Established 1942. Seven times Bristol & District league Champions
After our unanticipated Minor KO autumn victory at the washing machine factory I expected a much hotter program this time. In reality we were given an encouraging start by the late arrival of 2 home players and by half-time had the better of it overall : Mike's unenviable position was at least balanced by Alan's …
Continue reading "Horfield D move into third with win over Yate A"
Gambit time on Board 6. Trouble is you have to know what you are doing... In my pre-match briefing email (yes, we are very organised) I said that I thought that we had a realistic chance of beating Clifton A this time out, for the following reasons: Clifton A had not won in its five …
Continue reading "Horfield B jump to second place in Division 1"
Desperate to stop the h pawn promoting, Black walked into a knight fork to seal the win for white on Board 2. It was all to play for with Horfield 'C' just a single point behind South Bristol 'B' at the top of division 2. Tom got the team off to the perfect start after …
Continue reading "Narrow victory allows Horfield C to nick top spot in Division 2 (07/03/18)"
I thought snow would be the problem but, no, it melted over the weekend. No, the problem outbound was rain, lots of it, as though the Bristol Channel was being emptied over the B3128. I aquaplaned my way, hoping that the rest of the team would make it okay (being not particularly ecological, we were …
Continue reading "Horfield B earn valuable win away (05/03/18)"
Downend looked like they were determined to end the season with some silverware, turning up with three 200+ players. An early truce was signed on board 5. In a repairing of our match against Downend B three weeks ago, the two Steves also drew: Ours had an edge but decided it was balanced by the …
Continue reading "Downend over power Horfield in cup semi final (27/02/18)"
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)"
