Established 1942. Seven times Bristol & District league Champions
Three matches this week. On Tuesday the A team’s good run of form came to an end against Clifton B. The white pieces on boards 4 and 6 proved to be decisive. Match card here. Also on Tuesday the D team went down to a strong Grendel B in division 4. Joe won his game …
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A particularly mixed week. In order of glory. Report from Mike for the B team match vs. University B. The B team are hovering in a congested mid table and were raring to get another win in the books; right from the off we were facing some aggressive play with the centres of most boards …
The A team secured all the points in a tight-fought match with Clifton A and briefly climbed to the top of the table. Only one decisive game which saw Derek beat Gareth on board 3. After sacrificing a pawn unnecessarily black won it back and seemed to have eked out a positional advantage. There was …
Continue reading "Wins on Tuesday, loss on Wednesday (w/c 10 November)"
Tuesday saw the B team and the E team playing at home. The B team were up against University A and fell in the last game of the match with Nigel unable to hold on in the end game. Good win for Mike on board 2 and a creditable draw with the black pieces on …
Two matches last week. The D team took their unbeaten record to North Bristol but got a bit of a tonking going down 5.5-.5 with only Judd on top board managing to trouble the scorers. Match card here for those with a strong stomach. The positive was Jason played his first match for us, welcome …
Continue reading "D team crash and F team remain unbeaten (w/c 20 October)"
Firstly the B team vs Yate A Even with three C team players the B team were too good for Yate. Andy had played Lawrence at the Clevedon Congress in January and had won after a long grind. For a while he was worried the position was going to get too blocked to get a …
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Summary of our anniversary match
Horfield E score first ever win at home to Downend F
Reporting on the B team's win over Downend A.
Horfield & Redland Chess Club 