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Category Archives: The Catalan Opening
Horsham Club Championship 2024-25: Miller – Mansson
Last night I was up against Daniel Miller for the third time this season; this time our game was in the club championship. I managed to win, but only after a long struggle.
Horsham Club Rapidplay 2023-24: Mansson – Rankin
Last Tuesday, I played two games against Pete Rankin in the club rapidplay, both of which I won. In this post I’ll look at the first game, where I was White.
Posted in Club Rapidplay, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Catalan Opening
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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
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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2017-18: Mansson – Taylor
I was up against Paul Taylor in the semi-final of the Horsham Chess Club Quickplay Knockout. The match was a tough encounter that I could easily have lost, but I managed to prevail in the sudden death playoff game.
Blast from the Past: Scruton – Mansson, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round
The last game from my first BPFC Open Preliminary Round section that I’d like to look at is my Black win against R.Scruton. This was a rather gritty struggle in which neither side’s play was especially distinguished; I eventually prevailed … Continue reading
County Match (Open) 2012-13: Sussex – Bedfordshire
Sussex managed to qualify for the Minor Counties this year, and were paired against Bedfordshire in the first round. The match was played at the Open University in Milton Keynes under what were very good conditions for a county match.
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4NCL Division 2 2012-13: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Poisoned Pawns
Last weekend saw rounds 5 and 6 of the 4NCL season played at Staverton Park for Divisions 1 and 2. I was in the second team this weekend. On a personal note I achieved a decent result with two draws … Continue reading
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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – AMCA Rhinos
Going into the final weekend, the e2e4.org.uk second team had a chance of gaining promotion, but there was little room for error. KJCA Kings and North East England were leading the league on 14 match points, followed by AMCA Rhinos … Continue reading
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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Cheddleton 2
The e2e4.org.uk second team had a successful couple of matches over last weekend in 4NCL Division 3.
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4NCL Division 3 2011-12: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Guildford 3
Unlike the match on the previous day, our match against Guildford 3 was a much tighter affair, which we just managed to win 3.5-2.5. An amusing aspect of the line up, for me anyway, was that our opponents, Guildford 3, … Continue reading
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