Sussex League Division 1 2023-24: Horsham 1 – Horsham 2

Posted on October 18, 2023 by James Mansson

Last night Horsham 1 and Horsham 2 played in the Sussex League. Horsham 1 came out with a comfortable 3-1 victory; my game was an eventful draw as Black against Robert McDonald.

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Horsham Club Championship 2023-24: Martin – Mansson

Posted on October 11, 2023 by James Mansson

Last night I played in the first round of Horsham Chess Club’s new format club championship. Rather than have separate sections as before, the championship is now a single Swiss tournament, with nine rounds spread over nine months; the overall champions wins the “Rook” trophy, while those who fall below the prescribed grading limits are eligible for the “Bishop” and “Knight”.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – Page

Posted on October 4, 2023 by James Mansson

Last night I played Roy Page in the second round of the Quickplay Knockout. After a couple of tough games, Roy emerged victorious, eliminating me from the competition.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – A.Reid

Posted on September 28, 2023 by James Mansson

Last Tuesday I played my first round game in this year’s Horsham Chess Club Quickplay Knockout competition. I was up against Andrew Reid and managed to win our two game match as might be expected, given our relative grading.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – Parker

Posted on September 20, 2023 by James Mansson

Last night, I played my first round game in the club knockout against Alex Parker. I has the white pieces, and managed to win a quick game to progress to the next round.

My opponent went wrong early, first conceding the center, then blundering a pawn. Although he could subsequently have defended more robustly, the result was then never in doubt.

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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2023-24: Savill – Mansson

Posted on September 13, 2023 by James Mansson

Following on from the previous post, here is my second game against Jordy Savill.

The game saw my opponent play an enterprising version of the London System. He did not find the best way to continue on moves 11 and 12, which turned the game in my favour. Following some mutual errors in the complications, I was able to guide play into a winning endgame, which I converted with both players very short of time.

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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2023-24: Mansson – Savill

Posted on September 13, 2023 by James Mansson

Last night, I played Jordy Savill twice in the Horsham Club Rapidplay competition, as chess started again with the commencement of the club’s 2023-24 season.

The first game saw me build up a a strong attacking position against my opponent’s passive opening. There were a couple of subsequent errors by each side, before I was able to bring the attack home, then simplify things to a winning king and pawn endgame.

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McArthur Cup 2022-23: Horsham – Lewes

Posted on June 28, 2023 by James Mansson

Last night, Horsham managed to win the McArthur Cup in a closely-contested final against Lewes. The match finished 3-3, but was decided on board count in Horsham’s favour.

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Horsham Chess Club Championship 2022-23: Higgs – Mansson

Posted on May 17, 2023 by James Mansson

I finished my games in this season’s club championship with another draw. I was up against Anthony Higgs with the black pieces. He played a gambit, against which I did not defend in the best way, but he failed to find a way to exploit his extra pawn, so the game ended in a draw.

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McArthur Cup 2022-23: Horsham – Chichester

Posted on April 26, 2023 by James Mansson

Last night, Horsham progressed to the final of the McArthur Cup, with a hard-fought 3.5-2.5 win at home against Chichester. The two sides were well-matched on the top three boards, but Horsham clearly outgraded Chichester on the lower boards. This proved ultimately decisive, as Horsham won 3-0 on boards 4 to 6, while Chichester scored 2.5-0.5 on the top three boards.

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