Established 1942. Seven times Bristol & District league Champions
For the second week in a row, Jon Fisher over pushed in a better position with the unsound 13...Qxh3?? White immediate wins the d4 knight and subsequently the game For the first time this season we outgraded our opponents, but not by much, 6 points. It started badly for Clifton when their board 4 failed …
Continue reading "Horfield B continue to defy the odds (31/10/17)"
Graham was unfortunate to find himself in a lost rook and minor piece ending after declining several draw offers from Doreen. On the other hand, after crafting a +/- position from the opening I was very lucky to stir up at least equal chances when the proverbial material encountered the fan. But that's the worst …
Continue reading "Comfortable win against Hanham A for Horfield D (31/10/17)"
Away matches at Clevedon have often been close, tense affairs. The score-line suggests this one was less so, although it doesn’t tell the whole story. On board 1, Aaron got us off to a great start with a powerful kingside attack after black had closed the centre too early in a French structure. On board …
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Prakash got the team of to a start with a quick draw on board 5. Nigel was taken apart by his very talented 12 year old opponents' four pawn attack. After quickly running out of space and options, the game was soon lost by 9pm but the final four games went all the way to …
Continue reading "Horfield C and North Bristol A cancel each other out (24/10/17)"
Although the students’ team was a little under-strength, they up stiff resistance, and it was only in the final 30 or so minutes of play that the match went very decisively in our favour. On board 1, Aaron’s game reached an endgame where he was a pawn up, but with his opponent having an outside …
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On board 4, Horfield's Jon Fisher with white got a strong position but misjudged a sacrifice (20. Rxf5??) to lose all his initiative and ultimately the game. Outgraded again, but just by an average of 10 points this time. Still, we don't worry about things like that any more. As long as we beat them …
Continue reading "Close fought battle but Horfield B’s luck eventually runs out (17/10/17)"
Another curate's egg performance from the D team. Graham and Mike seemed always to have preferable and improving prospects but Lee was in an aggressive mood from the outset. By eight o'clock his unsheltered white king appeared a casual onlooker as the pawns threw themselves on the enemy ; alas the assault backfired. Peter however …
Continue reading "Horfield D slowly start to climb Division 3 (17/10/17)"
With five players assigned to one vehicle, plus two unusual pick-up points, it can be fairly said that this time our travel arrangements were better co-ordinated than our pieces. Mike Jennings is exempted from this criticism and he was first to finish, in good style. Meanwhile in an overwhelming position Prakash carelessly touched a knight, …
Continue reading "Plug pulled on Horfield D in Bath (11/10/17)"
A rapidly deteriorating position forced an early resignation on Board 2, setting Horfield C on the road to a big win against Grendal Horfield 'C' marches on with another fantastic result. Nigel played a modern defence, ignored his opponents king side aggression and opened up the queen side. His strong knight proved decisive and his …
Continue reading "Dominant Horfield C head towards the top of Division 2 (10/10/17)"
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