Richmond C travelled to Harrow and, although without their regular top board, being outgraded on every board and being a player short (I guess the clash with a D team match didn’t help) came away with a highly creditable 3-3 draw.

It was great to welcome back Richard Sleep after a 20 year absence. Richard has been involved with the club, on and off, for many years. I’d met him at a string quartet recital last summer where he told me he was interested in starting to play again. Congratulations to him on returning with a win, and also to Barry, with another great win against a higher graded opponent. Well done also Dan and George for sharing the point in their games.

	Harrow B		Richmond C
1	David Stott 123	½:½	Dan Donohoe 103
2	Patrick Sartain 118	0:1	Barry Sutton 100
3	David Wray 116	1:0	Laurie Catling 100
4	Phil Humphry 101	0:1	Richard Sleep –
5	Jennifer Goldsmith 96	½:½	George Dokic 90
6	David Walker 87	1:0	Default
		3:3

In other TVC news, the unfinished game from their previous match against Surbiton C resulted in a draw, leaving Surbiton C the winners by 4 points to 2.