Category Archives: Club Quickplay Knockout

Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – Page

Last night I played Roy Page in the second round of the Quickplay Knockout. After a couple of tough games, Roy emerged victorious, eliminating me from the competition.

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

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

In the quickplay knockout, having lost in round one of the main competition, I went into the plate competition for round two. I was up against another Taylor, Jonathan this time, and I managed to prevail fairly comfortably over two … Continue reading

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

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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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Forster

Last Tuesday I was able to help finish off last season’s quickplay knockout competition, by playing my final match against Mike Forster. Mike managed to prevail by winning the first game, then holding a draw in the second.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Harbott

I was up against Peter Harbott in the Semi-Final of the quickplay knockout. In the end it was a fairly straightforward 2-0 win, although there were a few nervy moments in the second game in particular.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Broom

Last night I won an exciting match in the quickplay knockout third round, to progress to the semi-final. I was paired against Mark Broom, one of the strongest players in the club.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Trofin

Finally, Horsham Chess Club has restarted and started playing its internal competitions! Last night I played my first round match in the quickplay knockout against Marian Trofin. I was repaired following my original opponent’s withdrawal, and ended up with the … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2019-20: Mansson – Ashby

I suffered a disappointing exit from the quickplay knockout at the last club meeting of 2019. I was up against Nick Ashby, one of our new recruits. In the first game, I missed a chance to win a piece early … Continue reading

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