Category Archives: The Gruenfeld Defence

Horsham Club Knockout 2011-12: Higgs – Mansson

Posted on November 2, 2011 by James Mansson

I managed to negotiate the second round of the club knockout on Tuesday night, following a wild game against Anthony Higgs. He decided to punt the rare 4 h4 against my Gruenfeld Defence. However, he failed to find a convincing … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2011-12: Kington – Mansson Finished

Posted on October 26, 2011 by James Mansson

I completed my adjourned club championship game against Paul Kington last night. The game ended as a draw, after my opponent played a defence I had (inexcusably) failed to look at in my adjournment analysis, and I failed to find … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Portsmouth 1992

Posted on September 6, 2011 by James Mansson

One of my favourite events for many years was the tournament played at Portsmouth Grammar School every February. I first entered the event in 1992 in my last year at school, but I really made a habit of it from … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: University Team Games

Posted on August 29, 2011 by James Mansson

When I started attending Durham University in 1992, I joined the Chess Club straight away, and played for the First Team for all of my three years there. The university entered a couple of teams in the local league, where … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Islington Tournaments

Posted on August 22, 2011 by James Mansson

The first non-junior individual tournament I entered was the annual event at Islington in 1990. I returned there a couple more times, in 1992 and 1995. Playing in such adult events was an important part of my development as a … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Junior Tournaments

Posted on August 18, 2011 by James Mansson

As mentioned in my previous post (and the first in this series) most of the opponents I faced when playing for my school were weak players. As a result, I didn’t learn a great deal from these games, as not … Continue reading →

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