Category Archives: Club Knockout

Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – Taylor (Rapidplay)

My knockout match against Alex Taylor had gone to its third game and first of the rapidplay games, played at thirty minutes each with a ten second increment. We played that game last night, and finally had a decisive result, … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – Taylor

My first game in the third round of the knockout against Alex Taylor was drawn, which meant that we went to a replay with colours reversed. That game was played last night, and it resulted in another draw; this means … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Taylor – Mansson

Last night, I played Alex Taylor in the club knockout. As the game ended in a draw, we have to replay the fixture at a later date.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Waddingham – Mansson

Last night I was up against Roger Waddingham in the second round of the club knockout. I managed to win to proceed to the next round.

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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 Knockout 2022-23: Mansson – Savill

I was up against Jordy Savill in the third round of the knockout last night. I managed to score a convincing win, and so move on to the semi-finals.

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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 Chess Club Knockout 2022-23: Bird – Mansson

Last night was the first round of the club knockout. I was paired against Steve Bird and had the black pieces.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Higgs

Last night, I was up against Anthony Higgs in the semi-final of the club knockout. Our first attempt to decide the match ended as a draw, so we were back for a second game; this had been delayed for almost … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Higgs – Mansson

I played Anthony Higgs in the semi-final of the club knockout last Tuesday. The game ended in a draw, so we will need to have a replay in the near future. As it happens, I was lucky to escape with … Continue reading

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