2012-13 Season

Articles relating to the 2012-13 Season.

Horsham 2 v Knoll Knights Result

The Horsham 2 match against Knoll Knights hangs in the balance, with the result swinging on the result of the top board game between Donald Macfarlane and Mike Forster. The score in the other games was two wins apiece.

UPDATE: As indicated by Anthony in the comments, a draw was agreed on board one, so Horsham 2 achieve a draw - an excellent result.

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

Horsham 4 v Crowborough 2 Result

Horsham 2 and Horsham 4 at home last night

Horsham 2 hosted Knoll Knights in division 1 while Horsham 4 challenged Crowborough 2.

Horsham 2 saw wins for Paul Taylor and Ian Comley balanced with a loss for Peter Harbott. We look slightly worse in the two adjudicated games for Mike Forster and Anthony Higgs...no feedback yet from overnight analysis!

I couldnt pick up on the Horsham 4 results but will post here as they come in

Individual Results from Horsham 5 Win over Woodpushers 3

Horsham 5's win over Woodpushers 3 at home on the 13th November has already been mentioned on the website, but here are the details of the win:

Horsham 3 Win

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 1 defeated by Lewes 1

Horsham 1 suffered a defeat away to Lewes 1 last night. There was an early draw between Dix Roberts and Martin Costley, as the former was unable to dent the latter's solid Double Fianchetto formation. This was followed by defeats for Phil Stimpson and James Mansson, leaving Horsham 2.5-0.5 down with two to play. Unfortunately, no miracle occurred this time, as Dominic Lawson got the better of Paul Taylor. Anthony Higgs' win again Barry Maufe merely served to make the score respectable.

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

After Drawing, Horsham win by LOSING!

Last nights Paul Watson Trophy match v Bognor went down to the wire...

Double win last night

A win for the Paul Watson team against Bognor on board count and a conclusive win for the fifth team with yet another good turnout despite five players in our top team playing away.

A few quick reminders - final chance to pay subs before the cost increases £5; catch up with KO teams; London chess classic on 7 December (see forum)

Amy Hoare's win for ECF Juniors v Slovenia

Amy Hoare continues to do great things in the chess world - here she is demolishing a 2303.

e2e4 Brighton Congress gets underway

The e2e4 Brighton Congress gets underway today and runs throughout the weekend. Horsham is represented by Dave, Gary and Paul in the Minor section...

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