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The last game of the season and Horfield 'C' were already guaranteed at least 2nd place. With this in mind and knowing that Clevedon 'B' at the top of the table were likely to field a very strong team in their final match, we stuck with the same team that did so well during the …

Continue reading "Title heartbreak for Horfield C as they have to settle for second in Division 2 (24/04/18)"

(editors note - Apologies this is a late match report that I missed in my inbox so it is out of order with the others) With Clevedon 'B' beating South Bristol 'B' on Monday night, division 2 was turning into a very close 3 horse race. Horfield 'C' needed at least a draw to remain in contention …

Continue reading "Horfield C lose ground to Grendal (27/03/18)"

Horfield C needed a win against Cabot A in order to secure a top two finish in division 2 but with Cabot fighting to remain in the division it looked like being a tricky fixture. However, by 9:30 Matias, Prakash and Tom had already won and the match was all but over. Prakash managed to …

Continue reading "Horfield C guarantee promotion spot in Division 2 (10/04/18)"

After last weeks loss to Grendel, the Squad was rotated to bring in 4 different players for the match against a struggling Downend 'D' team. Christopher got the team off to a good start going a knight up into the end game which proved to much for his opponent who quickly resigned. Jon made an …

Continue reading "Downend D beaten to keep Horfield C looking up (03/04/18)"

Desperate to stop the h pawn promoting, Black walked into a knight fork to seal the win for white on Board 2. It was all to play for with Horfield 'C' just a single point behind South Bristol 'B' at the top of division 2. Tom got the team off to the perfect start after …

Continue reading "Narrow victory allows Horfield C to nick top spot in Division 2 (07/03/18)"

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)"

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 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. …

Continue reading "Clean sweep for Horfield C (22/01/18)"