Only one game was played on the night! Peter Miitel took on John Abson with his usual Colle/London system hybrid. Black was somewhat unfocused and left his Queen en prise, whereupon White snapped it off with his 8^th move and Black promptly resigned. The shortest game of the event so far!

Rob Loveband versus Jamie Brotheridge was played a few days earlier. A Kings Indian, it proved to be a feisty game with both sides pressing for the advantage. After mass exchanges in the middle game, White emerged a pawn to the good and this proved sufficient in the ensuing endgame.

Patrick Cook versus Bill Coutts, Chris Segrave versus Kevin Perrin, and Boris Skontra versus Joel Beggs are all postponed.

Michael Schreenan had the bye.