Category Archives: The Sicilian Defence

Horsham Club Knockout 2017-18: Mansson – Forster

Posted on July 2, 2018 by James Mansson

My first replay against Mike Forster in the knockout final also ended in a draw. Out of the opening I had a slight advantage, but expanded too quickly on the queenside, allowing my opponent to generate counterplay. Later, after some … Continue reading →

Posted in Club Knockout, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence | Leave a comment

Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Mansson – A.Taylor

Posted on June 26, 2018 by James Mansson

My final club championship game to finish was against Alex Taylor. I was White; the opening was the Sicilian Dragon. My opponent choses an inferior continuation and I was soon able to win a pawn; mutual innaccuracies followed before I … Continue reading →

Posted in Club Championship, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence | Leave a comment

County Match (Open) 2017-18: Sussex – Middlesex

Posted on March 28, 2018 by James Mansson

Last Saturday, Sussex scored a big win over Middlesex by 10-5 with one game still disputed. I played my part with a 20 move win as White against Simon Spivack. After missing a chance to head for unclear complications, my … Continue reading →

Posted in County Matches, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence | Leave a comment

Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2017-18: Horsham 1 – Worthing 1

Posted on February 21, 2018 by James Mansson

I suffered a bad loss with White in last night’s league match against Worthing 1. We are currently 2-1 down in the match with two games unfinished. In a sharp line of the Dragon, I failed to paly the strongest … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Mid-Sussex League, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence | Leave a comment

Horsham Club Knockout 2017-18: Mansson – Roberts

Posted on January 4, 2018 by James Mansson

I started the New Year with an interesting game against Dix Roberts in the club knockout. I tried a new line in the opening against my opponent’s Taimanov Sicilian, which led to an unclear position. I then let my position … Continue reading →

Posted in Club Knockout, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence | Leave a comment

Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2017-18: Mansson – Taylor

Posted on December 21, 2017 by James Mansson

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.

Posted in Club Quickplay Knockout, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Catalan Opening, The Semi-Tarrasch Defence, The Sicilian Defence | Leave a comment

Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Mansson – Higgs

Posted on June 17, 2017 by James Mansson

I played my final game in the club championship last Tuesday. I already knew that I had won the competition, as the only person who could have caught me, Anthony Higgs, had just agreed his adjourned game against Phil Stimpson … Continue reading →

Posted in Club Championship, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence | Leave a comment

Blast from the Past: Young – Mansson, BPCF Open Championship Semi-Final Round

Posted on May 19, 2017 by James Mansson

The last game from the section I need to cover is my Black loss against J.Young. In this game I played rather feebly and lost rather easily.

Posted in Blast from the Past, BPCF Open, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence | Leave a comment

Blast from the Past: Wilkinson – Mansson, BPCF Open Championship Semi-Final Round

Posted on May 19, 2017 by James Mansson

My win against G.Wilkinson as Black was a pretty mediocre game. As in the Musgrave game, White played a dubious gambit. Following a series of innaccuracies by both players, the game resolved to an endgame with an extra pawn for … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, BPCF Open, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence | Leave a comment

Blast from the Past: First BPCF Open Preliminary Round Section

Posted on May 1, 2017 by James Mansson

Each section of the BPCF Open had its own code, consisting of a letter indicating the round (P = Preliminary, S = Semi-Final, F = Final) and an ordinal to indicate which edition of that round was being played. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, BPCF Open, Games, Opening Analysis, Reports, The Sicilian Defence | Leave a comment