Category Archives: The Queen’s Gambit Declined

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

Sussex were up against Lincolnshire in the final of the Minor Counties competition last Saturday. We managed to win an exciting match on board count.

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Paul Watson Trophy 2023-24: Horsham – Bognor Regis

Last Friday, Horsham played Bognor Regis away in the Paul Watson Trophy. In a tightly-contested match, Bognor Regis came out winners by the narrowest margin of 2.5-1.5.

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McArthur Cup 2023-24: Horsham – Sussex University

Horsham’s defence of the McArthur Cup failed at the first hurdle, as we went down against Sussex University last night. Although Roy Page got the team off to a good start with a win on bottom board, a defeat for … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2023-24: Mansson – McDonald

Last night was the second round of the Horsham Club Championship Swiss Tournament. I was paired with White against Rob McDonald, and managed to win in 20 moves after my opponent allowed a powerful knight sacrifice on f7 on move … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – Parker

Last night, I played my first round game in the club knockout against Alex Parker. I has the white pieces, and managed to win a quick game to progress to the next round. My opponent went wrong early, first conceding … Continue reading

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

I was up against Peter Rankin in the semi-final of the quickplay knockout plate competition. I managed to prevail after a couple of tough games.

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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2022-23: Mansson – McDonald

I played my second opponent (Robert McDonald) in the rapidplay competition last week; we completed both our games in the competition on the night.

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Horsham Chess Club Knockout 2022-23: Mansson – McDonald

Last night I managed to win a tough game against Robert McDonald in the second round of the club knockout. At one point I was in a lot of trouble, but I managed to wriggle out in the complications. In … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2022-23: Mansson – Lynn

This year the club is running a rapidplay competition across the season. The basic format is a round robin, with most of the club members entering. Each player may play up to two games, one with each colour, against each … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2018-19: Mansson – Bennet-Stevens

My campaign in the Rook this year ended with a draw against one of our most promising junior players, Lucy Bennet-Stevens. If I had won, I would have finished equal on points with Phil Stimpson, although he would have been … Continue reading

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