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

Posted on October 27, 2024 by James Mansson

Sussex were at home of in their first county match of the season, against Middlesex. The first game to finish was my game against Ian Calvert, which was a fairly solid draw. However, after that, things went very much in Middlesex’s favour, and they ran out 10.5-5.5 winners. This was a rather disappointing result, as the average grading difference between the two teams was not that large (Middlesex’s average was 2081 and Sussex’s was 2036).

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

Posted on October 23, 2024 by James Mansson

Following a disappointing draw against Horsham 2 the previous week, Horsham 1 bounced back with a decisive win against Crowborough. The score stands at 3-0 in Horsham’s favour, with the one unfinished game at least a draw.

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Sussex League Division 1 2024-25: Horsham 1 – Horsham 2

Posted on October 16, 2024 by James Mansson

Horsham started its campaign in two of the Sussex League divisions with inter-club team matches: Horsham 1 – Horsham 2 (in Division 1) and Horsham 4 – Horsham 5 (in Division 3). I was playing in the Horsham 1 – Horsham 2 match.

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Horsham Club Championship 2024-25: Kington – Mansson

Posted on October 9, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night, I played Paul Kington in the second round of the Club Championship. I managed to gain some pressure in the endgame, but misses a couple of chances and only drew.

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Horsham Club Championship 2024-25: Mansson – Trofin

Posted on October 2, 2024 by James Mansson

Lats night, I finally played my delayed first round game in the Club Championship against Marian Trofin. After some poor strategic decisions, I fell into a bad position, but fortunately I was able to wriggle out eventually, and the game ended in a draw.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2024-25: Mansson – J.Reid

Posted on September 25, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night, I was up against James Reid in the first round of the Quickplay Knockout. I managed to win both games easily enough, and so progressed to the next round in the main draw.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2024-25: Miller – Mansson

Posted on September 18, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night, I played Daniel Miller in the first round of the Club Knockout competition. I was lucky to escape with a draw. The replay will be on our next free Tuesday.

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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2024-25: Mansson – Toth

Posted on September 11, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night, I played my first competitive games of the new season. As my game in the Horsham Club Championship was delayed, I played a couple of games in the Horsham Club Rapidplay instead. My opponent was Ben Toth and we played two games, one with each colour. The time control was new: 20 minutes each, with a 10 second increment.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – McDonald

Posted on July 10, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night I was up against Rob McDonald in the final of the Knockout competition. Unlike my previous couple of matches, we managed to decide the match in the first game; I won with the White pieces to win the competition.

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County Match (Open) 2023-24: Sussex – Lincolnshire

Posted on July 8, 2024 by James Mansson

Sussex were up against Lincolnshire in the final of the Minor Counties competition last Saturday. We managed to win an exciting match on board count.

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