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Author Archives: James Mansson
County Match (Open) 2017-18: Sussex – Essex
Sussex secured a narrow win by 8.5-7.5 over Essex in their SCCU Open County Match last Saturday. I was please to be able to contribute to the victory with a win as Black on board 6. My opponent played an … Continue reading
Posted in County Matches, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Slav Defence
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Mid-Sussex League Knockout: Horsham 1 – Lewes 1
Horsham crashed out of the Mid-Sussex League knockout in disasterous style. According to the handicapping rule, we needed to win 4-1. We actually lost 1-4. Things went badly wrong in all games except Lucy’s on bottom board.
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2017-18: Horsham 1 – Eastbourne 1
Horsham 1 had a tough match against Eastbourne 1 on Tuesday. The current score is 3-1 to us, with one game outstanding, which means we have won the match, although the remaining game could well be a loss, so the … Continue reading
Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Higgs – Mansson
Last Tuesday I played my game against Anthony Higgs in the club championship. I was Black and managed to obtain a decent position against my opponent’s unorthodox opening. After some complications, we ended up in an endgame which turned gradually … Continue reading
Posted in Club Championship, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Vienna Game
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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2017-18: Horsham 1 – Haywards Heath 1
Horsham 1 bouncded back from the defeat against Hastings 1 with a 4.5-0.5 win over Haywards Heath 1. I won as White against Graham Ewans in a game where my opponent’s aggressive play in the opening ultimately left him with … Continue reading
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Horsham Club Knockout 2017-18: Mansson – Harbott
I had a straightforward win in round three of the club knockout last knight. I had a bye in round two, as did many of the competitors, due to the numbers in the competition. I was paired against Peter Harbott … Continue reading
Posted in Club Knockout, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The French Defence
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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2017-18: Horsham 1 – Hastings 1
Horsham 1 got off to a bad start in this year’s Mid-Sussex League, with a decisive defeat away to Hastings 1. I have put a match report up here. In my game I lost against John Sugden. His early sacrifice … Continue reading
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County Match (Open) 2017-18: Sussex – Surrey
My game in last weekend’s county match vs. Surrey featured a bizarre episode that only came to light later when I was entering the game into my database! The game itself was an interesting encounting, quite apart from the bizarre … Continue reading
Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Warren – Mansson
After starting with a draw, I was back to winning ways in the Horsham club championship last Tuesday, with a victory over Nick Warren. It was a hard fought encounter, where both sides made mistakes and had their chances. I … Continue reading
Posted in Club Championship, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Giuoco Piano
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Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Mansson – Heath
I started this year’s club championship with a draw against Chris Heath. Perhaps there was an element of good fortune in that he had the chance to gain a definite advantage, although given that neither player seemed to get much … Continue reading