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Author Archives: James Mansson
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2022-23: Horsham 1 – Horsham 2
Horsham 1 and Horsham 2 started their Mid-Sussex League season with a match against each other, as they are both in Division 1. The match ended in a narrow 2.5-1.5 win for Horsham 1. I drew a scrappy game with … Continue reading
Horsham Chess Club Championship 2022-23: Mansson – Broom
Yesterday evening, I played my second game in this year’s club championship. I was up against Mark Broom with the White pieces. I decided to take on his Slav Defence rather than the Petroff for a bit of variety. The … Continue reading
Posted in Club Championship, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Slav Defence
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Horsham Chess Club Quickplay Knockout 2022-23: Mansson – A.Taylor
I played my first round game in the quickplay knockout last night. I was up against Alex Taylor. While my results in this event have been good over the years, this time I was defeated in the first round of … Continue reading
Horsham Chess Club Knockout 2022-23: Bird – Mansson
Last night was the first round of the club knockout. I was paired against Steve Bird and had the black pieces.
Posted in Club Knockout, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence
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Horsham Chess Club Championship 2022-23: Mansson – McDonald
Last Tuesday, I played my first game in this year’s club championship. I was up against Robert McDonald, who has been promoted to the Rook (the top section) this year. The game started with the sharp Modern Benoni opening. His … Continue reading
Horsham Club Rapidplay 2022-23: Lynn – Mansson
My second game against Thomas Lynn in the rapidplay (see my last post for more details of the competition) was rather more one-sided that the first. My opponent made a serious blunder fairly early on, losing a piece, and was … Continue reading
Posted in Club Rapidplay, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Vienna Game
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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2022-23: Mansson – Lynn
This year the club is running a rapidplay competition across the season. The basic format is a round robin, with most of the club members entering. Each player may play up to two games, one with each colour, against each … Continue reading
Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Forster
Last Tuesday I was able to help finish off last season’s quickplay knockout competition, by playing my final match against Mike Forster. Mike managed to prevail by winning the first game, then holding a draw in the second.
Horsham Club Championship 2021-22: Mansson – Stimpson
My last game in this year’s club championship was against Phil Stimpson. It proved to be an unsatisfactory game for both players, who both had chances to win, but failed to take them. In the end it was a draw, … Continue reading
Posted in Club Championship, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Scandinavian
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Horsham Club Championship 2021-22: Higgs – Mansson
On Tuesday I was up against Anthony Higgs in the Club Championship. I needed a win to keep my hopes alive, but the game ultimately ended in a draw, meaning that Mark Broom is now champion – congratulations to him!