Category Archives: Opening Analysis

4NCL Division 3 2014-15: e2e4.org.uk 2 – West is Best 2

Last weekend saw the first two rounds of the 2014-15 4NCL season. As I was playing in division 3, I stayed and played at the Daventry venue. In round one, the e2e4.org.uk second team was up against West is Best … Continue reading

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2014-15: Horsham 1 – Horsham 2

As Horsham 1 and Horsham 2 are both in the top division this year, the rules require that they pay each other before any other teams. The match between the two sides was played last Tuesday and ended in a … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Knockout 2014-15: Mansson – Moorhouse

Last Tuesday saw me play my latest game in the Horsham club knockout. Although it was my second game this year in the competition, technically it was the third round, as I, along with most of the entrants, had a … Continue reading

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County Match (U180) 2014-15: Sussex – Essex

In contrast to the Open team a fortnight earlier, the U180 team suffered a crushing defeat against Essex by 11.5 points to 4.5. We defaulted the bottom two boards and could only manage a couple of wins (well done the … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2014-15: Mansson – Comley

I played my club championship game against Ian Comley last Tuesday. I managed to notch up another win and so I am on 2 out of 2 in the competition.

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County Match (Open) 2014-15: Sussex – Essex

In all my years playing for Sussex against Essex, we have always struggled to achieve much against them, particularly when playing away at Wanstead. It was therefore an excellent result for the Sussex team last Saturday when we defeated Essex … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2014-15: Harbott – Mansson

I made a start to my club championship games for this season yesterday. I was Black against Peter Harbott, whom I have played many times over the years. The game turned out to be another tricky encounter.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2014-15: Mansson – Howard

Last night saw the first round of the standard play knockout competition at Horsham Chess Club. I was paired against Brian Howard. The game turned out to be a straightforward win for me, as my opponent grabbed a hot pawn … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2014-15: Mansson – Nkomo

Last Tuesday saw the opening two rounds of the Horsham Chess Club Quickplay Knockout. As reported in my previous post, I beat Gary Whitmore 2-0 in round one, but my second round encounter against Melusi Nkomo was a tougher match.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2014-15: Mansson – Whitmore

Last Tuesday was the designated club night for rounds 1 and 2 of the quickplay knockout. I was paired against Gary Whitmore in round 1, and managed to win both our 15 minute games with relative ease. The first saw … Continue reading

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