Two wins and two defeats to report this week.

It’s not going to be easy for our London League team this season without Gavin, but we got off to a winning start against Lewisham on Tuesday.

Congratulations to Mike, Caspar and Alastair for their wins on the top boards.

Our Ellery Williams team (Surrey rating restricted quickplay) went down to a heavy defeat against a strong South Norwood team at the Adelaide.

Well done to Peter for enabling us to avoid a whitewash.

At the other end of the room, our E team gave Thames Valley League debuts to Abhay, Jordan and Aditya, coming away with a 3-1 victory.

Excellent wins there from Abhay, Jordan and Karl.

On Wednesday our TVD team visited Surbiton C, where they were outrated on all but the top board.

A fine win for Alex, along with a draw from Laurie, contributed to our score.

As always, thanks to all who played, and, especially, to our match captains.