Monthly Archives: September 2011

Horsham Club Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Newman

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

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Britton

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 … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Denning

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.

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Champion’s Simul Results

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 … Continue reading →

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Go Slow at the Champion’s Simul

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 … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Portsmouth 1992

One of my favourite events for many years was the tournament played at Portsmouth Grammar School every February. I first entered the event in 1992 in my last year at school, but I really made a habit of it from … Continue reading →

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