Established 1942. Seven times Bristol & District league Champions
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)"
On Board 4, a lovely mating net in four settled the game in the University's favour. It's half term and I suppose that could be the reason the Church decided to turn the heating off, forgetting we had a booking. I hadn't realised we had become an event in the Winter Olympics. The temperature kept …
Continue reading "Horfield B and University battle to stalemate (13/02/18)"
After white played 20. g3, Rob Attar played the tactic Rxe3 and went on to win the game for Horfield It was a potentially tricky match with a University 'B' team that switches players around a lot. This match they turned up with one A team, 2 B team and 3 C team registered players. …
Continue reading "Horfield C keep the pressure on the top of Division 2 (08/02/18)"
On board 4, Derek Pugh complicated early with 16. Nxe6. He went on to win in 39 moves. We’ve been riding our luck recently, and this match probably had a slightly flattering scoreline, but we’re very happy to negotiate another potentially tricky match successfully. Taking it board by board: On 1, Aaron appeared to equalise …
Continue reading "Horfield A continue in fine form against Downend B (06/02/18)"
Unfortunately there was no pretty checkmate on board 6 after 26. Ne8 but the upcoming loss of multiple pawns meant a gentlemanly resignation from Black First vs third - who'd have thought it? With the added incentive of going second with a win, the B's were up for a fight. On paper, we didn't stand …
Continue reading "Title dream fades as the B’s lose derby match in injury time (30/01/18)"
The closeness of this match is reflected in the score. Jonathan got us off to the ideal start, winning in less than 30 minutes. I didn't see his game but he kept an immaculate record. Sam battled on in a difficult position from the opening but it ultimately proved unsustainable. Alan agreed an early, understandable …
Continue reading "Horfield D squeak full points in tough encounter (30/01/18)"
A relatively easy 4.5 - 1.5 win the end, helped by a default win. My game was a very solid draw with Black in 17 moves. Not much to say but I have attached it anyway. I was then in a position to see the second half of the match. Derek's loss was painful to …
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