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Tournament: Alexander Cup Final, Battersea v Kingston • Venue: Adelaide, Teddington • Date: 14 April 2023
Download PGN (all ten games) • updated:
Tuesday April 18, 2023 2:57 PM
John Saunders reports: The Alexander Cup Final, the Surrey County Chess Association's team knock-out competition, was held at the neutral venue of the Adelaide pub, Teddington, on 14 April 2023. The finalists were Battersea CC and Kingston CC.
| Bd | Battersea | FIDE | ECF | 4½-5½ | Kingston | FIDE | ECF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1w | Simon K Williams | 2465g | 2495 | 1-0 | David Maycock Bates | 2243c | 2336 |
| 2b | Gavin Wall | 2298m | 2305 | ½-½ | Peter Lalic | 2145c | 2314 |
| 3w | Chris W Baker | 2226m | 2288 | 0-1 | Silverio Abasolo | 2283 | - |
| 4b | Viktor Stoyanov | 2258 | 2310 | 0-1 | Michael W Healey | 2129 | 2250 |
| 5w | Luca Buanne | 1988 | 2347 | ½-½ | Vladimir Li | 2294c | 2196 |
| 6b | Blair N Connell | 2237 | 2241 | ½-½ | William J Taylor | - | 2115 |
| 7w | Chris J Beckett | 2162 | 2230 | ½-½ | David J Rowson | - | 2047 |
| 8b | Duncan Kerr | 1902 | 2073 | ½-½ | John P Foley | 1959 | 2037 |
| 9w | Robert C Noyce | 2154 | 1960 | 1-0 | Alan Scrimgour | 2014 | 2014 |
| 10b | Greg Taylor | - | 1750 | 0-1 | B Peter A Andrews | 1746 | 2011 |
| 4½-5½ |
Going into the match, Kingston were seeking to retain the Alexander Cup. This was their sixth success in the competition (the others occurring in 1931/32, 1945/46, 1974/75, 1975/76 and 2021/22). Battersea have won it seven times (1926/27, 1928/29, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1937/38, 1938/39, 1952/53).
External Links
Alexander Cup Final: Match Report (by Stephen Moss) at kingstonchess.com
Annotation (by John Saunders) of the Baker-Abasolo game at kingstonchess.com
Annotation (by Mike Healey) of the Healey-Stoyanov game at kingstonchess.com
The Alexander Cup: Surrey's premier team knock-out competition,
competed for since 1922/23 and named after Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander (1879-1965)
File Updated
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 18 April 2023 | Uploaded for the first time. My thanks to Stephen Moss for his help with this page. |