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On board 6, Jon Fisher was so focused on promoting the A pawn that he missed Rook to e6 mate! It would have sealed the draw but it was not to be and he lost the subsequent time scramble despite being a rook up. Tragic! I guess the wheels had to come off sometime. But …
Continue reading "Downend get revenge on Horfield B (05/12/17)"
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)"
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 …
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)"
On board 4, Horfield's Jon Fisher with white got a strong position but misjudged a sacrifice (20. Rxf5??) to lose all his initiative and ultimately the game. Outgraded again, but just by an average of 10 points this time. Still, we don't worry about things like that any more. As long as we beat them …
Continue reading "Close fought battle but Horfield B’s luck eventually runs out (17/10/17)"
With less than a minute remaining, Mike Harris played the ice cool exf and went on to seal a vital and impressive win. We travelled to Downend in the unusual and unlikely position of league leaders, by virtue of having played one more match than Downend A and having half a point better goal difference. …
Continue reading "Shock win at the cricket club keep Horfield B top of the league (03/10/17)"
White to play on Board 2. Is there a way through after black plays Bd5? Tuesday morning and I wake to realise my cold is worse than before. I really do not want to play tonight but I have no reserves and everyone would have to move up. Best to soldier on. However, we are …
Continue reading "Battling display but Horfield B fall in the final minutes (26/09/17)"
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