On this day in 1975, hoping for better luck than in our first London League match of the season, we faced a formidable Hampstead side headed by the legendary Jonathan Penrose, followed by three notable Davids. This time we were missing future GM Michael Stean and future IM David Goodman
The results:
| 15 October 1975 | St Bride’s Institute | ||
| Richmond & Twickenham 1 | Hampstead 1 | ||
| 1 | AP Law 225 | ½:½ | Dr J Penrose 218 |
| 2 | GH James 208 | ½:½ | DNL Levy 225 |
| 3 | MJ Franklin 192 | 0:1 | DE Rumens 222 |
| 4 | KI Norman 191 | 1:0 | DJ Mabbs 200 |
| 5 | P Gillham 184 | 0:1 | EL Stuart 194 |
| 6 | MJ Lightfoot 183 | 1:0 | KM Weinhold 175 |
| 7 | AR Bracher – | ½:½ | M Blaine 191 |
| 8 | DM Andrew 182 | 0:1 | JVA Franks 182 |
| 9 | PJ Stubbs 179 | 1:0 | PWG Loyd – |
| 10 | R James 174 | ½:½ | WB Haase 149 |
| 11 | HO Herbst 171 | ½:½ | A Mazitis 155 |
| 12 | JM Hodgson 166 | 1:0 | M Peacock – |
| 6½:5½ |
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