Category Archives: Club Championship

Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Bennet-Stevens – Mansson

Last Tuesday I played my club championship game against Lucy Bennet-Stevens, one of the club’s most promising junior players. I managed to score a win in a tense game. Apart from my adjourned game against Alex Taylor, this was my … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Mansson – Harbott

Last Tuesday I won my club championship game against Peter Harbott. Look back over the game I was rather lucky. On move 20 I gambled with a risky move that offered a piece for apparently good compensation; fortunately, my opponent … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Mansson – Stimpson

My latest club championship game against Phil Stimpson was an unsatisfactory draw for both players. I was White and my opponent played an interesting gambit line against the Ruy Lopez. Neither player played entirely accurately on the way to a … Continue reading

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

Following my debacle against Ian Comley, it was good to get things back on track in the club championship with a win over Paul Taylor. I was Black in a Queen’s Indian, and the position was roughly level out of … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Comley – Mansson

I suffered a disappointing loss in the club championship last night against Ian Comley. After slipping into a worse (but defensible) position after the opening, a combination of good play by my opponent and some further inaccuracies gave him a … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Higgs – Mansson

Last Tuesday I played my game against Anthony Higgs in the club championship. I was Black and managed to obtain a decent position against my opponent’s unorthodox opening. After some complications, we ended up in an endgame which turned gradually … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Warren – Mansson

After starting with a draw, I was back to winning ways in the Horsham club championship last Tuesday, with a victory over Nick Warren. It was a hard fought encounter, where both sides made mistakes and had their chances. I … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2017-18: Mansson – Heath

I started this year’s club championship with a draw against Chris Heath. Perhaps there was an element of good fortune in that he had the chance to gain a definite advantage, although given that neither player seemed to get much … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Mansson – Higgs

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

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Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Roberts – Mansson

I played my penultimate game in this year’s club championship a couple of Tuesdays ago. I was up against Dix Roberts, always a tough opponent, although he has been having a bad year so far. The opening was a hybrid … Continue reading

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