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Blast from the Past: Mansson – Ali, BPCF Open Championship Semi-Final Round
It was interesting to go back and have a serious look at my game against M.Ali from my first BPCF Open Semi-Final. My memory of it was rather negative, but actually looking at it again, things do not seem quite … Continue reading
Blast from the Past: First BPCF Open Semi-Final Round Section
As a result of my success in my first Preliminary Round section in the BPCF Open, I qualified for a Semi-Final section, which eventually started in the following year. Here I faced much tougher opposition and my result indicated that … Continue reading
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Blast from the Past: Scruton – Mansson, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round
The last game from my first BPFC Open Preliminary Round section that I’d like to look at is my Black win against R.Scruton. This was a rather gritty struggle in which neither side’s play was especially distinguished; I eventually prevailed … Continue reading
Blast from the Past: Lucas – Mansson, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round
My Black game against K.Lucas was marred by my opponents blunder of a piece on move 15, after which the result was never in doubt. At the point he blundered, Black was attempting to build an attack on the kingside, … Continue reading
Blast from the Past: Mansson – Fletcher, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round
My other White game in the section was against Fletcher. The was a more successful effort than my game against N.Fallowfield. My opponent followed a line where Petrosian had achieved a quick draw against Szabo as Black, but in fact … Continue reading
Blast from the Past: Mansson – Fallowfield, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round
While the first game I examined was a little dull, the one I am about to look at was anything but. It has to be said that my encounter against N.Fallowfield was not correspondence chess at its finest; it was … Continue reading
Blast from the Past: Mansson – Copley, BPCF Open Championship Preliminary Round
The first game I want to look at is my game with J.Copley. My opinion of it at the time was that it was a dull draw, with the most memorable aspect being that we used one of those elaborate … Continue reading
Blast from the Past: First BPCF Open Preliminary Round Section
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
Horsham Club Championship 2016-17: Kington – Mansson
After a run of wins in this year’s club championship, I finally drew a game. I was Black against Paul Kington, and the game developed into a fairly normal Hedgehog position. I took the chance to open the position up; … Continue reading
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2016-17: Horsham 1 – Worthing 2
Horsham 1 finished the season with a win over Worthing 2. Although Gavin lost on board 1, we won on boards 2, 4, and 5 to secure the match; my game on board 3 against Nicholas Skinner ended up as … Continue reading