Author Archives: James Mansson

Blast from the Past: Mansson – Ali, BPCF Open Championship Semi-Final Round

Posted on May 8, 2017 by James Mansson

It was interesting to go back and have a serious look at my game against M.Ali from my first BPCF Open Semi-Final. My memory of it was rather negative, but actually looking at it again, things do not seem quite … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: First BPCF Open Semi-Final Round Section

Posted on May 8, 2017 by James Mansson

As a result of my success in my first Preliminary Round section in the BPCF Open, I qualified for a Semi-Final section, which eventually started in the following year. Here I faced much tougher opposition and my result indicated that … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Scruton – Mansson, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round

Posted on May 6, 2017 by James Mansson

The last game from my first BPFC Open Preliminary Round section that I’d like to look at is my Black win against R.Scruton. This was a rather gritty struggle in which neither side’s play was especially distinguished; I eventually prevailed … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Lucas – Mansson, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round

Posted on May 4, 2017 by James Mansson

My Black game against K.Lucas was marred by my opponents blunder of a piece on move 15, after which the result was never in doubt. At the point he blundered, Black was attempting to build an attack on the kingside, … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Mansson – Fletcher, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round

Posted on May 3, 2017 by James Mansson

My other White game in the section was against Fletcher. The was a more successful effort than my game against N.Fallowfield. My opponent followed a line where Petrosian had achieved a quick draw against Szabo as Black, but in fact … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Mansson – Fallowfield, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round

Posted on May 2, 2017 by James Mansson

While the first game I examined was a little dull, the one I am about to look at was anything but. It has to be said that my encounter against N.Fallowfield was not correspondence chess at its finest; it was … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Mansson – Copley, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round

Posted on May 1, 2017 by James Mansson

The first game I want to look at is my game with J.Copley. My opinion of it at the time was that it was a dull draw, with the most memorable aspect being that we used one of those elaborate … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: First BPCF Open Preliminary Round Section

Posted on May 1, 2017 by James Mansson

Each section of the BPCF Open had its own code, consisting of a letter indicating the round (P = Preliminary, S = Semi-Final, F = Final) and an ordinal to indicate which edition of that round was being played. I … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Correspondence Chess

Posted on May 1, 2017 by James Mansson

As I am unlikely to have many more games to annotate this season, I thought it would be interesting to do some more “Blast from the Past” posts, where I go over some of my old games. For this series … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Kington – Mansson

Posted on April 13, 2017 by James Mansson

After a run of wins in this year’s club championship, I finally drew a game. I was Black against Paul Kington, and the game developed into a fairly normal Hedgehog position. I took the chance to open the position up; … Continue reading →

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