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The closeness of this match is reflected in the score. Jonathan got us off to the ideal start, winning in less than 30 minutes. I didn't see his game but he kept an immaculate record. Sam battled on in a difficult position from the opening but it ultimately proved unsustainable. Alan agreed an early, understandable …
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A relatively easy 4.5 - 1.5 win the end, helped by a default win. My game was a very solid draw with Black in 17 moves. Not much to say but I have attached it anyway. I was then in a position to see the second half of the match. Derek's loss was painful to …
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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. …
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 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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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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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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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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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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Horfield & Redland Chess Club 