Horsham Chess Club

Having recently suffered a loss against Horsham 1 as reported by Mark (below), Worthing secured an element of revenge in beating Horsham 2 by 3-1.

First to finish was Peter on board 2. I confess I did not see much of his game, partly because it was all over before the evening had properly begun! His d4 and c3 was mirrored by his opponent and hostilities were abandoned at an early stage with neither side having made any real progress.

We were able to field our strongest team away to Worthing on Monday night, which meant I didn't get into it! Over to Mark B to explain what happened...

After two losses and a drawn match Horsham finally had a win to celebrate but not without some moments of tension along the way.

Last Tuesday Horsham hosted Hastings 2 and it was a successful evening for the home team...

The match evening started with a bit of a surprise with Lewes fielding Peter Farr as their top board. Well known and a long standing anchor for the Args (who aren't currently running a team in the new look league), Lewes evidently did some good transfer work in the close season!

A loss for the first team away at Hastings 1, following which the team explored Sussex in the dark...

Still some spaces left at this rapidplay congress in ten days time...

Last Thursday, Horsham 2 headed down to Brighton to play Brighton 1. After a journey down to the coast - I need to get back in the swing of travelling to other clubs! – Horsham 2 were ready and raring to go. Unfortunately, Brighton’s board 2 was missing. After 45 minutes, they put a substitute in, who Peter then comfortably outplayed by simplifying into a king endgame where his king was master of the board whilst his opponent was left on the edge. This led to his opponent's king being knocked sideways and gave us a 1-0 lead.

The league season started with a narrow victory for Horsham 1 over Horsham 2 last Tuesday...

Just a quick note to confirm that the junior club is back on 1st February as Mike is not available until then.