London League 2025-26 – Division 2

After last season’s relegation scare was seen off, we remain in Division 2. The League structure with promotions/relegations etc., will be decided at the LL AGM on 8 July 2025.

Team Captain

Keith Jones – to contact Keith use the Contact link and select ‘London League 1st Team Captain’ from the dropdown as the person to contact.

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Match cards

  • LL Fixtures
    LL – Division 2
    Fixtures
     Date Result Home Team Score Away Team Start Venue
    Wed  1 Oct 2025 Won Wanstead 1 4½–3½ Lewisham 2 18:30 SMH
    Wed 22 Oct 2025 Drew East Ham 1 4–4 Wanstead 1 18:30 SMH
    Wed 19 Nov 2025 Lost Athenaeum 1 4½–3½ Wanstead 1 18:45 ATH
    Wed 10 Dec 2025 Drew Dulwich 1 4–4 Wanstead 1 18:30 SMH
    Wed  4 Feb 2026 Lost Wanstead 1 3½–4½ Streatham & Brixton 2 18:30 SMH
    Wed 25 Feb 2026 Drew Wanstead 1 4–4 Battersea 1 18:30 SMH
    Thu 26 Mar 2026   King’s College 1 – Wanstead 1 18:30 KCL
    Wed 29 Apr 2026   Wanstead 1 – Hammersmith 2 18:30 SMH
    Tue 19 May 2026   Kings Head 1 – Wanstead 1 18:45 MSC
    Mon 15 Jun 2026   Albany 1 – Wanstead 1 19:00 ALB

    Fixtures in BOLD RED are away from SMH (St. Margaret’s House. Bethnal Green).

    See venue details further down this page.

    Played: 6; Won: 1; Drew: 3; Lost: 2; Points: 5/12; Games: For: 23½ – Against: 24½

  • LL Player Stats
    LL
    Player Stats
     London League Div 2 at 25 Feb 2026 Rtg P W D L Pts %
    Steve Rix 1994 6 4 1 1 4½ 75.00
    John Cawdery 2149 6 3 2 1 4 66.67
    David Spearman 2110 7 1 4 2 3 42.86
    Ian Hunnable 1833 4 1 3 0 2½ 62.50
    Terry Whitton 1946 7 1 3 3 2½ 35.71
    Ruqayyah Rida 2197 5 1 2 2 2 40.00
    Philip Staniland 1879 4 0 3 1 1½ 37.50
    Mark Murrell 1860 5 0 3 2 1½ 30.00
    Ashwin GopiKrishna 1836 1 1 0 0 1 100.00
    Alex Collyer 1832 1 1 0 0 1 100.00
    Paul Barclay 1767 2 0 2 0 1 50.00
    Finbar McLoughlin 1850 1 0 1 0 ½ 50.00
    Keith Jones 1732 1 0 1 0 ½ 50.00
    Partha Mulay 2119 3 0 1 2 ½ 16.67
    Matthias Lataille 1791 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
    Andy Swales 1898 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
    Ryan Colclough 1770 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
                   
     17 Players   56 13 26 17 26 46.43
  • Lewisham 2
    LL
    Played on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, at SMH
      Wanstead  v  Lewisham 2
    1 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2197 (2199A) (W) 1-0 Wood, Peter R 1929 (1946A) (B)
    2 Cawdery, John 2159 (2149A) ½-½ Jacob, Sydney J 1892 (1892K)
    3 Spearman, David 2068 (2072A) ½-½ Allen, John P 1850 (1850A)
    4 CM Rix, Steven JL 1993 (1994A) 1-0 Wigbout, Rod 1850 (1850K)
    5 Whitton, Terry D 1921 (1913A) ½-½ Smith, Kenroy 1812 (1812K)
    6 Murrell, Mark R A 1865 (1860A) 0-1 Brennan, Henry 1862 (1804A)
    7 Hunnable, Ian D 1825 (1833A) ½-½ Craig, Andrew D 1790 (1790K)
    8 Barclay, Paul R 1773 (1767A) ½-½ Kizilay, H Gokhan 1706 (1706K)
      Average: 1976 4½-3½ Average: 1837
  • East Ham 1
    LL
    Played on Wednesday, 22 October 2025, at SMH
      East Ham 1 v Wanstead
    1 FM Badacsonyi, Stanley 2441 (2386A) [W] 1-0 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2186 (2199A) [B]
    2 FM Vigus, James E 2348 (2445P) 0-1 Cawdery, John 2149 (2149A)
    3 Sands, David A 2232 (2240K) 1-0 Mulay, Partha 2096 (2092A)
    4 Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2204 (2177A) ½-½ Spearman, David 2061 (2072A)
    5 Mathompat, Rajyeshwar Ramesh 1995 (1976A) 0-1 CM Rix, Steven JL 1999 (1994A)
    6 Gankhulug, Khaliunaa 1939 () 1-0 Whitton, Terry D 1915 (1913A)
    7 Boswan, Aakarsh 2152 () ½-½ Staniland, Philip 1856 (1838A)
    8 Boehm, Aljoscha 1747 () 0-1 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1875 (1826A)
      Average: 2133 4-4 Average: 2018

    A great result for Keith Jones’ near-strongest team, missing only Paul Bancroft. East Ham appear to be equipped to return to the 1st Division with their immensely strong registered players list. Clearly Div 2 is a bit of a come down with only the top four boards giving a hint of the riches at their disposal, including two FMs, plus David Sands on Board 3 and Sasha Preslavstev on Board 4. East Ham won their first match 7-1 against Dulwich, yet the Wanstead team assembled by Keith Jones was just 15 rating points below. However, the mystery is that while East Ham have 18 registered players are over 2000 – including two IMs and another FM, with David Sands at board 8 and Sasha as first reserve – only five of these 2000+ players have appeared in their first two fixtures.

    A fine result by John Cawdery taking out FM James Vigus backed up by David Spearman’s draw with Sasha and Steve winning with Black against Raj Mathompat. The Wanstead tail wagged to good effect, Philip sharing the point with an unknown quantity, Aakarsh Boswan, who does not yet have ECF membership nor an ECF rating record, but a “local” rating of 2152. Ashwin GK rounded off the 4-4 result with a win on bottom board.

    We may see FM Stanley Badacsonyi again this season as he is once more registered by Brentwood in the Essex League.

     

  • Athenaeum 1
    LL
    Played on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, at ATH
      Athenaeum 1 v Wanstead
    1 Lindner, Daniel 2210 (2210K) ½-½ Rida, Ruqayyah 2234 (2199A)
    2 Gray, Mark S 2162 (2165K) 0-1 Cawdery, John 2159 (2149A)
    3 Mogilarov, Dimitar 2134 (2134K) 1-0 Mulay, Partha 2078 (2092A)
    4 Kissoon, Alvin N 1982 (1987K) 0-1 Spearman, David 2061 (2072A)
    5 Wells, Tony D 1974 (2016A) 1-0 Rix, Steven JL 2010 (1994A)
    6 Hetherington, Carl J 1968 (1969K) 1-0 Whitton, Terry D 1900 (1913A)
    7 Kay, Jonathan 1843 (1856K) ½-½ Murrell, Mark R A 1837 (1860A)
    8 Madden, Steve 1844 (1844K) ½-½ Jones, Keith S 1695 (1709A)
      Average: 2015 4½-3½ Average: 1997
  • Dulwich 1
    LL
    Played on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, at SMH
      Dulwich 1 v Wanstead 
    1 Randall, Ryan 2213 (2201K) [B] 1 – 0 Rida, Ruqayyah 2268 (2199A) [W]
    2 Pridding, Andrew M 2181 (2166K) 1 – 0 Cawdery, John 2170 (2149A)
    3 Rasalingam, Haran 1982 (2001K) ½ – ½ Mulay, Partha 2058 (2092A)
    4 Morley, Oliver 1811 (1811K) ½ – ½ Spearman, David 2071 (2072A)
    5 Vernacchio, Michele 1690 () 0 – 1 Whitton, Terry D 1896 (1913A)
    6 Rasalingam, Rishi 1521 (1507K) 1 – 0 Murrell, Mark R A 1832 (1860A)
    7 Hughes, John T 1524 (1540K) 0 – 1 Hunnable, Ian D 1829 (1833A)
    8 Default 0d1 Collyer, Alex 1832 (1819K)
      Average: 1847 (7 boards) 4-4 Average: 1995
  • Streatham 2
    LL
    Played on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, at SMH
      Wanstead  v Streatham & Brixton 2 
    1 Rida, Ruqayyah 2296 (2199A) [W] ½-½ Keane, Graham DJ 2120 (2133A) [B]
    2 Cawdery, John 2165 (2149A) 1-0 Mamanji, Yaseen 2050 ()
    3 Spearman, David 2033 (2072A) ½-½ Haldane, Robin W 2041 (2001A)
    4 Rix, Steven JL 1984 (1994A) ½-½ Ponting, Andrew 1989 (1998A)
    5 Whitton, Terry D 1863 (1913A) ½-½ Tillett, Matthew S 1968 (1946K)
    6 Staniland, Philip 1911 (1838A) ½-½ Eilers, Arne 2171 ()
    7 Swales, Andrew 1854 (1898K) 0-1 Hall, Antony C 1859 (1845A)
    8 Colclough, Ryan 1770 (1715A) 0-1 Titorenko, Kostyantyn 1833 (1703P)
      Average: 1985 3½-4½ Average: 2004
  • Kings Coll 1
    LL
    To be Played on Thursday, 26 March 2026, at KCL
      King’s College London 1 v Wanstead
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  • Hammersmith 2
    LL
    To be Played on Tuesday, 29 April 2026, at SMH
      Wanstead v Hammersmith 2 
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  • Kings Head 1
    LL
    To be Played on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, at MSC
      Kings Head 1  v Wanstead 
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  • Albany 1
    LL
    To be Played on Wednesday, 15 June 2026, at ALB
      Albany 1 v Wanstead 
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LL – Division 2
Fixtures
 Date Result Home Team Score Away Team Start Venue
Wed  1 Oct 2025 Won Wanstead 1 4½–3½ Lewisham 2 18:30 SMH
Wed 22 Oct 2025 Drew East Ham 1 4–4 Wanstead 1 18:30 SMH
Wed 19 Nov 2025 Lost Athenaeum 1 4½–3½ Wanstead 1 18:45 ATH
Wed 10 Dec 2025 Drew Dulwich 1 4–4 Wanstead 1 18:30 SMH
Wed  4 Feb 2026 Lost Wanstead 1 3½–4½ Streatham & Brixton 2 18:30 SMH
Wed 25 Feb 2026 Drew Wanstead 1 4–4 Battersea 1 18:30 SMH
Thu 26 Mar 2026   King’s College 1 – Wanstead 1 18:30 KCL
Wed 29 Apr 2026   Wanstead 1 – Hammersmith 2 18:30 SMH
Tue 19 May 2026   Kings Head 1 – Wanstead 1 18:45 MSC
Mon 15 Jun 2026   Albany 1 – Wanstead 1 19:00 ALB

Fixtures in BOLD RED are away from SMH (St. Margaret’s House. Bethnal Green).

See venue details further down this page.

Played: 6; Won: 1; Drew: 3; Lost: 2; Points: 5/12; Games: For: 23½ – Against: 24½

LL
Player Stats
 London League Div 2 at 25 Feb 2026 Rtg P W D L Pts %
Steve Rix 1994 6 4 1 1 4½ 75.00
John Cawdery 2149 6 3 2 1 4 66.67
David Spearman 2110 7 1 4 2 3 42.86
Ian Hunnable 1833 4 1 3 0 2½ 62.50
Terry Whitton 1946 7 1 3 3 2½ 35.71
Ruqayyah Rida 2197 5 1 2 2 2 40.00
Philip Staniland 1879 4 0 3 1 1½ 37.50
Mark Murrell 1860 5 0 3 2 1½ 30.00
Ashwin GopiKrishna 1836 1 1 0 0 1 100.00
Alex Collyer 1832 1 1 0 0 1 100.00
Paul Barclay 1767 2 0 2 0 1 50.00
Finbar McLoughlin 1850 1 0 1 0 ½ 50.00
Keith Jones 1732 1 0 1 0 ½ 50.00
Partha Mulay 2119 3 0 1 2 ½ 16.67
Matthias Lataille 1791 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Andy Swales 1898 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Ryan Colclough 1770 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
               
 17 Players   56 13 26 17 26 46.43
LL
Played on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, at SMH
  Wanstead  v  Lewisham 2
1 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2197 (2199A) (W) 1-0 Wood, Peter R 1929 (1946A) (B)
2 Cawdery, John 2159 (2149A) ½-½ Jacob, Sydney J 1892 (1892K)
3 Spearman, David 2068 (2072A) ½-½ Allen, John P 1850 (1850A)
4 CM Rix, Steven JL 1993 (1994A) 1-0 Wigbout, Rod 1850 (1850K)
5 Whitton, Terry D 1921 (1913A) ½-½ Smith, Kenroy 1812 (1812K)
6 Murrell, Mark R A 1865 (1860A) 0-1 Brennan, Henry 1862 (1804A)
7 Hunnable, Ian D 1825 (1833A) ½-½ Craig, Andrew D 1790 (1790K)
8 Barclay, Paul R 1773 (1767A) ½-½ Kizilay, H Gokhan 1706 (1706K)
  Average: 1976 4½-3½ Average: 1837
LL
Played on Wednesday, 22 October 2025, at SMH
  East Ham 1 v Wanstead
1 FM Badacsonyi, Stanley 2441 (2386A) [W] 1-0 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2186 (2199A) [B]
2 FM Vigus, James E 2348 (2445P) 0-1 Cawdery, John 2149 (2149A)
3 Sands, David A 2232 (2240K) 1-0 Mulay, Partha 2096 (2092A)
4 Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2204 (2177A) ½-½ Spearman, David 2061 (2072A)
5 Mathompat, Rajyeshwar Ramesh 1995 (1976A) 0-1 CM Rix, Steven JL 1999 (1994A)
6 Gankhulug, Khaliunaa 1939 () 1-0 Whitton, Terry D 1915 (1913A)
7 Boswan, Aakarsh 2152 () ½-½ Staniland, Philip 1856 (1838A)
8 Boehm, Aljoscha 1747 () 0-1 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1875 (1826A)
  Average: 2133 4-4 Average: 2018

A great result for Keith Jones’ near-strongest team, missing only Paul Bancroft. East Ham appear to be equipped to return to the 1st Division with their immensely strong registered players list. Clearly Div 2 is a bit of a come down with only the top four boards giving a hint of the riches at their disposal, including two FMs, plus David Sands on Board 3 and Sasha Preslavstev on Board 4. East Ham won their first match 7-1 against Dulwich, yet the Wanstead team assembled by Keith Jones was just 15 rating points below. However, the mystery is that while East Ham have 18 registered players are over 2000 – including two IMs and another FM, with David Sands at board 8 and Sasha as first reserve – only five of these 2000+ players have appeared in their first two fixtures.

A fine result by John Cawdery taking out FM James Vigus backed up by David Spearman’s draw with Sasha and Steve winning with Black against Raj Mathompat. The Wanstead tail wagged to good effect, Philip sharing the point with an unknown quantity, Aakarsh Boswan, who does not yet have ECF membership nor an ECF rating record, but a “local” rating of 2152. Ashwin GK rounded off the 4-4 result with a win on bottom board.

We may see FM Stanley Badacsonyi again this season as he is once more registered by Brentwood in the Essex League.

 

LL
Played on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, at ATH
  Athenaeum 1 v Wanstead
1 Lindner, Daniel 2210 (2210K) ½-½ Rida, Ruqayyah 2234 (2199A)
2 Gray, Mark S 2162 (2165K) 0-1 Cawdery, John 2159 (2149A)
3 Mogilarov, Dimitar 2134 (2134K) 1-0 Mulay, Partha 2078 (2092A)
4 Kissoon, Alvin N 1982 (1987K) 0-1 Spearman, David 2061 (2072A)
5 Wells, Tony D 1974 (2016A) 1-0 Rix, Steven JL 2010 (1994A)
6 Hetherington, Carl J 1968 (1969K) 1-0 Whitton, Terry D 1900 (1913A)
7 Kay, Jonathan 1843 (1856K) ½-½ Murrell, Mark R A 1837 (1860A)
8 Madden, Steve 1844 (1844K) ½-½ Jones, Keith S 1695 (1709A)
  Average: 2015 4½-3½ Average: 1997
LL
Played on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, at SMH
  Dulwich 1 v Wanstead 
1 Randall, Ryan 2213 (2201K) [B] 1 – 0 Rida, Ruqayyah 2268 (2199A) [W]
2 Pridding, Andrew M 2181 (2166K) 1 – 0 Cawdery, John 2170 (2149A)
3 Rasalingam, Haran 1982 (2001K) ½ – ½ Mulay, Partha 2058 (2092A)
4 Morley, Oliver 1811 (1811K) ½ – ½ Spearman, David 2071 (2072A)
5 Vernacchio, Michele 1690 () 0 – 1 Whitton, Terry D 1896 (1913A)
6 Rasalingam, Rishi 1521 (1507K) 1 – 0 Murrell, Mark R A 1832 (1860A)
7 Hughes, John T 1524 (1540K) 0 – 1 Hunnable, Ian D 1829 (1833A)
8 Default 0d1 Collyer, Alex 1832 (1819K)
  Average: 1847 (7 boards) 4-4 Average: 1995
LL
Played on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, at SMH
  Wanstead  v Streatham & Brixton 2 
1 Rida, Ruqayyah 2296 (2199A) [W] ½-½ Keane, Graham DJ 2120 (2133A) [B]
2 Cawdery, John 2165 (2149A) 1-0 Mamanji, Yaseen 2050 ()
3 Spearman, David 2033 (2072A) ½-½ Haldane, Robin W 2041 (2001A)
4 Rix, Steven JL 1984 (1994A) ½-½ Ponting, Andrew 1989 (1998A)
5 Whitton, Terry D 1863 (1913A) ½-½ Tillett, Matthew S 1968 (1946K)
6 Staniland, Philip 1911 (1838A) ½-½ Eilers, Arne 2171 ()
7 Swales, Andrew 1854 (1898K) 0-1 Hall, Antony C 1859 (1845A)
8 Colclough, Ryan 1770 (1715A) 0-1 Titorenko, Kostyantyn 1833 (1703P)
  Average: 1985 3½-4½ Average: 2004
LL
Played on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, at SMH
  Wanstead v Battersea 1 
1 Cawdery, John 2178 (2149A) [W] ½-½ Farrand, Tom 2155 (2151A) [B]
2 Spearman, David 2029 (2072A) 0-1 Theodoropoulos, Spyros 2086 (2058K)
3 Rix, Steven JL 1981 (1994A) 1-0 Fegan, Chris 2008 (1986A)
4 Staniland, Philip 1942 (1838A) ½-½ Rawlinson, Christopher JA 1984 (1952P)
5 Whitton, Terry D 1865 (1913A) ½-½ Spanton, Tim R 1912 (1935A)
6 Murrell, Mark R A 1871 (1860A) ½-½ Palmer, Alan H 1836 (1820K)
7 Hunnable, Ian D 1784 (1833A) ½-½ White, Robert 1824 (1839K)
8 Barclay, Paul R 1782 (1767A) ½-½ Stokes, Paul C 1764 (1740K)
  Average: 1929 4-4 Average: 1947
LL
To be Played on Thursday, 26 March 2026, at KCL
  King’s College London 1 v Wanstead
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LL
To be Played on Tuesday, 29 April 2026, at SMH
  Wanstead v Hammersmith 2 
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LL
To be Played on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, at MSC
  Kings Head 1  v Wanstead 
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LL
To be Played on Wednesday, 15 June 2026, at ALB
  Albany 1 v Wanstead 
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Venues with start times

VenueAddressStart
SMHSt Margaret’s House, 15-17 Old Ford Rd., London E2 9PL18:30
MSCLondon Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling Road, London W6 0JD18:45
ALBGreene Man, 383 Euston Road, London NW1 3AU19:00
ATHDudley Court, Tenants Hall. 36 Endell Street, WC2H9RA18:45
KCLStrand, London WC2R 2LS (entrance opposite Saint Mary Le Strand church)18:30

Click on the Address for the map of the area on Google Maps (opens in new tab).

We are seeking clarification of the Kings College London venue. St Mary Le Strand church is in the centre of Strand and Kings College occupy both the building to the north (Bush House) and the building to the south, so “opposite Saint Mary Le Strand church” is ambiguous.