Kevin Perrin took on tournament leader Peter Miitel in a Sicilian. He made no impression and Peter went on to win in excellent positional style. Rob Loveband faced a motivated Patrick Cook in an Alekhine Defence. A full-blooded fight ended in a fine victory for Rob after Patrick missed a few saving chances. Jamie Brotheridge found himself confronted with the Albin Counter Gambit! against his bete noir, Joel Beggs. Another intense battle saw Joel win in the ending after gaining two Bishops for a Rook. Rod Jacobs versus Michael Schreenan was a very sharp Vienna. No heroics this week from Michael as he was blown away in just 10 moves. Peter McGrath proved no match for Geoff Davis in another Sicilian. Tom Oppenheim played a non-descript Queen Pawn Opening against Tristan McGrath. A tactical skirmish ended in a win for Tristan after Tom slipped into a mate. Ryan Logan tested Chris Segrave with 1.Nc3 ! but missed an early chance to win a piece and paid the price. John Abson was confronted by the French Defence from Jackson Tardrew who dropped a piece early and was unable to recover. No One was a No Show and gifted Yu Liu a point, although the game may yet be played.