Category Archives: County Matches

County Match (Open) 2014-15: Sussex – Kent

Posted on March 15, 2015 by James Mansson

Prior to this season, I had not played Jerry Anstead for many years. Now, in the space of a few months, I have played him twice, both in county matches! Our most recent encounter was in the county match between … Continue reading →

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County Match (U180) 2014-15: Sussex – Middlesex

Posted on February 22, 2015 by James Mansson

Last Saturday, the Sussex U-180 team took on Middlesex up in London. Unfortunately, the team captain had great difficulty finding players, and the team ended up having to default 5 boards. Despite this, a spirited performance saw them restrict the … Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2014-15: Sussex – Middlesex

Posted on February 11, 2015 by James Mansson

In mid-January, I travelled up to Willesden to play for Sussex against Middlesex. As is usual when they play at home, Middlesex had a very strong team, and it was no surprise when they prevailed by 11 points to 5. … Continue reading →

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County Match (U180) 2014-15: Sussex – Kent

Posted on December 11, 2014 by James Mansson

Just under a couple of weeks agao, I played in the U180 County Match for Sussex against Kent. In the end, we won 9-7, although I lost my game against Jerry Anstead. My over-ambitious play as Black backfired, and although … Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2014-15: Sussex – Surrey

Posted on November 30, 2014 by James Mansson

Last weekend, I played for the Sussex first team against Surrey. It was a close encounter, which we won by the narrowest margin, 8.5-7.5, with Brian Denman managing to secure the crucial final half point in the last game to … Continue reading →

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County Match (U180) 2014-15: Sussex – Essex

Posted on October 27, 2014 by James Mansson

In contrast to the Open team a fortnight earlier, the U180 team suffered a crushing defeat against Essex by 11.5 points to 4.5. We defaulted the bottom two boards and could only manage a couple of wins (well done the … Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2014-15: Sussex – Essex

Posted on October 12, 2014 by James Mansson

In all my years playing for Sussex against Essex, we have always struggled to achieve much against them, particularly when playing away at Wanstead. It was therefore an excellent result for the Sussex team last Saturday when we defeated Essex … Continue reading →

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County Match (Minor Counties) 2013-14: Sussex – Leicestershire

Posted on May 19, 2014 by James Mansson

Sussex qualified for the Minor Counties section of the ECF National Stages this year, a competition for teams with an average grade of under 180. Dix struggled to get together a team, and indeed we ended up defaulting a board, which in … Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2013-14: Sussex – Essex

Posted on March 16, 2014 by James Mansson

I suffered a frustrating loss in last Saturday’s county match against Essex. After some mutual inaccuracies, my opponent blundered, allowing me to win a piece, but I didn’t look at the position carefully enough and so passed up on the … Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2013-14: Sussex – Kent

Posted on February 10, 2014 by James Mansson

Sussex were soundly beaten 10-6 by Kent in last weekend’s match at the Mick Jagger Center, Dartford. Kent’s grading advantage told in the top half of the team, where they outscored Sussex 6.5-1.5.

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