On board 5, Black blundered a piece after 16...Qxg2. Can you see whites next move? It was a clean sweep for Horfield 'C' who were taking on a Clevedon 'B' team that had narrowly beaten us at home. Prakash was the first to draw blood when is opponent overlooked a the direct threat of mate. …
A single pawn squeezes the win for Horfield in battle of the B’s (16/01/18)
In a very close match, did black miss an opportunity on board 6 when white played 20. Be3?! The game was eventually drawn. Last month, we lost to Downend B and we should have drawn it, so this time we wanted our revenge. Brent couldn't make it, but we had got super sub Bob Radford …
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Horfield D start 2018 with a solid win (09/01/18)
Horfield D kept up their 100% record in 2018, like Horfield B in the next room, with a good win over South Bristol C. South Bristol C were a player light which may or may not be connected with their local football team playing Manchester City at the Etihad. Whatever Man City and the D …
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Horfield B move to third after completing surprising double over Bath (09/01/18)
On Board 6, a close and tense game exploded into life at the end but black blundered into a mating net after rook to f4 to f7. Can you find the pattern? Back in September we travelled to Bath and came back surprise winners. Since when, we have been surprising everyone, including ourselves, having beaten …
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Another tough draw for Horfield C against North Bristol (04/01/18)
Board 4 proved critical to saving Horfield a point after white blundered with f4. Can you find the move that wins material? The first match back after the Xmas break and Horfield C were looking to get back on track after two narrow defeats. Rob got the team off to a good start after making …
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League leaders held to tough draw at Bath (03/01/18)
The away fixture in Bath is always a challenging one, and on this occasion particularly so with the Bath team being strengthened by the addition of Roy Phillips’ return from Mauritius. The match started badly for us with Harvey’s Dragon quickly put to the sword on board 6. Alex and Roy’s game on board 2 …
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Happy New Year Training Session on 2nd January
Hello fellow Horfieldian Wood Pushers! Happy New Year and here is hoping that the club's good form continues into 2018. I've been a little absent on the website in the last couple of weeks with the Christmas festivities (even your lowly webmaster needs a holiday now and again!) but you will see that all the …
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Horfield C lose again to drop off top of Div 2 (12/12/17)
Another top of the table clash and once again Horfield narrowly missed out. Prakash was outplayed by a very strong junior on board 5 and could not recover from going a Knight to Rook down early on. Mike brought the scores level after opening up his opponents King and completing the win. Howard stepped in …
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Close run cup match sees Horfield progress to the semi-finals (14/12/17)
The cup has finally begun with a preliminary clash between us and Clifton – two clubs at the top of division 1 but who both struggled for availability for the match. We were favourites on paper but after a ‘grandmaster draw’ on board 1 and a few early slips we weren’t looking too healthy. Derek …
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Horfield & Redland Chess Club 