Once again, we had a relegation scare, having finished in next to last place in Division 2, but once more stay in Division 2.
Two teams are normally relegated (two up, two down). However, Wood Green have withdrawn from Division 1. Wood Green’s place in Division 1 was filled one more promotion from Division 2 and one less team being relegated from Division 2 and below. As a result, Wanstead & Woodford Chess Club once more avoided the drop. The number of teams in Divisions 2 and 3 have been reduced by one team and we have nine fixtures instead of 10.
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.
London League websites
- London League dedicated website: https://londonchess.com/
- London League on: ECF LMS
Teams navigation: London League | Central London League | Essex League | North Circular League | Sundry Fixtures
Update 30 Aug 2026 A new fixture list has been published, given below. The size of Division 2 has been put back to 11 teams, so we have an additional fixture – against Metropolitan 2 – 10 fixtures in total.
Match cards
- LL Fixtures
LL
Fixture
Date Result Home Team Score Away Team Venue Start Wed 21 Oct 2026 Lost Wanstead 1 3½–4½ Dulwich 1 SMH 18:30 Thu 12 Nov 2026 Metropolitan 1 – Wanstead 1 MET 18:30 Wed 18 Nov 2026 Wanstead 1 – East Ham 1 SMH 18:30 Thu 10 Dec 2026 Metropolitan 2 – Wanstead 1 MET 18:30 Tue 12 Jan 2027 Battersea 1 – Wanstead 1 MSC 18:45 Wed 27 Jan 2027 BBCA 1 – Wanstead 1 THP 19:00 Tue 23 Feb 2027 Greater London 1 – Wanstead 1 GLC 18:30 Mon 15 Mar 2027 Albany 1 – Wanstead 1 ALB 19:00 Wed 14 Apr 2027 Athenaeum 1 – Wanstead 1 ATH 18:45 Wed 26 May 2027 Streatham & Brixton 2 – Wanstead 1 SMH 18:30 Amended Fixture List published 30 August 2026.
Fixtures in bold blue are Tuesday AWAY fixtures. See ‘Venue’ column and venue addresses below.
- Player stats
LL
Player Stats
London League Div 2 at 21 Oct 2026 Rtg P W D L Pts % Ian Hunnable 1807 2 2 0 0 2 100.00 Ruqayyah Rida 2242 2 1 1 0 1½ 75.00 Partha Mulay 2095 2 1 1 0 1½ 75.00 Terry Whitton 1829 2 1 0 1 1 50.00 John Cawdery 2143 3 0 2 1 1 33.33 Steve Rix 1984 3 1 0 2 1 33.33 Keith Jones 1696 1 0 1 0 ½ 50.00 Zoe Veselow 1924 1 0 1 0 ½ 50.00 Paul Barclay 1800 1 0 1 0 ½ 50.00 Mark Murrell 1858 2 0 1 1 ½ 25.00 Ashwin GopiKrishna 2063 2 0 1 1 ½ 25.00 David Spearman 2009 3 0 0 3 0 0.00 12 Players 24 6 9 9 1½ 43.75 These LL Stats include two matches which were played in the 2025-26 season, but after 31 May 2026. They are included here as they count towards the David Wood Trophy and Roy Wagstaff Memorial Shield records for 2026-27 – 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027 – in accordance with the Conditions of those trophies.
- Dulwich 1
LL
Played Wednesday, 21 October 2026, at SMH
Wanstead v Dulwich 1 1 Cawdery, John 2121 (2143A) [W] ½-½ Randall, Ryan 2230 (2230K) [B] 2 Mulay, Partha 2106 (2095K) ½-½ Pridding, Andrew M 2181 (2181K) 3 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 2073 (2063A) 0-1 Rasalingam, Haran 2094 (2094A) 4 Spearman, David 2015 (2009A) 0-1 Marusenko, Petr 2069 (2069K) 5 Rix, Steven JL 1979 (1984A) 1-0 Andrews, B Peter A 1998 (2028A) 6 Murrell, Mark R A 1867 (1858A) 0-1 Peebles-Brown, Gerry 1838 (1838P) 7 Hunnable, Ian D 1789 (1807A) 1-0 Morley, Oliver 1812 (1812K) 8 Barclay, Paul R 1802 (1800K) ½-½ Caseborne, Samuel 1718 (1718P) Average: 1969 3½-4½ Average: 1993 Not the start we wanted.
It’s difficult to remember the last time Dulwich were not headed by the redoubtable duo of Randall and Pridding, giving Dulwich such a strong lead. But Wanstead’s duo of Cawdery and Mulay were equal to the challenge.
We were missing Ruqayyah and Keith was able to complete a team only on Monday. Even then Andy Swales dropped out at short notice – we suspect on the day – but Paul Barclay was available to step into the breach.
It’s not often that Ashwin and David both lose in the same match and we were only able to chalk up two wins, one of these is given below.
Game
- Metropolitan 1
LL
To Be Played Thursday, 12 November 2026, at MET
Metropolitan 1 v Wanstead 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – – - East Ham 1
LL
To Be Played Wednesday, 18 November 2026, at SMH
Wanstead v East Ham 1 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – – - Metropolitan 2
LL
To Be Played Thursday, 10 December 2026, at MET
Metropolitan 2 v Wanstead 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – – - Battersea 1
LL
To Be Played Tuesday, 12 January 2027, at MSC
Battersea 1 v Wanstead 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – – - BBCA 1
LL
To Be Played Wednesday, 27 January 2027, at THP
British Bangla 1 v Wanstead 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – – - Greater London 1
LL
To Be Played Tuesday, 23 February 2027, at GLC
Greater London 1 v Wanstead 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – – - Albany 1
LL
To Be Played Monday, 15 March 2027, at ALB
Albany v Wanstead 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – – - Athenaeum 1
LL
To Be Played Wednesday, 14 April 2027, at ATH
Athenaeum 1 v Wanstead 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – – - Streat'm & Brixton 2
LL
To Be Played Wednesday, 26 May 2027, at SMH
Streatham & Brixton 2 v Wanstead 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – –
LL
Fixture
| Date | Result | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Start |
| Wed 21 Oct 2026 | Lost | Wanstead 1 | 3½–4½ | Dulwich 1 | SMH | 18:30 |
| Thu 12 Nov 2026 | Metropolitan 1 | – | Wanstead 1 | MET | 18:30 | |
| Wed 18 Nov 2026 | Wanstead 1 | – | East Ham 1 | SMH | 18:30 | |
| Thu 10 Dec 2026 | Metropolitan 2 | – | Wanstead 1 | MET | 18:30 | |
| Tue 12 Jan 2027 | Battersea 1 | – | Wanstead 1 | MSC | 18:45 | |
| Wed 27 Jan 2027 | BBCA 1 | – | Wanstead 1 | THP | 19:00 | |
| Tue 23 Feb 2027 | Greater London 1 | – | Wanstead 1 | GLC | 18:30 | |
| Mon 15 Mar 2027 | Albany 1 | – | Wanstead 1 | ALB | 19:00 | |
| Wed 14 Apr 2027 | Athenaeum 1 | – | Wanstead 1 | ATH | 18:45 | |
| Wed 26 May 2027 | Streatham & Brixton 2 | – | Wanstead 1 | SMH | 18:30 |
Amended Fixture List published 30 August 2026.
Fixtures in bold blue are Tuesday AWAY fixtures. See ‘Venue’ column and venue addresses below.
LL
Player Stats
| London League Div 2 at 21 Oct 2026 | Rtg | P | W | D | L | Pts | % |
| Ian Hunnable | 1807 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Ruqayyah Rida | 2242 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1½ | 75.00 |
| Partha Mulay | 2095 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1½ | 75.00 |
| Terry Whitton | 1829 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| John Cawdery | 2143 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Steve Rix | 1984 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Keith Jones | 1696 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 50.00 |
| Zoe Veselow | 1924 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 50.00 |
| Paul Barclay | 1800 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 50.00 |
| Mark Murrell | 1858 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 25.00 |
| Ashwin GopiKrishna | 2063 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 25.00 |
| David Spearman | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 12 Players | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1½ | 43.75 |
These LL Stats include two matches which were played in the 2025-26 season, but after 31 May 2026. They are included here as they count towards the David Wood Trophy and Roy Wagstaff Memorial Shield records for 2026-27 – 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027 – in accordance with the Conditions of those trophies.
LL
Played Wednesday, 21 October 2026, at SMH
| Wanstead | v | Dulwich 1 | |
| 1 | Cawdery, John 2121 (2143A) [W] | ½-½ | Randall, Ryan 2230 (2230K) [B] |
| 2 | Mulay, Partha 2106 (2095K) | ½-½ | Pridding, Andrew M 2181 (2181K) |
| 3 | Gopikrishna, Ashwin 2073 (2063A) | 0-1 | Rasalingam, Haran 2094 (2094A) |
| 4 | Spearman, David 2015 (2009A) | 0-1 | Marusenko, Petr 2069 (2069K) |
| 5 | Rix, Steven JL 1979 (1984A) | 1-0 | Andrews, B Peter A 1998 (2028A) |
| 6 | Murrell, Mark R A 1867 (1858A) | 0-1 | Peebles-Brown, Gerry 1838 (1838P) |
| 7 | Hunnable, Ian D 1789 (1807A) | 1-0 | Morley, Oliver 1812 (1812K) |
| 8 | Barclay, Paul R 1802 (1800K) | ½-½ | Caseborne, Samuel 1718 (1718P) |
| Average: 1969 | 3½-4½ | Average: 1993 |
Not the start we wanted.
It’s difficult to remember the last time Dulwich were not headed by the redoubtable duo of Randall and Pridding, giving Dulwich such a strong lead. But Wanstead’s duo of Cawdery and Mulay were equal to the challenge.
We were missing Ruqayyah and Keith was able to complete a team only on Monday. Even then Andy Swales dropped out at short notice – we suspect on the day – but Paul Barclay was available to step into the breach.
It’s not often that Ashwin and David both lose in the same match and we were only able to chalk up two wins, one of these is given below.
Game
LL
To Be Played Thursday, 12 November 2026, at MET
| Metropolitan 1 | v | Wanstead | |
| 1 | – | ||
| 2 | – | ||
| 3 | – | ||
| 4 | – | ||
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LL
To Be Played Wednesday, 18 November 2026, at SMH
| Wanstead | v | East Ham 1 | |
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LL
To Be Played Thursday, 10 December 2026, at MET
| Metropolitan 2 | v | Wanstead | |
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LL
To Be Played Tuesday, 12 January 2027, at MSC
| Battersea 1 | v | Wanstead | |
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LL
To Be Played Wednesday, 27 January 2027, at THP
| British Bangla 1 | v | Wanstead | |
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LL
To Be Played Tuesday, 23 February 2027, at GLC
| Greater London 1 | v | Wanstead | |
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LL
To Be Played Monday, 15 March 2027, at ALB
| Albany | v | Wanstead | |
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LL
To Be Played Wednesday, 14 April 2027, at ATH
| Athenaeum 1 | v | Wanstead | |
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LL
To Be Played Wednesday, 26 May 2027, at SMH
| Streatham & Brixton 2 | v | Wanstead | |
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Venues with start times
| Venue | Address | Start |
|---|---|---|
| SMH | LL East Central Venue: St Margaret’s House, 15-17 Old Ford Rd., London E2 9PL | 18:30 |
| MSC | LL West Central venue: London Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling Road, London W6 0JD | 18:45 |
| ALB | Albany: Greene Man, 383 Euston Road, London NW1 3AU | 19:00 |
| ATH | Athenaeum: Dudley Court, Tenants Hall. 36 Endell Street, WC2H9RA | 18:45 |
| GLC | Greater London: Upper Vestry House, St George’s Church, 6-7 Little Russell Street WC1A 2HS | 18:30 |
| MET | Metropolitan: Artizan Street Library & Community Centre, 1 Artizan St, London E1 7AF | 18:30 |
| THP | British Bangla (BBCA): 1 Links Yard, London E1 5LX | 19:00 |
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