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Category Archives: Opening Analysis
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2019-20: Horsham 1 – Lewes 1
Horsham 1 beat Lewes 1 at home recently, by a 3-2 scoreline. I managed to beat Barry Maufe with Black in a complicated game, where both sides made definite mistakes.
McArthur Cup 2019-20: Horsham – Hastings
Horsham defeated Hastings in the semi-final of the McArthur Cup. The score was tied at 3-3 but Horsham won on board count.
Posted in Games, McArthur Cup, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence
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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2019-20: Horsham 1 – Worthing 3
Horsham 1 scored a decisive 4-1 victory against Worthing 3 last Monday. I managed to win my game after obtaining first the advantage of the bishop pair, then an extra pawn. My opponent was unable to create any counterplay, so … Continue reading
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2019-20: Horsham 1 – Hastings 2
Horsham 1’s recent match against Hastings 2 was a frustrating draw. Both Mark Broom and I had chances to win our games, but failed to do so.
Horsham Club Knockout 2019-20: Heath – Mansson
I scored a decent win with Black against Chris Heath in the club longplay knockout. The game started as a typical Closed Sicilian, where I was able to equalise with accurate play. Later on, my opponent went wrong as we … Continue reading
Posted in Club Knockout, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence
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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2019-20: Mansson – Ashby
I suffered a disappointing exit from the quickplay knockout at the last club meeting of 2019. I was up against Nick Ashby, one of our new recruits. In the first game, I missed a chance to win a piece early … Continue reading
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2019-20: Horsham 1 – Worthing 2
Horsham 1 scored a hard-fought win over Worthing 2 at the start of December. My game was last to finish, when we were already 3-1 up, so the fact that I lost in the end did not matter.
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2019-20: Horsham 1 – Brighton 1
In mid-November, Horsham 1 scored a fine 4-1 win over Brighton 1. I managed to build up a strong position in my game against Geoff James, but because I was running short of time and because of the match situation, … Continue reading
County Match (Open) 2019-20: Sussex – Essex
Sussex recently scored a very good win at home against Essex. I was able to contribute a draw with the Black pieces. The game opened with the Catalan Opening and I took the pawn. I had a chance to hold … Continue reading
Posted in County Matches, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Catalan Opening
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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2019-20: Horsham 1 – Haywards Heath 1
The Horsham 1 team continued its good form with a 3.5-1.5 win away to Haywards Heath 1. I drew as White against Viv Cole in an interesting game. At one point my opponent appeared to have blundered a piece, and … Continue reading