Established 1942. Seven times Bristol & District league Champions
A well-matched encounter wherein the balance of good fortune fell to the home side. Jonathan opened up with characteristic initiative, soon having the exposed Black king facing 2 rooks and an advanced pawn spike ; but Oleskii calmly held him off and looked set for a trip to the bank with extra material - until …
Continue reading "Horfield D pick up again with solid win over Clifton C (27/02/18)"
As Carlsen repeatedly demonstrates stamina is vital in chess at all levels, and in this very tight match Clevedon came with the greater supply of it. Prakash and Peter did what I was hoping for, but Louis and myself missed taking full points that were definitely available. (Louis didn't help himself by arriving late.) Both …
Continue reading "Horfield go out on penalties in Minor KO Cup semi final (20/02/18)"
Clifton's Alan Papier crashed through on board 2 following an exchange sacrifice on f6. Until then Mike Harris had been holding well. It took a while to find the venue. No one had mentioned that the Town House was now Rosa. But we all assembled and got underway by 7:40. On paper, Peter had the …
Continue reading "Clifton B surprise Horfield B in tough encounter (20/02/18)"
On Board 2, stand in replacement Jon Fisher demonstrated how to play 24 awful moves and then draw due to your opponent being in time trouble. A quick shake of hands in the final position sealed an important half point for Horfield C. It was the penultimate away match for Horfield 'C' against a Thornbury …
Continue reading "Horfield C hold the line against Thornbury (15/02/18)"
On Board 4, a lovely mating net in four settled the game in the University's favour. It's half term and I suppose that could be the reason the Church decided to turn the heating off, forgetting we had a booking. I hadn't realised we had become an event in the Winter Olympics. The temperature kept …
Continue reading "Horfield B and University battle to stalemate (13/02/18)"
After white played 20. g3, Rob Attar played the tactic Rxe3 and went on to win the game for Horfield It was a potentially tricky match with a University 'B' team that switches players around a lot. This match they turned up with one A team, 2 B team and 3 C team registered players. …
Continue reading "Horfield C keep the pressure on the top of Division 2 (08/02/18)"
On board 4, Derek Pugh complicated early with 16. Nxe6. He went on to win in 39 moves. We’ve been riding our luck recently, and this match probably had a slightly flattering scoreline, but we’re very happy to negotiate another potentially tricky match successfully. Taking it board by board: On 1, Aaron appeared to equalise …
Continue reading "Horfield A continue in fine form against Downend B (06/02/18)"
Unfortunately there was no pretty checkmate on board 6 after 26. Ne8 but the upcoming loss of multiple pawns meant a gentlemanly resignation from Black First vs third - who'd have thought it? With the added incentive of going second with a win, the B's were up for a fight. On paper, we didn't stand …
Continue reading "Title dream fades as the B’s lose derby match in injury time (30/01/18)"
The closeness of this match is reflected in the score. Jonathan got us off to the ideal start, winning in less than 30 minutes. I didn't see his game but he kept an immaculate record. Sam battled on in a difficult position from the opening but it ultimately proved unsustainable. Alan agreed an early, understandable …
Continue reading "Horfield D squeak full points in tough encounter (30/01/18)"
Horfield & Redland Chess Club 