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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Horsham Club Championship 2024-25: Miller – Mansson

Posted on December 11, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night I was up against Daniel Miller for the third time this season; this time our game was in the club championship. I managed to win, but only after a long struggle.

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

Posted on December 1, 2024 by James Mansson

Sussex scored a big win against Kent yesterday by a margin of 11-5. I was playing on board eleven and contributed a win.

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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2024-25: Mansson – Ratcliffe

Posted on November 28, 2024 by James Mansson

Last Tuesday I played a game in the rapidplay against promising club junior James Ratcliffe. The game saw me under some pressure as the assessment of the position fluctuated, but in the end I managed to achieve a draw.

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

Posted on November 26, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night, Horsham 1 played away in the league against Brighton 1. The match ended in a 2-2 draw, as in the last game to finish Gavin Lock defeated Callum Brewer, to cancel out Luke Rutherford’s win against Mark Broom.

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

Posted on November 17, 2024 by James Mansson

Last Saturday Sussex were away against Surrey at their regular venue in Cheam. In their previous match, Sussex had suffered a thumping defeat at the hands of Middlesex; this time they put on a much improved performance, only losing narrowly (7.5 – 8.5) to a team graded much higher than them (on average 136 points).

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Horsham Club Championship 2024-25: Mansson – Warren

Posted on November 13, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night, I was up against Nick Warren in the third round of the club championship. After a couple of draws in the first two rounds, I was anxious to win, which I managed to do after my opponent played an unwise piece sacrifice.

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

Posted on November 6, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night, Horsham 1 were up against Worthing 1 at home. Although I managed to draw my game, Horsham lost the match, as the other three games saw one win and two defeats.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2024-25: Mansson – Miller

Posted on October 30, 2024 by James Mansson

Last night I played against Daniel Miller in the Club Knockout. We had drawn our first game, so a replay was required.

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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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