Kingston 3 v Guildford 4, Surrey League division 4 match played at the Willoughby Arms, Kingston on 31 March 2025

This was an immensely impressive win by Kingston 3 against a very experienced Guildford team. The hero of the hour was Kingston newbie Seth Warren, who defeated Guildford veteran Trevor Jones in a ding-dong game (pictured above, Seth Warren on right) that saw each player carefully watching results on other boards to see if they should push for a win. In the end Trevor overpressed and paid the penalty, losing on time.

Elsewhere, Jon Eckert had an excellent win on board 1 against Richard Duncalfe; Jaden Mistry, who is on a terrific run, beat Mike Gunn, another Guildford stalwart; and Alan Charevicius got a crucial half-point in his first ever league game for Kingston.

Adam Nakar’s recent winning streak came to an end against Anthony Garrood, but he wasn’t too downhearted, attributing the loss to attacking over-exuberance. Also, the defeat came too late to affect his April ECF rating, which has gone above 1700. Paul Seymour lost to Peter Horlock – yet another Guildford lifer – making the final score 3.5-2.5 to Kingston. A memorable win for Ed Mospan’s team.

Stephen Moss, Kingston club captain