Here is the draw for round 2, to be played on 6 November 2017, players with the white pieces named first of course:

1 Peter Watson (1) – Malcolm Tyre (1)

2 Ian Marks (1) – David Congalton (1)

3 Paulius Serelis (1) – Mike Harkins (1)

4 Allen Taylor (1) – Paul MacDonald (1)

5 Kazik Wozniak (1) – Alan Stewart (1)

6 Mac McKenzie (0) – Campbell Dougan (1)

7 Aleem Azam (0) – Jim Fay (0)

8 Alex Waddell (0) – Peter Lavelle (0)

9 Joe Dyer (0) – Neil Corrigan (0)

10 Claudius Manyundwa (0) – John Topping (0)

11 Stan Beaton (0) – Hassan Rafiq (0)

Anyone unable to make it please let me and your opponent know as soon as possible (i.e. preferably before Monday).