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Author Archives: James Mansson
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2012-13: Horsham 1 – Eastbourne 1
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 … Continue reading
County Match (Open) 2012-13: Sussex – Kent
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 … Continue reading
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2012-13: Horsham 1 – Hastings 1
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.
Horsham Club Championship 2012-13: Higgs – 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 … Continue reading
Horsham Club Knockout 2012-13: Mansson – Denning
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 … Continue reading
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2012-13: Horsham 1 – Hastings 2
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 … Continue reading
Horsham Club Championship 2012-13: Marshall – Mansson
Last night I played my Rook game against John Marshall. In a typical Najdorf position, John ran out of ways to improve his position, while I was able to build up mine. After swinging my queen across to the kingside, … Continue reading
McArthur Cup 2012-13: Horsham – Brighton
As documented on the Horsham Chess Club website here, Horsham’s attempt to progress in the McArthur Cup once again failed at the first hurdle, as we once again lost to Brighton.
Posted in Games, McArthur Cup, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Semi-Slav Defence
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4NCL Division 1 2012-13: e2e4.org.uk 1 – Cheddleton 1
The match on Sunday saw e2e4.org.uk 1 paired against Cheddleton 1. We were outgraded on every board, in most cases by a clear margin, so it was no surprise that we went down 6.5-1.5. Alexey Slavin and Peter Sowray managed … Continue reading
Posted in 4NCL, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Dutch Defence
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4NCL Division 1 2012-13: e2e4.org.uk 1 – Sambuca Sharks
Last weekend saw rounds 3 and 4 of the 4NCL season played at Staverton Park (Division 1 and 2) and Daventry Court Hotel (Division 3 South). I was moved up to the first team for this weekend and played on … Continue reading
Posted in 4NCL, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence
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