Uxbridge B			Ealing B
1	Daniel Knight	1723	1-0	Simon Healeas	1863
2	Ian Cross	1682	½-½	Xavier Cowan	1884
3	Gregory Barseghyan	1679	1-0	Aga Milewska	1736
4	Shlok Parakh	1637	½-½	Tony Braine	1716
5	Ifemuyiwa Olayinka	1535	1-0	Alastair Johnstone	1580
			4-1

Ealing B succumbed to their second defeat of the season with this disappointing display.

The night began with Tony agreeing a draw on three before perhaps the decisive outcome took place in my own game. After playing the opening poorly, I found myself facing a strong attack from Black’s bishops and major pieces. I however managed to repel the threats and arrived at the endgame with a winning advantage before an egregious blunder threw the game away.

My loss seemingly influenced the play on the remaining boards. Aga felt obligated to try for a win but she ended up in a BB+P v R+2P ending which only had one outcome.

Xavier, as usual, was flirting with time trouble and in an even position had to agree to a draw by repetition.

Finally, Simon, who on first glance had an advantage, succumbed in time trouble and was mated.

A disappointing outcome.