Author Archives: James Mansson

Blast from the Past: Mansson – Copley, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round

Posted on May 1, 2017 by James Mansson

The first game I want to look at is my game with J.Copley. My opinion of it at the time was that it was a dull draw, with the most memorable aspect being that we used one of those elaborate … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: First BPCF Open Preliminary Round Section

Posted on May 1, 2017 by James Mansson

Each section of the BPCF Open had its own code, consisting of a letter indicating the round (P = Preliminary, S = Semi-Final, F = Final) and an ordinal to indicate which edition of that round was being played. I … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Correspondence Chess

Posted on May 1, 2017 by James Mansson

As I am unlikely to have many more games to annotate this season, I thought it would be interesting to do some more “Blast from the Past” posts, where I go over some of my old games. For this series … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Kington – Mansson

Posted on April 13, 2017 by James Mansson

After a run of wins in this year’s club championship, I finally drew a game. I was Black against Paul Kington, and the game developed into a fairly normal Hedgehog position. I took the chance to open the position up; … Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2016-17: Horsham 1 – Worthing 2

Posted on April 12, 2017 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 finished the season with a win over Worthing 2. Although Gavin lost on board 1, we won on boards 2, 4, and 5 to secure the match; my game on board 3 against Nicholas Skinner ended up as … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Mansson – Comley

Posted on March 16, 2017 by James Mansson

My latest win in the club championship was pretty straightforward. My opponent made a couple of significant mistakes early on; I did not exploit the first fully, but took advantage of the second to achieve a winning advantage. Just as … Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2016-17: Horsham 1 – Haywards Heath 1

Posted on March 9, 2017 by James Mansson

Going into last Tuesday’s match, Horsham 1 needed to win to keep up their push for the Mid-Sussex League title. Unfortunately, the wheels came off and the team crashed to a hugely disappointing defeat.

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Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Stimpson – Mansson

Posted on March 8, 2017 by James Mansson

Last week I played my club championship game against Phil Stimpson. Like Peter Harbott, Phil is someone I have played quite a few times. This time I was Black. The game started with a line of the the Grand Prix … Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2016-17: Sussex – Kent

Posted on March 6, 2017 by James Mansson

In a recent county match, Sussex lost 3-13 to a very strong Kent side. I was up on board three against Andrew Mayhew. I ran into trouble early on, but managed to mix things up. However, when both players were … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Harbott – Mansson

Posted on February 22, 2017 by James Mansson

Before this game, which was played last night, I wondered how many games I had played against Peter Harbott in various competitions. Looking in my database, I found 28, of which 15 were in the Horsham club championship, 6 in … Continue reading →

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