Night of the Crush!! Victory for Scott Stewart over Charlie Andrews, 17 move minuture. Sweet revenge for Scott, after failing miserably against Charlie in the last round of the club Championships 2004 costing him the title. Charlie employed the King’s Indian Attack against the Leningrad Dutch. Not ideal, White controlling only one of three key central squares critical to the position, To make matters worse he played Rb1, and later took time out to gobble Scott’s Queens knight pawn and c6 knight. The three tempo ceded here enough for the Kingside attack to be lethal!.

Peter Lumsdon had simular devastating results against Pat Cook’s Larson, Pat struggling after an opening inaccuracy. John Lavery Polished off Mitchel Bailey in fine form, Thematic Knight sacrafice on h7, drawing and trapping the black king on g6. Joel ground down Darren in a very quiet game Spanish Giuoco Pianissimo who eventually forgot a knight was pinned ceding the point after losing material. John Abson wins against Michael Screenan. Rob went down in an interesting game against Jamie Brotheridge.