4NCL Division 3 2013-14: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Iceni 1

Posted on March 30, 2014 by James Mansson

In contrast to the match on Saturday, e2e4.org.uk 2 won their Sunday match against Iceni 1 comfortably 4.5-1.5. I was paired against Paul Botham, whom I had previously faced back in 1995 at the Islington Major! I managed to surprise him in the opening, and when the complication had settled by move 20, I had a comfortable positional advantage. Following a miscalculation, he allowed my d-pawn to be pushed through to the queening square, and promptly resigned. Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 3 2013-14: e2e4.org.uk 2 – BCM Rhinos

Posted on March 29, 2014 by James Mansson

Last weekend, I was again playing for e2e4.org.uk in the 4NCL. In round seven, the second team faced BCM Rhinos and I was on board four against Chris Fegan. The match was tightly contested and ended as a draw. Unfortunately, I was defeated in the last game to finish. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2013-14: Horsham 1 – Brighton 1

Posted on March 23, 2014 by James Mansson

Not long after their most recent McArthur Cup debacle against the same team, Horsham 1 faced Brighton 1 again in the Mid-Sussex League. The match was closer this time, but Horsham still lost 2-3. Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2013-14: Sussex – Essex

Posted on March 16, 2014 by James Mansson

I suffered a frustrating loss in last Saturday’s county match against Essex. After some mutual inaccuracies, my opponent blundered, allowing me to win a piece, but I didn’t look at the position carefully enough and so passed up on the opportunity. Although the endgame we then reached was at first a little in my favour, I let it slip and some later errors resulted in me losing the game. Continue reading →

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McArthur Cup 2013-14: Horsham – Brighton

Posted on March 5, 2014 by James Mansson

Once again Horsham came up against Brighton in the McArthur Cup, and once again we were defeated. Gavin and Mike picked up a couple of draws on the top boards [Update: Mike in fact won!], but the rest of the team crashed, leading to a decisive defeat. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2013-14: Horsham 1 – Knoll Knights

Posted on February 27, 2014 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 suffered a convincing defeat 1.5-3.5 at home on Tuesday night against Knoll Knights. The visitors won the lower boards with a clean sweep (3-0), so a win and draw on the top two boards was not nearly enough for Horsham. Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 3 2013-14: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Celtic Tigers 1

Posted on February 22, 2014 by James Mansson

Unlike our match in the previous range against Oxford 2, the match against Celtic Tigers 1 went down to the wire. With the score at 3-2 in our favour, Adam Taylor managed to hold a tricky endgame to give us a 3.5-2.5 win. Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 3 2013-14: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Oxford 2

Posted on February 17, 2014 by James Mansson

Because of their lackluster start to the season, the e2e4.org.uk second team needed a couple of wins over the third 4NCL weekend. Their first match was against Oxford 2, which ended in a crushing 6-0 win over their lower – but not that lower – rated opponents. Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2013-14: Sussex – Kent

Posted on February 10, 2014 by James Mansson

Sussex were soundly beaten 10-6 by Kent in last weekend’s match at the Mick Jagger Center, Dartford. Kent’s grading advantage told in the top half of the team, where they outscored Sussex 6.5-1.5. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2013-14: Horsham 1 – Worthing 2

Posted on February 5, 2014 by James Mansson

Not long after taking on the Worthing first team, we were faced with their second team, this time away from home. Our first result was a rather lackluster draw between Don Banks and myself, where I equalised easily enough, but all life soon went out of the position and we agreed a draw. We then went ahead with two wins, the first a crush by Mike Forster, the second a rather scrappier affair involving Peter Harbott. On the top two boards, Gavin Lock won a pawn, but was unable in the end to push home his advantage, while Anthony Higgs was under pressure for a while, but managed to slip out. The final result was therefore 3.5-1.5 in our favour. Continue reading →

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