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On board 5, very little compensation could be found from Jon Fisher's misplayed kingside attack and the loss of three pawns! Despite a good scrap, the game dissolved into a lost rook and pawn ending for Horfield Matches at the Students' Union (or Richmond Building, as we must learn to call it) used to be …
Continue reading "Another of Horfield B’s nine lives used up vs. University (23/11/17)"
In a complex position on Board 1, Rob Attar could not decide between 26...e3 or nf4. He went on to win when his opponents flag fell. It was a top v bottom of the table clash that on paper should have proved an easy win, but with chess nothing is ever straight forward. However, in …
Continue reading "Horfield C retain top spot with assured win over Downend D (21/11/17)"
On board 5, Captain Nigel Pollett rolled away the queenside forcing his opponent to sacrifice material and ultimately the game Horfield 'C' had a tricky away fixture away to a very strong University 'B' team that had just come off the back of a win against top of the table South Bristol 'B'. The University's …
Continue reading "Tough draw keeps Horfield C at the top (16/11/17)"
Match report coming... (1) Alex Easton 0 - 1 Mike Harris Play through game (2) Aaron Guthrie 1 - 0 Mike Levene (3) Derek Pugh 0.5 - 0.5 Christopher Jones (4) Steve Dilleigh 1 - 0 John Richards (5) Phil Nendick 1 - 0 Brent Perrin (6) Harvey Atkinson 0.5 - 0.5 Jon Fisher Play …
Continue reading "A’s defeat the B’s to pull further ahead in Division 1 (14/11/17)"
On Board 1, Alex Easton resigned for the first time this season with a nice positional crush from Mike Harris. Both players are enjoying stellar seasons for Horfield this year The A's have been on a roll, winning their last 3 matches by big margins (5.5-0.5, 6-0, 5-1), and were sitting pretty at the top …
Continue reading "B’s unable to slow the advance of Horfield A (14/11/17)"
Hello my fellow Horfield wood pushers! I hope you are all enjoying the new website this season and finding everything easy to use. I wanted to write a quick update about some recent changes and ask for some opinions on some issues: I have added the "Little Team Cup" competition to the site with links …
There was just as much happening off the board as over the board in the away match at Cabot. It started off with a dispute about playing with increments. After consulting the rule book Cabot agreed to play with increments and the clocks were then all adjusted. Then their board 3 player was asked to …
Continue reading "Horfield C beat Cabot A to chase down Div 2 leaders (08/11/17)"
On board 6, Black missed a beautiful checkmate after white blundered with f2 x e3 on the last move. Black to play and mate in 4. Having won all 5 of his games this season prior to this match, Alex was promoted to board 1, and quickly continued his form, first winning an exchange and …
Continue reading "Third big win in a row puts Horfield A in a strong position (07/11/12)"
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)"
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