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Category Archives: Games
County Match (Open) 2024-25: Sussex – Kent
Sussex scored a big win against Kent yesterday by a margin of 11-5. I was playing on board eleven and contributed a win.
Horsham Club Rapidplay 2024-25: Mansson – Ratcliffe
Last Tuesday I played a game in the rapidplay against promising club junior James Ratcliffe. The game saw me under some pressure as the assessment of the position fluctuated, but in the end I managed to achieve a draw.
Posted in Club Rapidplay, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Ruy Lopez
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Sussex League Division 1 2024-25: Horsham 1 – Brighton 1
Last night, Horsham 1 played away in the league against Brighton 1. The match ended in a 2-2 draw, as in the last game to finish Gavin Lock defeated Callum Brewer, to cancel out Luke Rutherford’s win against Mark Broom.
County Match (Open) 2024-25: Surrey – Sussex
Last Saturday Sussex were away against Surrey at their regular venue in Cheam. In their previous match, Sussex had suffered a thumping defeat at the hands of Middlesex; this time they put on a much improved performance, only losing narrowly … Continue reading
Posted in County Matches, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Pirc Defence
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Horsham Club Championship 2024-25: Mansson – Warren
Last night, I was up against Nick Warren in the third round of the club championship. After a couple of draws in the first two rounds, I was anxious to win, which I managed to do after my opponent played … Continue reading
Sussex League Division 1 2024-25: Horsham 1 – Worthing 1
Last night, Horsham 1 were up against Worthing 1 at home. Although I managed to draw my game, Horsham lost the match, as the other three games saw one win and two defeats.
Posted in Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, Sussex League, The Sicilian Defence
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Horsham Club Knockout 2024-25: Mansson – Miller
Last night I played against Daniel Miller in the Club Knockout. We had drawn our first game, so a replay was required.
Posted in Club Knockout, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence
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County Match (Open) 2024-25: Sussex – Middlesex
Sussex were at home of in their first county match of the season, against Middlesex. The first game to finish was my game against Ian Calvert, which was a fairly solid draw. However, after that, things went very much in … Continue reading
Sussex League Division 1 2024-25: Horsham 1 – Crowborough
Following a disappointing draw against Horsham 2 the previous week, Horsham 1 bounced back with a decisive win against Crowborough. The score stands at 3-0 in Horsham’s favour, with the one unfinished game at least a draw. [Update: the game … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, Sussex League, The Ruy Lopez
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Sussex League Division 1 2024-25: Horsham 1 – Horsham 2
Horsham started its campaign in two of the Sussex League divisions with inter-club team matches: Horsham 1 – Horsham 2 (in Division 1) and Horsham 4 – Horsham 5 (in Division 3). I was playing in the Horsham 1 – … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, Sussex League, The London System
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