Hendon 1 do the double over Harrow 1!

By Andrew Medworth, Hendon Club Captain
Sunday 2 February, 2025

On Thursday, Hendon 1 beat Harrow 1 for the second time this season, conceding just a single draw in a comprehensive home victory!

At the same time, Hendon 4 were significantly outclassed by Hammersmith 3, though young Gautam Sriram scored an excellent win on Board 1.

We had high hopes of victory in the first-team match, as Harrow defaulted a board and we had significant rating advantages on boards 2–5.

There was danger on Board 1, as Harrow were represented by wunderkind Bodhana Sivanandan, but Rob was able to get a very strong position at an early stage, and while his young opponent tried some tricks in time trouble, Rob held firm to push a pawn through and clinch the full point. Harrow’s only half-point came on Board 2, where Nevil Chan made a draw against Tomer Eden.

Hendon 1 Hendon 1 Harrow 1 Harrow 1
1
Willmoth, Robert Frederick
2224 1 - 0
Sivanandan, Bodhana
2159
2
Eden, Tomer
2177 ½ - ½
Chan, Nevil
1965
3
Lebedev, Lion
2117 1 - 0
Dhemrait, Jagdeep
1953
4
Eedle, Eric
2028 1 - 0
Heidrich, Clive
1748
5
Amior, David
1949 1 - 0
Padarthy, Joshua
6
WALKOVER
1 - 0
DEFAULT
5½ - ½

Another fine win for Hendon 1, who have now won four in a row, though sterner tests are to come.

The other match was unfortunately almost as one-sided in the opposite direction, with Hammersmith 3 bringing a decent team, though Gautam Sriram can be very proud of his victory with Black over an opponent rated almost 1900!

Hendon 4 Hendon 4 Hammersmith 3 Hammersmith 3
1
Sriram, Gautam
1602 1 - 0
Bernatowicz, David
1868
2
Katzel, Yehuda
~1600 0 - 1
Mallaby, Milo C
1648
3
Barbier-Ramaiah, Rohan
1488 0 - 1
Steyn, David
1627
4
Kuckian, Pranav
1387 0 - 1
Hamdan, Ali
1509
5
Lewis, David
1371 0 - 1
Eastham, Rory
1449
6
Bhaduri, Aviraj
1254 0 - 1
Gesneria-Codruta, Cepoi
1435
1 - 5

Many thanks to everyone who played, and to Eric Eedle and Chris Rogal for captaining the teams.