Our second London League match of the season was against newly promoted Mushrooms. On paper there wasn’t much to choose between the teams, but our strength at the top, along with some fine results on the middle boards, enabled us to come out on top.

Results:

1. Iain Gourlay (226) 1-0 Tariq Oozeerally (195)
2. Gavin Wall (222) 1-0 Tim Pelling (196)
3. Mike Healey (205) 1-0 Ilya Iyengar (187)
4. Caspar Bates (194) ½-½ Peter Sullivan (185)
5. Andreas Wetscherek (176) 1-0 David Wilson (183)
6. John Burke (177) 1-0 Rory O’Kelly (183)
7. Mike Smart (171) 0-1 Finlo Rohrer (182)
8. Martin Benjamin (174) 1-0 Bill Linton (177)
9. Chris White (167) 0-1 David Sedgwick (174)
10. Richard Thursby (156) 0-1 Nick Faulks (169)

Final score: Richmond 6½-3½ Mushrooms 1