Four of our teams were in action this week. Good wins on the road for the A and B teams (here and here). The As are the only team with a 100% record in Division 1 now. Long may it continue! The B team is handily placed in Division 2. The E team drew away …
4 October: Match reports for the week
A good week, two wins and a draw as our strong start to the season continues. The A team report from Phil. A team best Clifton B We faced a newly promoted new look Clifton B team for our first home match of the season. With the shorter time limit my game was the first …
B team draw first outing of the season (24 Sep)
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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Match reports from w/c 16 September
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 …
MKO wins (19 Sept)
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 …
Match report: Finally a Cup victory at Bath (4 Sept)
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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E team win to start the season (3 Sept)
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.
We’re back (3 September)
Fixtures are out. We're match fit and raring to go. A season of glory and drama awaits.
Matches from the last two weeks
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 …
Horfield & Redland Chess Club 