Crash and burn
The club went down in flames in two cup finals on Tuesday 29 April.
In the final of the Surrey League Alexander Cup, played at the neutral venue of Ashtead, Kingston beat Guildford 8–2. Kingston fielded their strongest team of the season and had a rating advantage of 200 points a board. The match was closer than the score suggests as Guildford had chances in some games that finally went the wrong way. Congratulations to Matthew Dishman for recording Guildford's only individual win of the night, on board 8, and also to Gwilym Price who took a draw as Black against GM Ameet Ghasi on board 1. Jon Ady also drew on board 4.
At the same time, in the final of the 4NCL Online Season 11 Division 2, Guildford 1 lost 3–1 to Wells Hartbreakers, who outrated Guildford by over 100 points a board.
The club committee will review the season at its meeting in late May and start to plan for the future.
In the final of the Surrey League Alexander Cup, played at the neutral venue of Ashtead, Kingston beat Guildford 8–2. Kingston fielded their strongest team of the season and had a rating advantage of 200 points a board. The match was closer than the score suggests as Guildford had chances in some games that finally went the wrong way. Congratulations to Matthew Dishman for recording Guildford's only individual win of the night, on board 8, and also to Gwilym Price who took a draw as Black against GM Ameet Ghasi on board 1. Jon Ady also drew on board 4.
At the same time, in the final of the 4NCL Online Season 11 Division 2, Guildford 1 lost 3–1 to Wells Hartbreakers, who outrated Guildford by over 100 points a board.
The club committee will review the season at its meeting in late May and start to plan for the future.