Category Archives: The King’s Indian Defence

County Match (Open) 2023-24: Sussex – Middlesex

Posted on November 6, 2023 by James Mansson

After the disappointing result away against Surrey in the first match of the season, Sussex got back on track with a fine home win against Middlesex. Despite going three wins down after six games had finished, they pulled back to … Continue reading →

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McArthur Cup 2022-23: Horsham – Chichester

Posted on April 26, 2023 by James Mansson

Last night, Horsham progressed to the final of the McArthur Cup, with a hard-fought 3.5-2.5 win at home against Chichester. The two sides were well-matched on the top three boards, but Horsham clearly outgraded Chichester on the lower boards. This … Continue reading →

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Horsham Chess Club Quickplay Knockout 2022-23: Mansson – Comley

Posted on April 12, 2023 by James Mansson

Last night I played the quickplay knockout plate final against Ian Comley. I managed to win both my games in fairly straightforward fashion, making me the winner of the plate competition for the first time.

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County Match (Open) 2022-23: Sussex – Kent

Posted on March 13, 2023 by James Mansson

Sussex was playing Kent at home last Saturday. The match ended in a narrow 8.5-7.5 win, as Jaimie Wilson won the last game to finish. I was up against John Sugden with the Black pieces, and managed to draw, despite … Continue reading →

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Horsham Chess Club Quickplay Knockout 2022-23: Mansson – A.Taylor

Posted on September 28, 2022 by James Mansson

I played my first round game in the quickplay knockout last night. I was up against Alex Taylor. While my results in this event have been good over the years, this time I was defeated in the first round of … Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2021-22: Horsham 1 – Brighton 1

Posted on April 7, 2022 by James Mansson

Last Tuesday, Horham 1 suffered a disappointing loss against a slightly weakened Brighton 1 side (Geoff James was ill). Mark Broom was defeated on board two by Calum Salmons, while the efforts of the other Horsham players only yielded three … Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2019-20: Horsham 1 – Lewes 1

Posted on February 16, 2020 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 beat Lewes 1 at home recently, by a 3-2 scoreline. I managed to beat Barry Maufe with Black in a complicated game, where both sides made definite mistakes.

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Mid-Sussex League Knockout: Horsham 1 – Lewes 1

Posted on December 6, 2017 by James Mansson

Horsham crashed out of the Mid-Sussex League knockout in disasterous style. According to the handicapping rule, we needed to win 4-1. We actually lost 1-4. Things went badly wrong in all games except Lucy’s on bottom board.

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2017-18: Horsham 1 – Eastbourne 1

Posted on November 22, 2017 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 had a tough match against Eastbourne 1 on Tuesday. The current score is 3-1 to us, with one game outstanding, which means we have won the match, although the remaining game could well be a loss, so the … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Mansson – Green, BPCF Open Championship Semi-Final Round

Posted on May 9, 2017 by James Mansson

The next game I am going to look at is my other King’s Indian from the section, played against G.Green. I was White again and the game followed the same line as my game against M.Ali up to Black’s 12th … Continue reading →

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