Two matches this week, in both of which we were outrated on every board, so it’s not surprising that we went down two two defeats.

On Tuesday our Thames Valley D team concluded their season with a home match against Surbiton C.

On Thursday our London League team faced one of the capital’s strongest teams. Cavendish 1 were headed by two grandmasters and outrated us by an average of 200 points a board.

They were too strong for us at the top, but our tail wagged vigorously, with excellent wins for Maks and Sampson along with creditable draws for Chris and Jon.

As always, thanks to all who played, and, most of all, to our captains.