Category Archives: Opening Analysis

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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