04/04/23
| Saxmundham | | ½ – 3½ | Manningtree | |
| 1 | Mike Usher | 1797 | 0 – 1 | Robert Stephens | 1712 |
| 2 | Matthew Lawes-Wickwar | 1675 | 0 – 1 | Simon Webber | 1700 |
| 3 | Hugo Brown | 1332 | 0 – 1 | John McAllister | 1659 |
| 4 | Lee Osmon | 1328 | ½ – ½ | Adrian Sanderson | 1497 |
The Under-1800 Cup is proving to be a graveyard for the club, which is anchored to the bottom of the table after a thrashing from visitors Manningtree. Lee saved the whitewash with a solid draw, but Hugo lost in short order and Matthew let slip a winning endgame. On top board, although Mike lasted 52 moves, he was effectively lost after 14 moves when he played two moves ‘the wrong way round’ which just blundered a pawn and ruined his position.