Category Archives: The Queen’s Gambit Declined

Horsham Club Knockout 2025-26: Mansson – Hockings

Posted on April 7, 2026 by James Mansson
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Sussex League (Division 1) 2025-26: Horsham 1 – Worthing 1

Posted on March 31, 2026 by James Mansson
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McArthur Cup 2025-26: Horsham – Sussex University

Posted on March 26, 2026 by James Mansson
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Horsham Club Championship 2025-26: Mansson – Higgs

Posted on January 20, 2026 by James Mansson
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County Match (Open) 2023-24: Sussex – Lincolnshire

Posted on July 8, 2024 by James Mansson

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

Posted on January 28, 2024 by James Mansson

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

Posted on December 12, 2023 by James Mansson

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

Posted on November 15, 2023 by James Mansson

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

Posted on September 20, 2023 by James Mansson

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

Posted on April 5, 2023 by James Mansson

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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