Category Archives: Club Knockout

Horsham Club Knockout 2023-24: Mansson – Parker

Posted on September 20, 2023 by James Mansson

Last night, I played my first round game in the club knockout against Alex Parker. I has the white pieces, and managed to win a quick game to progress to the next round. My opponent went wrong early, first conceding … Continue reading →

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Horsham Chess Club Knockout 2022-23: Mansson – Savill

Posted on March 1, 2023 by James Mansson

I was up against Jordy Savill in the third round of the knockout last night. I managed to score a convincing win, and so move on to the semi-finals.

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Horsham Chess Club Knockout 2022-23: Mansson – McDonald

Posted on November 30, 2022 by James Mansson

Last night I managed to win a tough game against Robert McDonald in the second round of the club knockout. At one point I was in a lot of trouble, but I managed to wriggle out in the complications. In … Continue reading →

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Horsham Chess Club Knockout 2022-23: Bird – Mansson

Posted on September 21, 2022 by James Mansson

Last night was the first round of the club knockout. I was paired against Steve Bird and had the black pieces.

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Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Higgs

Posted on May 25, 2022 by James Mansson

Last night, I was up against Anthony Higgs in the semi-final of the club knockout. Our first attempt to decide the match ended as a draw, so we were back for a second game; this had been delayed for almost … Continue reading →

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Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Higgs – Mansson

Posted on March 31, 2022 by James Mansson

I played Anthony Higgs in the semi-final of the club knockout last Tuesday. The game ended in a draw, so we will need to have a replay in the near future. As it happens, I was lucky to escape with … Continue reading →

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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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Horsham Club Knockout 2019-20: Higgs – Mansson

Posted on March 18, 2020 by James Mansson

In my last club game before the coronavirus-enforced shutdown of club and league chess, I played out a rather dull draw with Anthony Higgs. Possibly he could have made more of his pressure, but the game soon resolved into equality, … Continue reading →

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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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