Rob Loveband met Patrick Cook who defended with his usual French Defence. Black won a pawn in the opening, but once again drifted aimlessly in the middlegame allowing White to seize the initiative which he rapidly converted into a win.

Scott Stewart faced the hyper-aggressive Jamie Brotheridge. A King's Indian Attack via a Sicilian, Black sacrificed a piece for a strong attack against the White King very early, and soon won in brilliant fashion.

Tim Commons took on Kevin Perrin in an open Sicilian. Black gained a strong position and picked up a pawn in the early middlegame, thereafter converting his advantage into a win in his usual smooth positional style.

Clint Stewart played John Abson. Unsurprisingly, it was a Bird's opening (1.f4). Black dropped a piece for a pawn in the opening, and when his King became stranded and exposed in the centre, he didn't survive for long.

Michael Schreenan met Swyzer Bell in a Scandinavian Defence. Both players treated the game as if it was Blitz and finished with more time than when they started!! White won a piece in the middlegame and had no trouble hauling in the full point thereafter.