County Match (Open) 2012-13: Sussex – Herts

Posted on March 10, 2013 by James Mansson

Sussex played their rearranged match against Herts on Saturday. We managed to win 9-7 in the end, as we gradually built up a decent lead, then held on. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Knockout 2010-12: Horsham – The Args

Posted on March 3, 2013 by James Mansson

As reported elsewhere, Horsham lost to the Args in the Mid-Sussex League Knockout last Tuesday as they failed to overcome their grading handicap. My game against Peter Farr ultimately ended up in a win for me, but there was plenty of “coffee house chess” in-between to keep the spectators entertained! I think my 24th was a serious mistake, with Peter missing his chance on move 25, while just after the time control, he missed a deflection that would have given him better defensive chances. Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 2 2012-13: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Wessex

Posted on February 26, 2013 by James Mansson

While my game on the Saturday had been dull, my game on the Sunday was anything but. I was faced with Michael Yeo, a dangerous attacking player armed with the White pieces. Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 2 2012-13: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Poisoned Pawns

Posted on February 25, 2013 by James Mansson

Last weekend saw rounds 5 and 6 of the 4NCL season played at Staverton Park for Divisions 1 and 2. I was in the second team this weekend. On a personal note I achieved a decent result with two draws against strong opposition, but unfortunately the team lost both matches. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2012-13: Horsham 1 – Eastbourne 1

Posted on February 20, 2013 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 achieved a narrow 3-2 victory over Eastbourne 1 in their match last night. Gavin Lock, Dix Roberts and Paul Taylor all won, but Phil Stimpson lost a safe-looking endgame, while I managed to blunder my queen against Oliver Froom. Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2012-13: Sussex – Kent

Posted on February 18, 2013 by James Mansson

Last Saturday saw Sussex matched against Kent in the County Open competition. Despite being outgraded by 11 points per board, Sussex put up a good fight. They took an early lead by racking up a series of wins on the lower boards, but were gradually pegged back as Kent’s superior firepower on the higher boards started to tell. The final result of the match is still undecided, as the top board game finished in controversial circumstances. The score was 7.5-7.5 on boards 2 to 16. In the board one game, in a position where his opponent Neil McDonald has just been left with Rook and Knight against his Rook, Feliks Kwiatkowski immediately claimed a draw with 6 seconds left on his clock. The consensus even among Sussex players seemed to be that his claim was unlikely to be upheld, but we will have to wait for the official decision. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2012-13: Horsham 1 – Hastings 1

Posted on February 13, 2013 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 have secured a win in their match against Hastings 1, which was played yesterday. With one game outstanding, the score is 2.5-1.5 in Horsham’s favour, and the undecided encounter is at least a draw for Horsham. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2012-13: Higgs – Mansson

Posted on February 6, 2013 by James Mansson

My Rook game on Tuesday against Anthony Higgs sparked into life after a dull opening led into an equally dull endgame. A risky move by me, followed by a dubious one a few moves later, gave him the chance to land a strong tactical blow. However, he rejected the chance to win two pieces for a rook, and the game then soon fizzled out into a draw. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Knockout 2012-13: Mansson – Denning

Posted on January 30, 2013 by James Mansson

I won my semi-final match in the Knockout Plate against Julie Denning last night. Julie’s choice of defensive formation against the Sämisch was not the best; having chosen the quite reasonable 6…Nbd7, she should have followed up with 7…c5, which was John Nunn’s choice in his famous win against Alexander Beliavsky at Wijk aan Zee 1985. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2012-13: Horsham 1 – Hastings 2

Posted on January 24, 2013 by James Mansson

It looks like we will win our match from last night against Hatsings 2 (see the report here). My game against Alfredo Luaces was the first to finish, as I won in only 20 moves as Black. My opponent was unsettled by a bad day at work, and by his own admission did not play well. Although after the game he was pessimistic about his chances out of the opening, he was in fact only definitely losing after 19 Rh1, although his position had been uncomfortable since I played 13…e5. Continue reading →

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