Established 1942. Seven times Bristol & District league Champions
We expect the B team to be fighting at the top end of the table this season. Our first match was against South Bristol, one of the strongest teams in the division. Wins for Brent and Mike (L) and draws on the top and bottom boards for Mike (H) and John meant the match was …
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Three matches this week. Two wins and a loss. A team report: 16 Sep away to Clevedon A Match preparations focussed on the perils of the unheated venue. Some heeded the warnings, bringing various fleeces and coats, but the September weather was kind and it was nice to see the cricket club in daylight for …
With the B team in division 2 this season we’re able to put out strong MKO teams and our hope/expectation is for decent runs this year. We won both matches last night but whilst the scorelines look comfortable the matches had degrees of tension. Horfield 1 vs South Bristol: We took an early lead in …
The third year in a row we’ve travelled to Bath in the first round of the Big Cup. 0-2 to date. Like in previous years we were not at our strongest and Einstein’s quote about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result came to mind. Fortunately, Bath were weaker …
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Off to North Bristol for the first match of the season and a 3-1 triumph. Wins for Ash, Scott, and Graham with Mike missing out in a close game.
Fixtures are out. We're match fit and raring to go. A season of glory and drama awaits.
Bit of a round up from the last couple of weeks. On Tuesday the C team did what we needed to do. We beat Hanham. Not always comfortably but we got the job done and have set up a promotion showdown against Clevedon next week. Jack got the ball rolling on board six. Barry got …
Hmmm. Well a consolation is we've lost 4 of the 6 by the narrowest of margins. 3-2 it was last night against a pretty strong Grendel. Joe and Rob won their games. Jack, Mike, and Ash didn't. I wonder if there has been a more arts based team than Grendel B last night? A war …
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The D vs E derby. A shortage of players meant 3 play-downs from the C team. On board 1 Pete beat Joaquim. The game felt very drawn after about 25 moves as black accurately equalised out of the opening and exchanged down pieces. However white had the advantage in a same-coloured bishop end game with …
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Horfield & Redland Chess Club 