Category Archives: The Sicilian Defence

County Match (Open) 2021-22: Sussex – Middlesex

Posted on February 28, 2022 by James Mansson

I played in the Sussex home match against Middlesex last Saturday. The match was complicated for all concerned with general traffic issues affecting the area. The boards and pieces arrived with minutes to spare, while a number of players, particularly … Continue reading →

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County Match (Open) 2021-22: Surrey – Sussex

Posted on February 7, 2022 by James Mansson

Last Saturday I played for Sussex against Surrey in a twelve-board match at Cheam. Unfortunately, the match was a comfortable win for Surrey, and I lost my individual game.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Thorndyke – Mansson

Posted on November 24, 2021 by James Mansson

Last night I played Alex Thorndyke in Round Three of the Horsham Club Knockout. He drew White, and the game developed gradually in my favour, although he remained very much in the contest; however, an over-aggressive move in the endgame … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Taylor

Posted on September 30, 2021 by James Mansson

Last Tuesday, I was up against Alex Taylor in the first round of the knockout. I drew White, and so, unsurprisingly, the Dragon Variation appeared on the board. I improved on our previous game with the theoretically recommended 16 Qh4; … Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2019-20: Horsham 1 – Worthing 1

Posted on March 15, 2020 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 scored an important win over Worthing 1 last Tuesday. I was able to make an important contribution by holding a draw in my game, with the score at 2.5-1.5 in our favour; this gave us a 3-2 win.

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McArthur Cup 2019-20: Horsham – Hastings

Posted on February 16, 2020 by James Mansson

Horsham defeated Hastings in the semi-final of the McArthur Cup. The score was tied at 3-3 but Horsham won on board count.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2019-20: Heath – Mansson

Posted on January 9, 2020 by James 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 →

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Horsham Club Championship 2019-20: Mansson – Taylor

Posted on October 25, 2019 by James Mansson

I started my campaign in this season’s club championship with a hard-fought win against Alex Taylor. Following a complex struggle where both sides committed inaccuracies, I finally managed to establish a winning advantage and press it home.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2019-20: Mansson – Ashby

Posted on October 16, 2019 by James Mansson

I got off to a winning started in the club knockout, winning with White against new club member Nick Ashby. He failed to find an effective plan as Black in a typical Maroczy Bind position; then several weak moves led … Continue reading →