Category Archives: The Chigorin Defence

Horsham Club Championship 2024-25: Mansson – Trofin

Posted on October 2, 2024 by James Mansson

Lats night, I finally played my delayed first round game in the Club Championship against Marian Trofin. After some poor strategic decisions, I fell into a bad position, but fortunately I was able to wriggle out eventually, and the game … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – A.Reid

Posted on September 28, 2023 by James Mansson

Last Tuesday I played my first round game in this year’s Horsham Chess Club Quickplay Knockout competition. I was up against Andrew Reid and managed to win our two game match as might be expected, given our relative grading.

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

Posted on May 2, 2017 by James Mansson

While the first game I examined was a little dull, the one I am about to look at was anything but. It has to be said that my encounter against N.Fallowfield was not correspondence chess at its finest; it was … Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 3 2014-15: e2e4.org.uk 2 – Warwickshire Select 2

Posted on May 17, 2015 by James Mansson

Following our narrow defeat in the penultimate round, we were pessimistic about our chances of promotion. However, it was still possible if we won and the right combintation of results occurred in the other matches. We were up against Warwickshire … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2014-15: Mansson – Whitmore

Posted on September 25, 2014 by James Mansson

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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