Category Archives: Club Quickplay Knockout

Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Forster (Part One)

Prior to the champion’s simul last night, Mike Forster and I attempted to play off the Quickplay Knockout Final that was still outstanding. However, as it turned out we won one game apiece in “normal time”, and didn’t have time … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Harbott

Last night I won my semi-final match against Peter Harbott in the club quickplay knockout. It was contested, as usual, over two 10-minutes games, with sudden death if the match is tied 1-1. In the first game, I quickly built … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Donnelly

I played Brian Donnelly in the third round of the Quickplay Knockout last Tuesday. A few years ago, when he was more active, I used to play Brian much more often, but these were the first games I had played … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Britton

As mentioned in my previous post, last night featured the first two rounds of the Quickplay Knockout. There I wrote about my first round match with Julie Denning. Here I turn my attention to round two, where my match was … Continue reading

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2011-12: Mansson – Denning

As part of the ongoing effort to get club competition games played promptly, last night was devoted to playing the first couple of rounds in the Quickplay Knockout and associated Plate competition.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2010-11: Mansson – Forster

I played the final of the Horsham Chess Club quickplay knockout last night against Mike Forster, and I emerged victorious 1.5-0.5.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2010-11: Mansson – Taylor

Following my brief encounter against John Cannon, I took the chance to play my Quickplay Knockout match against Paul Taylor. A couple of complex games saw me progress further.

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Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2010-11: Mansson – Higgs

Last night I played a double header against Anthony Higgs, combining our Quickplay Knockout match and Horsham Club Championship game.

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