Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Harbott – Mansson

Posted on February 22, 2017 by James Mansson

Before this game, which was played last night, I wondered how many games I had played against Peter Harbott in various competitions. Looking in my database, I found 28, of which 15 were in the Horsham club championship, 6 in the club knockout (3 in one mamoth tie in 1999), 1 in the club knockout plate, 4 in the club quickplay knockout, and 2 in the Mid-Sussex League in matches between Horsham 1 and Horsham 2. As I have only recently started recording games played at faster time limits, there were no doubt more of those; also, I am not sure that I have any of my club games at classical rates of play pre the 1998-9 season. If we exclude the quickplay games, the overall score over the remaining 24 games was 15 wins to me, 6 wins to Peter and 3 draws. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2016-17: Horsham 1 – Worthing 1

Posted on February 14, 2017 by James Mansson

Last night saw Horsham 1 keep open their hopes of winning the Mid-Sussex League by winning 3-2 against Worthing 1 in a tight match. At one point it had looked like we might be defeated, but a dramatic time trouble reversal in my game against Grant Bucher saw us secure a narrow but important victory. Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2016-17: Sussex – Essex

Posted on February 13, 2017 by James Mansson

On Saturday I played in the county match between Sussex and Kent at the familar Kent venue in Wanstead.  Unfortunately, because of a clash with the 4NCL, the Sussex Open team was short of four players and so 4-0 down before the match started. The players present acquitted themselves well, but were unable to overcome the deficit, losing 7-9. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2016-17: Horsham 1 – Hastings 1

Posted on February 4, 2017 by James Mansson

Last Tuesday, Horsham 1 was up against Hastings 1 at home in the Mid-Sussex League. The team scored a couple of draws on the top two boards and won all three games on the bottom three boards. This meant a very good 4-1 victory against a decent Hastings line up (Rayner, Sugden, Tebbs, Kelly and Anstead). Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2016-17: Mansson – Harbott

Posted on February 2, 2017 by James Mansson

My Quickplay Knockout Semi-Final against Peter Harbott was a tough encounter. In the first game, he was doing well when he made a horrible blunder, allowing an instant mate. In the second game, he had his chances and in the end lost because of another blunder. This made the match result 2-0 to me, and I reached the final. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2016-17: Mansson – Moorhouse

Posted on February 2, 2017 by James Mansson

My third round match in the Quickplay Knockout against Richard Moorhouse saw me win 2-0. The first was a complex battle where White slipped up in a difficult position; the second was a Sicilian where White build up the pressure, inducing a blunder from Black. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2016-17: Horsham 1 – Crowborough 1

Posted on January 29, 2017 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 scored a 3.5-1.5 win against Crowborough 1 in the Mid-Sussex League before Christmas. The match was decided by Phil Stimpson and Peter Harbott winning on the bottom two boards; the other three games were drawn. My game against David Fryer was a complex encounter, in which I was close to winning until I slipped up just before the time control. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Mansson – Heath

Posted on January 1, 2017 by James Mansson

My club championship game against Chris Heath was an eventful encounter. I made a mistake in the opening, which fortunatelty my opponent didn’t exploit fully. The game then headed into complications, where neither side played entirely accurately, before my opponent committed a serious error, which I was able to exploit. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2016-17: Horsham 1 – Eastbourne 1

Posted on December 28, 2016 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 scored a decisive win 4.5-0.5 over Eastbourne 1 towards the end of November. I was Black against Adrian Pickersgill. Although I was in trouble out of the opening after a poor 15th move, my opponent soon allowed play to transfer into a strange ending, where his two (!) protected passed pawns were surprisingly ineffective. Towards the time control I was able to force a decisive breakthrough. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Knockout 2016-17: Mansson – Roberts

Posted on December 11, 2016 by James Mansson

While my win in the first round of the knockout was a fairly straightforward encounter, my second round match was a far tougher affair. I was White against Dix Roberts, with whom I have played many club games over the years. Continue reading →

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