Author Archives: James Mansson

Horsham Club Championship 2011-12: Stimpson – Mansson

Posted on May 30, 2012 by James Mansson

I finally finished my games in this year’s club championship last night, with a win over Phil Stimpson. Phil surprised me in the opening with an unusual 6th move, and initially has some uncomfortable pressure on my position. However, within … Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Wessex

Posted on May 11, 2012 by James Mansson

Going into the last round, e2e4.org.uk 2 were tied for the lead in Division 3 with Wessex on 16 points. KJCA Kings, AMCA Rhinos and North East England were on 15, while Hackney and Cheddleton 2 were on 14. The … Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – North East England

Posted on May 10, 2012 by James Mansson

While our round 9 match had proved one-sided, the same could not be said of our round 10 encounter with the North East England team. The position at the start of the round was that KJCA Kings and North East … Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – AMCA Rhinos

Posted on May 9, 2012 by James Mansson

Going into the final weekend, the e2e4.org.uk second team had a chance of gaining promotion, but there was little room for error. KJCA Kings and North East England were leading the league on 14 match points, followed by AMCA Rhinos … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2011-12: Taylor – Mansson

Posted on April 25, 2012 by James Mansson

I played my penultimate game in the club championship last night, against Paul Taylor. Following a sharp opening, in which I missed a couple of chances, the game ended up in an interesting, unbalanced endgame. After a long period of … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Lightning Tournament 2012

Posted on April 13, 2012 by James Mansson

The Horsham Chess Club Lightning Tournament was played last Tuesday. As is usual now, because of the number of entries, the event was divided into two pools of roughly the same size, with the winnings of each pool playing a … Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Sussex Smart Survivors

Posted on April 3, 2012 by James Mansson

The e2e4.org.uk second team followed up its win in round seven with another decent victory, this time against Sussex Smart Survivors. There were some tense moments, especially after David Grant beat Mark Josse to put Sussex Smart Survivors ahead, but … Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Cheddleton 2

Posted on April 2, 2012 by James Mansson

The e2e4.org.uk second team had a successful couple of matches over last weekend in 4NCL Division 3.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Harbott

Posted on March 28, 2012 by James Mansson

Last night I won my semi-final match against Peter Harbott in the club quickplay knockout. It was contested, as usual, over two 10-minutes games, with sudden death if the match is tied 1-1. In the first game, I quickly built … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 24, 2012 by James Mansson

Horsham 1’s season concluded with its first away match against Hastings at Hastings Chess Club, rather than some other venue. There is still one game undecided (Dix Roberts against John Sugden), where the Horsham player is a pawn down in … Continue reading →

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