Horsham Club Knockout 2011-12: Higgs – Mansson

Posted on November 2, 2011 by James Mansson

I managed to negotiate the second round of the club knockout on Tuesday night, following a wild game against Anthony Higgs. He decided to punt the rare 4 h4 against my Gruenfeld Defence. However, he failed to find a convincing response to my aggressive response 4…c5, and soon found himself in a dubious position. The game subsequently had a number of ups and downs for both players, and certainly seemed to entertain the spectators, but in the end I managed to prevail. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2011-12: Kington – Mansson Finished

Posted on October 26, 2011 by James Mansson

I completed my adjourned club championship game against Paul Kington last night. The game ended as a draw, after my opponent played a defence I had (inexcusably) failed to look at in my adjournment analysis, and I failed to find the best line of play over the board. Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2011-12: Horsham 1 – Horsham 2

Posted on October 19, 2011 by James Mansson

Last night saw the Horsham first team’s opening fixture in this Mid-Sussex League season. Because the club has two teams in division one, they have to play each other first, so this match was between Horsham 1 and Horsham 2. In the end, the firsts squeaked a narrow victory. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2011-12: Mansson – Warren

Posted on October 12, 2011 by James Mansson

Last night I won my rook game against Nick Warren. I obtained an advantage out of the opening, but failed to push it home, allowing my opponent to reach a level endgame. However, he then allowed me to build up a grip on the position, and finally cracked by swapping off into a lost king and pawn endgame. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2011-12: Kington – Mansson Adjourned

Posted on October 5, 2011 by James Mansson

Last night my club championship game against Paul Kington was not finished. We adjourned the game after 42 moves in a position that is in my favour, although whether I can win is another matter. The game is due to be resumed in three weeks.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Newman

Posted on September 27, 2011 by James Mansson

Tonight I managed to win my first round game in the longplay knockout in straightforward fashion against Dick Newman. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Britton

Posted on September 21, 2011 by James Mansson

As mentioned in my previous post, last night featured the first two rounds of the Quickplay Knockout. There I wrote about my first round match with Julie Denning. Here I turn my attention to round two, where my match was against David Britton. Again I won 2-0, although there was a moment in the second game where I blundered, allowing my opponent the chance to win. Fortunately, he missed it! Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Denning

Posted on September 21, 2011 by James Mansson

As part of the ongoing effort to get club competition games played promptly, last night was devoted to playing the first couple of rounds in the Quickplay Knockout and associated Plate competition. Continue reading →

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Champion’s Simul Results

Posted on September 14, 2011 by James Mansson

Further to my previous post, here are Phil Stimpson’s full results of the Champion’s Simul:

  • 0-1 Julie Denning
  • 1/2-1/2 Ron Fletcher
  • 1/2-1/2 John Coules
  • 1/2-1/2 Roger Waddingham
  • 0-1 Mike Forster
  • 1-0 James West (J)
  • 1/2-1/2 Mark Baldock
  • 1-0 Joe Widdowson (J)
  • 1/2-1/2 Paul Taylor
  • 1-0 Richard Hewitt (J)
  • 1-0 Joe Wilby
  • 0-1 Peter Harbott
  • 1/2-1/2 Oliver Thorne (J)
  • 1-0 John Marshall
  • 1-0 Matthew Forster (J)
  • 1-0 Nick Warren
  • 1/2-1/2 Amy Hoare
  • 1/2-1/2 Tony Locke
  • 1-0 Dick Newman
  • 1/2-1/2 James Mansson
  • 1/2-1/2 Anthony Higgs

This gave him the overall score of 13-8 (8 wins, 10 draws, 3 losses).

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Go Slow at the Champion’s Simul

Posted on September 14, 2011 by James Mansson

We had a new person doing the honours at the “Champion’s Simul”, a recent addition to the Horsham Chess Club calendar. Held the week following the AGM, it sees the previous season’s club champion take on all comers from the club in a simultaneous exhibition. Having attempted the feat myself on more than one occasion, I can vouch that it is both physically and mentally demanding! Continue reading →

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