Sussex League Division 1 2024-25: Horsham 1 – Hastings 1

Posted on February 19, 2025 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 suffered a bad defeat against Hastings 1 last knight by a margin of 0.5-3.5. I did manage to draw with John Sugden on board three, but our other three games ended in defeat.

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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2024-25: Mansson – Sinkevich

Posted on February 6, 2025 by James Mansson

Last Tuesday, I played two games in the club rapidplay against club junior Iaroslav Sinkevich, both of which I won. Here I look at the second game.

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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2024-25: Sinkevich – Mansson

Posted on February 6, 2025 by James Mansson

Last Tuesday, I played two games in the club rapidplay against club junior Iaroslav Sinkevich, both of which I won. Here I look at the first game.

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County Match (Open) 2024-25: Middlesex – Sussex

Posted on February 2, 2025 by James Mansson

Yesterday, I played as part of a weakened Sussex team away against Middlesex. Unsurprisingly, we lost by a large margin (3.5 to 12.5). I was unsuccessful in my game against an opponent rated over 100 points higher than me. Things were not helped by me getting lost on the way to the venue, which resulted in me starting 30 minutes down on the clock.

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Sussex League Division 1 2024-25: Horsham 1 – Hayward Heath 1

Posted on January 31, 2025 by James Mansson

Last night, Horsham 1 were playing away in the Sussex League against Haywards Heath 1. We managed to secure a comfortable victory thanks to wins on the lower boards.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2024-25: Mansson – Ratcliffe

Posted on January 31, 2025 by James Mansson

On Tuesday, I was up against promising junior James Ratcliffe in the quickplay knockout. Unfortunately, despite obtain good positions in both games, I was eliminated from the competition.

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County Match (Open) 2024-25: Sussex – Surrey

Posted on January 24, 2025 by James Mansson

Sussex managed to run Surrey close in the away fixture at Cheam back in November, but in the reverse fixture last weekend collapsed to a heavy defeat, only scoring 2 points to Surrey’s 14. On a personal note, I suffered a disappointing loss, where I blew an excellent position out of the opening.

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Sussex League Division 1 2024-25: Horsham 1 – Lewes

Posted on January 16, 2025 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 started the New Year with a draw against a decent Lewes side. On board three, I had the Black pieces against Louis Buckland. I managed to save the game after a difficult struggle.

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Horsham Chess Club Championship 2024-25: Mansson – Comley

Posted on January 9, 2025 by James Mansson

Last Tuesday I was up against Ian Comley in round five of the club championship. I managed to win again, putting myself in the chasing pack half a point off the leaders.

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Sussex League Knockout 2024-25: Horsham – Haywards Heath

Posted on December 20, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night, Horsham were away against Haywards Heath in the quarter-finals of the Sussex League Handicap knockout. Because of the grading difference between the teams, Horsham needed to win by at least 3.5-0.5. Unfortunately, we were only able to win by a 3-1 margin, due to a loss on bottom board. We were therefore eliminated from the competition.

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