Former Club Champion Peter Mitel met Joel Beggs and not surprisingly Peter played his usual Colle strusture. He gained a slight positional edge that promised no more than a draw until Joel made a disastrous tactical error that handed Peter the exchange and the full point. Yet another disappointment for the highly rated Joel.

Kevin Perin faced James Eldridge who played a Dutch Leningrad. In a sharp middle game, Black grabbed his chance to severely cramp White's position with a wicked pin. James could have wonthe exchange immediately, but instead, sacrificed a piece for pressure against Kevin's King. Kevin in turn gave back material, and when the smoke cleared, the players agreed that a draw was the only result.

Rob Loveband played Rob Bailey. A Benoni Defense, this was a difficult, complex game. Both players played well and balanced out each others threats resulting in another draw.

Patrick Cook faced John Frangakis and once again played the Catalan, John's solid, if passive, style frustrated White's attempts to gain a descisive edge and both players got into the same time pressure in the tense game. A tactical miscalculation by John gave Patrick his chance, and he quickly wrapped up the point.

Daren Yound played his Round 12 game against Simon Feros. A Giuco Piano, Daren again proved difficult to overcome, but SImon eventually squeezed a pawn advantage. Daren sought refuge in a Bishop's of opposite colours ending, but with Queens on, found himself mated on an open board.