Horsham 1 draw with Brighton 1

In mid-February Horsham 1 hosted Brighton 1 for their Sussex League Division 1 match.

The match got off to an excellent start, as James Mansson beat Mikolaj Rogacewicz with Black. He caught his opponent in some deep opening preparation, sacrificing a queen and rook for four minor pieces. His minor pieces proved much stronger due to White's weak pawns and king position, and he managed to force checkmate by luring his opponent's king up the board.

However, Brighton drew level and then ahead, as Luke Rutherford defeated Gavin Lock on board one, and Callum Brewer defeated Mark Broom on board two.

This left it down to Anthony Higgs to rescue the team by winning a decidedly hairy game on board four against Paul Batchelor.

The final result of the match was therefore a 2-2 draw.

See https://lms.englishchess.org.uk/lms/fixture/131092 for the full details.

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEI7YSLcmpE for analysis of the Rogacewicz - Mansson game.