Horsham 3

Horsham 3 v Woodpushers 1 -- Match Score 3-0 with two unfinished games

Horsham 3 hosted Woodpushers 1 in a Division 2 match last night (02 April), and won the match thanks to some quick wins – especially Jonathan Taylor who mated his opponent in 13 moves !
Full results :...

Hastings fielded a very strong side on their top boards and the match depends on the outcome of the board 1 clash...

John Cannon offered the following board by board summary of this Horsham 3 victory (aided by their opponent's default on bottom board).

Horsham 3 visited The Args last night and the match ended as a draw 2.5 – 2.5.
We were outgraded heavily on the top 2 boards ....

We hosted Brighton last night and the match hangs in the balance !
Nick Warren scored a crushing win against the higher graded Arthur de Silva to put us ahead, before John Cannon went down fighting in time trouble. John Marshall rescued a half point even though the exchange down to leave the match all square.

Mick Harris reports:

Horsham 3 gained a convincing win over the visiting Lewes 2 last night.

John Cannon accepted a Kings Gambit and never looked in trouble, whilst Mick Harris found a Kingside onslaught from an Open Sicilian to be decisive.

Next, Richard Moorhouse wrapped up a neat win of a piece and the game, and John Marshall secured the match with excellent endgame play. Last to finish was Nick Warren who was down to a Bishop and Pawns endgame – but his opponent’s passed pawn proved too much.

Horsham 3 beat Brighton & Hove 4 convincingly last night - wins for Ian Comley, Mick Harris and Nick Warren, Draw for John Marshall while John Cannon finally succumbed in a long ending - Third team captain Mick Harris writes:

A good win for Horsham last night – although all games were hard fought.
We won 3.5 to 1.5 and details are :

Horsham 3 defeated East Grinstead 1 decisively in the Mid-Sussex League last night.

Team captain Mick Harris reports:

We got off to a flying start last night with a 4 – 1 win over East Grinstead 1. Boards 3, 4 & 5 had convincing wins, Board 1 a solid draw, whilst Board 2 used one of his 'nine lives' with a fortunate half with both sides in time trouble.

The results of the individual games are given in the table below: