Established 1942. Seven times Bristol & District league Champions
Horfield and Redland had nine players at the Steve Boniface Memorial. The most from any club (Downend with eight, North Bristol with seven, and Keynsham with five were also well represented). The contest in the Open was particularly tough with eight titled players. Patryk finished on 3.5 points; the highest finishing Bristol league player. His …
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Clevedon C 1 1/2 Horfield E 2 1/2 Played 4 February 2019 Horfield E arrived with a full team on time, which is not always easy at Clevedon. A number of players were unavailable as it was Monday so we we were down to the last available four. Clevedon had another match and as Clevedon …
Horfield E 2 1/2 Harambee 1 1/2 Jonny did well and polished off Kwame quite quickly and Graham was well up against Simba. Mike thankfully was taking the heat from Lloyd somebody has to do it, and we are grateful. Alex had a pawn from the opening. So all panned out as expected Horfield 2 …
Yate B 1 1/2 Horfield E 2 1/2 Played 8 January 2019 There was an exciting and educational denouement to this closely fought contest. Alex won comfortably and Piotr lost quite early. Graham was winning throughout but the excitement was on board one. Mike had a clear and winning material advantage but was well down …
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North Bristol C 2 Horfield E 2 Played 13 December 2018 Jonny was making a first away appearance for the club but cam unstuck against Adam. Piotr and Louis duly won, as would Horfield had not Alex after establishing a winning position taken the bishop with the bishop and not the knight as planned. …
Hanham B 1 Horfield E 3 On a nippy night Horfield E proved too strong for Hanham B. The game was played without increments unusually, 90 minutes each on the clock. The battle of the Mikes turned Jennings way when Costello lost a bishop. Next Alex was also given a bishop and won too. This …
Horfield E 2 The University of Bristol C 2 Horfield E almost pulled off a remarkable win. But it was not to be, but a draw was a very creditable result. The match was played in the office on the ground floor, not ideal as there was some noise from the people in the hall, …
I have checked the laws of chess concerning the recording of moves when one has less than five minutes left on the clock. This rule has not changed you may stop recording moves once you have less than five minutes, neither do you have to restart recording if you have more than five minutes later …
Horfield E 1.5 The University of Bath 2.5 Horfield E left winning ways against The University of Bath at the club on Tuesday 16 October. Horfield despite a quick win from Jonnie couldn't quite do enough to slay their august opponents. Jonnie won on board four after Thomas McIlveen dropped his queen but only Peter …
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