Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2021-22: Horsham 1 – Hastings 2

Posted on March 2, 2022 by James Mansson

Horsham 1, not entirely surprisingly, did rather better against Hastings 2 than Hastings 1. Mike Forster secured a quick win with the Evans Gambit on board four, I managed to build up and convert a dominating position on board three, and Gavin Lock won on board one; only some scrambling defence from his opponent and time pressure forced Mark Broom to accept a draw on board two to avoid the whitewash. Still a 3.5-0.5 win was a highly satisfactory result.

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County Match (Open) 2021-22: Sussex – Middlesex

Posted on February 28, 2022 by James Mansson

I played in the Sussex home match against Middlesex last Saturday. The match was complicated for all concerned with general traffic issues affecting the area. The boards and pieces arrived with minutes to spare, while a number of players, particularly Middlesex ones, were late to the match. I managed a draw (with a little fortune) in my game, but overall Middlesex won comfortably 9.5-6.5.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Harbott

Posted on February 23, 2022 by James Mansson

I was up against Peter Harbott in the Semi-Final of the quickplay knockout. In the end it was a fairly straightforward 2-0 win, although there were a few nervy moments in the second game in particular.

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2021-22: Horsham 1 – Hastings 1

Posted on February 16, 2022 by James Mansson

Last night, Horsham 1 made the trek down to Hastings for their match against their 1st team. Ultimately, they came up short, as their opponents registered a 3-1 victory.

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County Match (Open) 2021-22: Surrey – Sussex

Posted on February 7, 2022 by James Mansson

Last Saturday I played for Sussex against Surrey in a twelve-board match at Cheam. Unfortunately, the match was a comfortable win for Surrey, and I lost my individual game.

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Horsham Club Championship 2021-22: Mansson – Comley

Posted on February 2, 2022 by James Mansson

I had a rapid rematch with Ian Comley, whom I played in the Mid-Sussex League in my previous game, this time in the Club Championship. This time I was playing White.

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2021-22: Horsham 1 – Horsham 2

Posted on January 19, 2022 by James Mansson

The Mid-Sussex League has restarted, with a slightly adjusted format; matches are now over four boards. As is customary, teams from the same club in the same division must play each other first before playing other clubs. Horsham 1 and Horsham 2 therefore started their seasons with a head to head match at Horsham, with the 1st team being the nominal home side. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Broom

Posted on December 8, 2021 by James Mansson

Last night I won an exciting match in the quickplay knockout third round, to progress to the semi-final. I was paired against Mark Broom, one of the strongest players in the club. Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Thorndyke – Mansson

Posted on November 24, 2021 by James Mansson

Last night I played Alex Thorndyke in Round Three of the Horsham Club Knockout. He drew White, and the game developed gradually in my favour, although he remained very much in the contest; however, an over-aggressive move in the endgame led to the loss of a pawn, and soon after the game. Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2021-22: Sussex – Surrey

Posted on November 7, 2021 by James Mansson

Yesterday, I played in my first county match for a while. We were at home, in our usual venue at Hassocks, against Surrey, and managed to to win a well-contested match. I was Black against Peter Hasson on board five. The game gradually moved in my favour, as I build up a positional advantage. Having established this advantage, I then gradually let things slip, and the game turned in my opponent’s favour round about the time control. However, both players were by then running short of time, so although the position was in my opponent’s favour, he was unable to work out how to continue, and so agreed to a repetition of moves. The game was therefore a draw, and pushed the Sussex score to 8.5, securing the match win. Continue reading →

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