HENDON CHESS CLUB WIN LEAGUE!

Hendon managed to fend off strong opposition from runners-up Kings Head 2 and third-placed Athenaeum to finish top of the first City of London Rapidplay League.

The results for the final round, which took place on Wednesday, 19 August are:

Albany 5-3 Cavendish
1. D Cutmore 0-2 M Piper
2. C Todd 1.5-0.5 R Harman
3. I Okosieme 1.5-0.5 B Fraser
4. S Sonnis 2-0 B Williams

Battersea 5-3 Hackney
1. E Todorow 0.5-1.5 D Shaw
2. T Wells 2-0 P Alexander
3. M Somerfield 1.5-0.5 S Tracey
4. P Saberton 1-1 M Gonzalez

Mushrooms 6-2 King's Head 1
1. Rory O'Kelly 1-1 FJ Kwiatkowski
2. Hugh Fenwick 2-0 S Ghumman
3. Tomin Liu 1.5-0.5 R Balatoni
4. Richard Nash 1.5-0.5 A Fraser

Hammersmith 2-6 Kings Head 2
1. C Pedersen 0.5-1.5 C Mackenzie
2. SA Mabud 0.5-1.5 N Fleming
3. JH Woolley 1-1 J Macdonald
4. P Brotherston 0-2 F Ainscow

Metropolitan 1-7 Athenaeum
1. P.Vachtfeidl 0-2 D.Farkas
2.G.Bishop 0-2 K.Millward
3.A.Amusa 0-2 C.McAleenan
4.J.Farrell 1-1 J.Parfett

Dulwich 1.5*-5.5 Hendon
1. Randall, Ryan 1.5-0.5 Eden, Tomer
2. Jedrzejewski, Bartosz 0-2 Ellis, Daniel
3. Seton, Marlon 1-1 Bennett, Michael K
4. Default - 0-2 Pepe, Salvatore
*includes penalty point for default

FINAL STANDINGS
Hendon: 10/11 (60.5)
Kings Head 2: 9.5/11 (53.5)
Athenaeum: 8.5/11 (57.5)
Cavendish: 6/11 (51.5)
Mushrooms: 6/11 (48.5)
Kings Head 1: 5.5/11 (44)
Albany: 5.5/11 (43)
Battersea: 4/11 (34)
Hackney: 3.5/11 (38.5)
Dulwich: 3.5/11 (35)
Hammersmith: 2/11 (29), Metropolitan: 2/11 (29)