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Author Archives: James Mansson
Sussex League Division 1 2023-24: Horsham 1 – Hastings 1
Last night Horsham 1 drew away against Hastings 1. Anthony Higgs won, while Gavin Lock and Mark Broom drew. My game against John Sugden was the last to finish; unfortunately, by that point, he had a winning position, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, Sussex League, The Czech Benoni
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Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – Taylor (Rapidplay)
My knockout match against Alex Taylor had gone to its third game and first of the rapidplay games, played at thirty minutes each with a ten second increment. We played that game last night, and finally had a decisive result, … Continue reading
Sussex League Division 1 2023-24: Horsham 1 – Haywards Heath 1
Last night, Horsham 1 faced Haywards Heath 1 at home in the Sussex League. We managed to secure wins on the bottom two boards fairly easily, which left us needing just a draw from the top two boards. Although we … Continue reading
Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – Taylor
My first game in the third round of the knockout against Alex Taylor was drawn, which meant that we went to a replay with colours reversed. That game was played last night, and it resulted in another draw; this means … Continue reading
Sussex League Division 1 2023-24: Horsham 1 – Worthing 1
Last night, Horsham 1 scored an excellent 3.5-0.5 win over Worthing 1. I contributed an accurate win against Peter Larwood on board three.
Posted in Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, Sussex League, The Slav Defence
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Horsham Club Championship 2023-24: Broom – Mansson
Last night, I played Mark Broom in round five of the club championship. Unfortunately for me, Mark got the better of the game and secured an important victory.
Posted in Club Championship, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Reti Opening
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Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Taylor – Mansson
Last night, I played Alex Taylor in the club knockout. As the game ended in a draw, we have to replay the fixture at a later date.
Posted in Club Knockout, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence
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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2023-24: Toth – Mansson
Last night, I played my Black game against Ben Toth in the club rapidplay competition. Although I soon managed to establish a winning advantage, my opponent managed to escape in the end with a draw, as both players ran very … Continue reading
Paul Watson Trophy 2023-24: Horsham – Bognor Regis
Last Friday, Horsham played Bognor Regis away in the Paul Watson Trophy. In a tightly-contested match, Bognor Regis came out winners by the narrowest margin of 2.5-1.5.
County Match (Open) 2023-24: Sussex – Surrey
Sussex suffered another heavy defeat against Surrey, this time in the home fixture, which was not surprising given their massive grading advantage.