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Author Archives: James Mansson
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2021-22: Horsham 1 – Horsham 2
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 … Continue reading
Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Broom
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.
Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Thorndyke – 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 … Continue reading
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County Match (Open) 2021-22: Sussex – Surrey
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. … Continue reading
Horsham Club Championship 2021-22: Mansson – Marshall
My club championship game last night was a straightforward win, as my opponent blundered a piece early on, and was then unable to create any problems.
Posted in Club Championship, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Ruy Lopez
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Horsham Club Championship 2021-22: Mansson – Broom
Yesterday, I played my first club championship game for over a year. I was up against Mark Broom with the White pieces. The game worked its way towards an apparently solid draw, as the players both ran short of time … Continue reading
Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Taylor
Last Tuesday, I was up against Alex Taylor in the first round of the knockout. I drew White, and so, unsurprisingly, the Dragon Variation appeared on the board. I improved on our previous game with the theoretically recommended 16 Qh4; … Continue reading
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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Trofin
Finally, Horsham Chess Club has restarted and started playing its internal competitions! Last night I played my first round match in the quickplay knockout against Marian Trofin. I was repaired following my original opponent’s withdrawal, and ended up with the … Continue reading
Book Review: Opening Repertoire: …c6
One interesting piece of advice I have come across more than once, which relates to creating an opening repertoire, is to use a particular player as your model. The idea is that they player has already done the hard work … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Modern Vienna Game
The first chess opening repertoire book I bought was An Opening Repertoire for the Attacking Player by Raymond Keene and David Levy. This presented a wild and woolly collection of systems for the “Attacking Player” for both White and Black. … Continue reading
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