36 Endell St, WC2H 9RF – Start 18:45
| Athenaeum 1 |
v | W&W | |
| 1 | Gray, Mark S 2193 (2202K) (B) | 0-1 | Cawdery, John 2128 (2086A) (W) |
| 2 | Tozer, Philip AA 2086 (2110K) | ½-½ | Spearman, David 2067 (2110A) |
| 3 | Millward, Kevin P 2050 (2116K) | 1-0 | Rix, Steven JL 1977 (2019A) |
| 4 | Wells, Tony D 2019 (2057A) | ½-½ | Whitton, Terry D 1909 (1946A) |
| 5 | Hetherington, Carl J 1941 (1996K) | 1-0 | Staniland, Philip 1851 (1879A) |
| 6 | Chen, Ti 1933 (1924K) | 0-1 | Murrell, Mark R A 1848 (1857A) |
| 7 | Kay, Jonathan 1839 (1842K) | 1-0 | Hunnable, Ian D 1819 (1927A) |
| 8 | Walton, John S 1745 (1740K) | ½-½ | Barclay, Paul R 1762 (1797K) |
| Average: 1976 | 4½-3½ | Average: 1921 |
LL1
Played Monday 2 June 2025, Away
| Albany 1 |
v | W&W | |
| 1 | Dunn, Maxim W 2226 (2147A) (B) | 1-0 | Spearman, David 2079 (2110A) (W) |
| 2 | Senior, Gary 2063 (2091A) | 0-1 | Rix, Steven JL 1979 (2019A) |
| 3 | Sagues, Vincent 2034 (2068K) | 1-0 | Whitton, Terry D 1920 (1946A) |
| 4 | Stern, Robert C 1964 (1953A) | ½-½ | Murrell, Mark R A 1873 (1857A) |
| 5 | Okosieme, Iozeph 1936 (1889K) | ½-½ | McLoughlin, Finbar 1869 (1850K) |
| 6 | Groves, Howard 1891 (1853K) | 1-0 | Staniland, Philip 1847 (1879A) |
| 7 | Todd, Chris J 1889 (1904A) | 1-0 | Lataille, Matthias 1833 (1791A) |
| 8 | Ameri, Gianfranco F 1881 (1867K) | ½-½ | Hunnable, Ian D 1832 (1927A) |
| Average: 1986 | 5½-2½ | Average: 1904 |
Venues with start times
| Start | Venue | Address |
|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | ALB | The Wheatsheaf, 25 Rathbone Place, W1T 1JB |
| 18:45 | ATH | Dudley Court, 36 Endell St, WC2H 9RF |
| 18:45 | CAV | 50 Millman St, London WC1N 3EW |
| 18:30 | GLCC | Upper Vestry House, St George’s Church, 6-7 Little Russell Street WC1A 2HS |
| 18:45 | ICU | Meeting Room 4, Student Union, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BB |
| 18:30 | KCOL | Activity Room A, Ground Floor, South East Wing, Bush House WC2B 4BG |
| 18:45 | MSC | London Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling Road, London W6 0JD |
| 18:45 | SMH | St Margaret’s House, 15-17 Old Ford Rd., London E2 9PL |
| 18:45 | UCL | Foster Court 233, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT |