Sidcup travelled to Petts Wood for their first Tom Fuller fixture on Friday with a team of David Helps, Lee Brockwell, Chris Cheeseman, and Masud Hoque.

Following his confidence building win at Lewisham earlier in the week, David made fairly short work of this test, after his opponent blundered a rook early on. Masud then managed to win a very sharp game against an improving junior. Chris then offered his opponent a draw despite having the better position following his usual sacrifice, to try and secure the team win and it was accepted, guaranteeing the team win. I finally managed to win my game after winning the exchange in the middle game.

Final result Sidcup 3.5 Petts Wood 0.5

Lee Brockwell