Category Archives: The Sicilian Defence

Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Britton

Posted on September 21, 2011 by James Mansson

As mentioned in my previous post, last night featured the first two rounds of the Quickplay Knockout. There I wrote about my first round match with Julie Denning. Here I turn my attention to round two, where my match was … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Denning

Posted on September 21, 2011 by James Mansson

As part of the ongoing effort to get club competition games played promptly, last night was devoted to playing the first couple of rounds in the Quickplay Knockout and associated Plate competition.

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Go Slow at the Champion’s Simul

Posted on September 14, 2011 by James Mansson

We had a new person doing the honours at the “Champion’s Simul”, a recent addition to the Horsham Chess Club calendar. Held the week following the AGM, it sees the previous season’s club champion take on all comers from the … 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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Why 2 Nf3 and 3 d4 is White’s Main Line against the Sicilian

Posted on August 9, 2011 by James Mansson

When I started playing chess seriously and studying the opening, the books I consulted were generally good at showing what were (or had been) the main lines of play. However, in a number of instances, they didn’t give any explanation … Continue reading →

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1 Nf3 repertoire: The Maroczy Bind

Posted on July 16, 2011 by James Mansson

The basic position of the Maroczy Bind arises after 1 Nf3 c5 2 c4 g6 3 e4 Nc6 4 d4 cxd4 5 Nxd4, although there are other move orders that reach both this and later positions within the system. In … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2010-11: Stimpson – Mansson

Posted on July 6, 2011 by James Mansson

It doesn’t now like I shall be able to complete all my club championship games, although I did manage to play another just after the Quickplay Knockout Final last night.

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