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Champion’s Simul 2012
The now traditional Club Champion’s simul against all comers opening the new season last Tuesday. As noted in my previous post, Mike Forster and I attempted to play off last season’s Quickplay Knockout final beforehand, but were tied at 1-1 … Continue reading
Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Forster (Part One)
Prior to the champion’s simul last night, Mike Forster and I attempted to play off the Quickplay Knockout Final that was still outstanding. However, as it turned out we won one game apiece in “normal time”, and didn’t have time … Continue reading
Horsham Club Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Stimpson
Last Tuesday was the last official club night of the season. It was a chance to get the remaining games in the club competitions finished. I managed to play my Knockout Final game against Phil Stimpson, although I do still … Continue reading
Horsham Club Championship 2011-12: Stimpson – Mansson
I finally finished my games in this year’s club championship last night, with a win over Phil Stimpson. Phil surprised me in the opening with an unusual 6th move, and initially has some uncomfortable pressure on my position. However, within … Continue reading
4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Wessex
Going into the last round, e2e4.org.uk 2 were tied for the lead in Division 3 with Wessex on 16 points. KJCA Kings, AMCA Rhinos and North East England were on 15, while Hackney and Cheddleton 2 were on 14. The … Continue reading
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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – North East England
While our round 9 match had proved one-sided, the same could not be said of our round 10 encounter with the North East England team. The position at the start of the round was that KJCA Kings and North East … Continue reading
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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – AMCA Rhinos
Going into the final weekend, the e2e4.org.uk second team had a chance of gaining promotion, but there was little room for error. KJCA Kings and North East England were leading the league on 14 match points, followed by AMCA Rhinos … Continue reading
Posted in 4NCL, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Catalan Opening
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Horsham Club Championship 2011-12: Taylor – Mansson
I played my penultimate game in the club championship last night, against Paul Taylor. Following a sharp opening, in which I missed a couple of chances, the game ended up in an interesting, unbalanced endgame. After a long period of … Continue reading
Horsham Club Lightning Tournament 2012
The Horsham Chess Club Lightning Tournament was played last Tuesday. As is usual now, because of the number of entries, the event was divided into two pools of roughly the same size, with the winnings of each pool playing a … Continue reading
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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Sussex Smart Survivors
The e2e4.org.uk second team followed up its win in round seven with another decent victory, this time against Sussex Smart Survivors. There were some tense moments, especially after David Grant beat Mark Josse to put Sussex Smart Survivors ahead, but … Continue reading
Posted in 4NCL, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence
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