Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Chess Stores of Thompson Street






The rivalry between two chess stores on Thompson Street in Greenwich Village has taken a new turn.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Achieving the Goal

Here is a timely video on achieving the goal in chess.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Ziping Wins Quad Four at Westfield

Yesterday, with a score of 2-0-1, Ziping Liu returned to his winning ways by taking first place in quad four at Westfield. Here is the draw.

Round One: King's Indian Attack

Ziping Liu (USCF 1700) - Sasha Prystupa (USCF 1626), Westfield NJ 6/27/2010

1.e4 c5 2.d3 d6 3.g3 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bg2 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.a4 Ng4 9.Nbd2 Nge5 10.Qe2 Nxf3+ 11.Nxf3 Ne5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Bh6 Bg7 14.Qe3 Be6 15.h4 Qd7


16.h5 Bh3 17.Kh2 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Qg4 19.hxg6 Qxg6 20.Rh1 f5 21.Rh4 e5 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Rah1 f4 24.Rxh7+ Qxh7 25.Rxh7+ Kxh7 26.gxf4 Rxf4


27.Qh3+ Kg6 28.Qe6+ Rf6 29.Qg4+ Kh6 30.Qd7 Raf8 31.Qh3+, draw.


Sunday, June 27, 2010

Photos from New Yorker Game/50 Open

On Saturday, I took these pictures during the New Yorker Game/50 Open.








Section 1 - OPEN!
Section Date(s) 2010-06-26
Processed Received: 2010-06-26 Entered: 2010-06-26 Rated: 2010-06-26
Stats 5 Rounds, 39 Players; K Factor: F Rating Sys: D Tnmt Type: S

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* Click on a Pairing Number to see the Player's Opponents.
* Click on a Player's Name for more information about the Player.
Crosstable data is NOT SHOWN in tiebreak order and does not reflect any distribution of trophies or prize monies.
Crosstable data is shown as reported to the USCF by the Tournament Director. Please contact the TD to report any crosstable errors.
Note: Events with a time control of G/30 to G/60 can be ratedunder both the Regular (R) and Quick Chess (Q) rating systems.
Note: The information below the "Total Pts" score shows the highest norm earned in this event.For more information on norms, see The USCF Title System.
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Pair Player Name TotalRoundRoundRoundRoundRound
Num USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) Pts 1 2 3 4 5
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1 JAAN EHLVEST 4.5 W 39W 7W 10W 5H 0
NY 12514557 / R: 2655 ->2663
Q: 2541 ->2548
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2 ALEKSANDR LENDERMAN 4.5 W 15W 12W 6W 3D 5
NY 12787646 / R: 2599 ->2608
Q: 2488 ->2497
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3 MICHAEL A ROHDE 4.0 W 19W 11W 21L 2W 10
NY 10047871 / R: 2493 ->2498
Q: 2366 ->2372
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4 OLIVER CHERNIN 4.0 W 16W 17L 5W 13W 9
CT 10502772 / R: 2242 ->2262
Q: 2124 ->2148
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5 JUSTIN SARKAR 3.5 W 30W 14W 4L 1D 2
NY 12561884 / R: 2462 ->2468
Q: 2329 ->2336
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6 RASHAD BABAEV 3.5 W 25W 13L 2D 9W 11
NY 14178534 / R: 2458 ->2460
Q: 2380 ->2381
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7 SIVASANKAR BALAKUMAR 3.5 W 27L 1W 34D 14W 21
CT 14440620 / R: 2237P7 ->2248P12
Q: 2237P7 ->2201P12
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8 MIKHAIL KOGANOV 3.5 D 32W 37L 9W 31W 18
CT 12656022 / R: 2179 ->2185
Q: 2050 ->2057
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9 JAY R BONIN 3.0 D 31W 20W 8D 6L 4
NY 10098327 / R: 2431 ->2418
Q: 2345 ->2331
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10 KASSA KORLEY 3.0 W 34W 28L 1W 23L 3
NY 12832679 / R: 2324 ->2323
Q: 2133 ->2136
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11 YEVGENI MARGULIS 3.0 W 36L 3W 16W 22L 6
NY 12659488 / R: 2275 ->2281
Q: 2208 ->2212
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12 JAMES R WEST 3.0 W 35L 2W 26D 21D 14
NJ 10044812 / R: 2200 ->2200
Q: 2005 ->2008
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13 AARON LANDESMAN 3.0 W 33L 6W 36L 4W 27
NY 12913985 / R: 2157 ->2158
Q: 2063 ->2060
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14 LEONARD B CHIPKIN 3.0 W 29L 5W 17D 7D 12
NY 10119031 / R: 2061 ->2072
Q: 1887 ->1912
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15 JAKE S MILLER 3.0 L 2W 35D 18D 19W 28
NY 12814700 / R: 2043 ->2057
Q: 1926 ->1946
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16 JACK L EDELSON 3.0 L 4W 39L 11W 36W 23
NY 12816979 / R: 1950 ->1978
Q: 1867 ->1896
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17 LEONID EXLER 3.0 B 0L 4L 14W 34W 24
CT 12918238 / R: 1683 ->1757
Q: 1564 ->1644
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18 LEIF A PRESSMAN 2.5 H 0H 0D 15W 20L 8
NY 12693373 / R: 2244 ->2221
Q: 2159 ->2133
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19 ALEX EYDELMAN 2.5 L 3W 27D 28D 15H 0
CT 12553018 / R: 2107 ->2103
Q: 2027 ->2020
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20 YEFREM ZATS 2.5 H 0L 9W 32L 18W 30
NY 12700241 / R: 1949 ->1964
Q: 1841 ->1863
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21 JOSEPH TAN 2.5 W 23W 22L 3D 12L 7
NY 12482108 / R: 1825 ->1901
Q: 1819 ->1880
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22 ASA HOFFMANN 2.0 W 26L 21W 31L 11U 0
NY 10076994 / R: 2377 ->2356
Q: 2275 ->2254
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23 VLADIMIR L POLYAKIN 2.0 L 21W 32W 29L 10L 16
NY 12287160 / R: 2109 ->2100
Q: 1978 ->1958
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24 SAM ALEX BARSKY 2.0 L 28L 34W 37W 29L 17
NY 12550168 / R: 2127 ->2100
Q: 2064 ->2026
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25 DANILO C CONCEPCION 2.0 L 6L 36D 33D 37W 31
NJ 12395211 / R: 2000 ->2000
Q: 1845 ->1828
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26 ISAAC BARAYEV 2.0 L 22W 33L 12L 27W 36
NY 13137307 / R: 1988 ->1982
Q: 1848 ->1839
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27 ALEXANDER TROY SPINNELL 2.0 L 7L 19W 39W 26L 13
NY 13072906 / R: 1933 ->1939
Q: 1797 ->1811
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28 IRA MARTIN COHEN 2.0 W 24L 10D 19D 30L 15
NY 10101671 / R: 1808 ->1847
Q: 1651 ->1713
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29 ALICE DONG 2.0 L 14W 30L 23L 24W 37
NJ 13398051 / R: 1786 ->1813
Q: 1718 ->1740
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30 LUKE PETTERSEN 1.5 L 5L 29W 35D 28L 20
NY 11469264 / R: 2002 ->1981
Q: 1946 ->1915
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31 KADHIR ANDRES PILLAI 1.5 D 9W 38L 22L 8L 25
NY 13344871 / R: 1941 ->1952
Q: 1698 ->1732
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32 JOEL ANTHONY U PENA 1.5 D 8L 23L 20L 33B 0
NJ 12926001 / R: 1893 ->1875
Q: 1787 ->1762
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33 KEVIN EMMANUEL CHEN 1.5 L 13L 26D 25W 32F 0
NJ 12632969 / R: 1817 ->1827
Q: 1586 ->1621
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34 CHRIS BROOKS 1.0 L 10W 24L 7L 17F 0
NY 12666518 / R: 1953 ->1946
Q: 1737 ->1739
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35 GARY R PATELLA 1.0 L 12L 15L 30B 0U 0
NY 12797729 / R: 1905 ->1887
Q: 1799 ->1778
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36 SRINIVASAN RAMANUJAM 1.0 L 11W 25L 13L 16L 26
NJ 12809190 / R: 1860 ->1855
Q: 1697 ->1696
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37 GABOR J SCHNITZLER 1.0 H 0L 8L 24D 25L 29
NY 10104874 / R: 1861 ->1845
Q: 1773 ->1753
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38 LEIF A PRESSMAN 0.5 H 0L 31U 0U 0U 0
NY 12693373 / R: 2244 ->2221
Q: 2159 ->2133
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39 RAM GUPTA 0.0 L 1L 16L 27U 0U 0
NY 14456570 / R: 1966P5 ->1850P8
Q: 1966P5 ->1822P8
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Note: Performances satisfying the requirements for norms are now being shown for recent events in the *Total Pts* column.For less recent events, it may take several weeks for the norm performances to be available.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

New Yorker Game/50 Open

Today I finished with a score of 2-1-2 in a game/50 Swiss at the New Yorker Hotel. My only loss happened in round two against GM Alex Lenderman, who shared first place with GM Jaan Ehlvest. Here are my two wins.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Gary Patella (USCF 1905) - Jim West (USCF 2204), New Yorker Hotel 6/26/2010

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bh6+ Kxh8 12.Bxf8 Nc6 13.Qc5 Nd7 14.Qc3 Qxf8 15.Bb5 Qb4


16.Bxc6 Qxc3+ 17.bxc3 bxc6 18.Rb1 Nb6 19.h3 Be6 20.a3 Rg8 21.Kf1 Rg5 22.Re1 Nc4 23.Kg1 Bd5 24.a4 Nd2 25.h4 Rg4 26.Kh2 Rxh4+ 27.Kg3 Rxh1 28.Rxh1 a5 29.Kf4 Kg7 30.f3 exf3 31.gxf3 Nc4 32.Rg1+ Kf6 33.Kg3 Be6 34.Rh1 Bf5 35.Rh6+ Bg6


36.Kf4 Na3 37.Rh1 Nxc2 38.Rb1 Nxd4 39.Rb7 Ne6+ 40.Ke3 Bc2 41.Ra7 Bxa4 42.Rxa5 Bb5 43.Ra7 c5 44.Ra8 Bc6 45.Rh8 Kg7 46.Rc8 Bd7 47.Ra8 h5 48.f4 h4 49.f5 Nf8 50.Ra7 h3 51.Kf3 Bxf5 52.Rxc7+ Nd7


53.Kg3 Kf6 54.Ra7 Ke5 55.Ra2 Nf6 56.Rf2, White resigns.



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Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit

Isaac Barayev (USCF 1988) - Jim West (USCF 2204), New Yorker Hotel 6/26/2010

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Bc4+ Kg7 11.Bh6+ Kxh6 12.Nxh8 Bb4+ 13.c3 Qxh8 14.h4 Kg7 15.cxb4 Qf8 16.O-O-O Nbd7 17.Qg5+ Kh8


18.Be6 Qg7 19.Qf4 Nf8 20.Bxc8 Rxc8 21.h5 Ne6 22.Qf5 Qg5+ 23.Qxg5 Nxg5 24.Rh4 Nd5 25.a3 Rf8 26.Rd2 h6 27.Rc2 c6 28.Rh1 Nf4 29.g3 Nd3+ 30.Kb1 Rxf2 31.Rxf2 Nxf2 32.Rf1 e3 33.Re1 Ng4 34.Rf1 Ne6


35.Kc2 Nxd4+ 36.Kd3 e2 37.Re1 Ne5+ 38.Kxd4 Nf3+ 39.Ke3 Nxe1 40.Kxe2 Nc2 41.Kd3 Na1 42.Kc3 Kg7 43.b3 Kf6 44.Kb2 Nxb3 45.Kxb3 Kg5


46.Kc4 Kxh5 47.Kc5 Kg4 48.Kd6 Kxg3 49.Kc7 h5 50.Kxb7 h4 51.Kxc6 h3 52.Kb7 h2 53.Kxa7 h1=Q 54.b5 Qa1 55.b6 Qxa3+ 56.Kb8 Kf4 57.b7 Ke5 58.Kc7 Qd6+ 59.Kc8 Qc6+ 60.Kb8 Kd6 61.Ka7 Qc7 62.Ka8 Qa5+ 63.Kb8 Kc6, White resigns.


Friday, June 25, 2010

Harikrishna, Ehlvest Win NY International













The New York International concluded on Tuesday, at the Marshall Chess Club, with grandmasters Pentala Harikrishna and Jaan Ehlvest sharing first place at 7 points. Here are the final standings.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Pandolfini on Philidor

At ChessCafe, you can find a transcript of a pre-concert talk by Bruce Pandolfini [pictured above] at the Terrace Theater in Washington DC on May 24th. It took place before a performance of an opera by Philidor, the best chess player of the eighteenth century.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Photos from "Chess Mates"

On Saturday, I snapped these photos at Chess Mates in Rahway NJ.







Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Letter from Chris Torres to SF Mayor

Recently, the city of San Francisco closed down the chess games on historic Market Street [pictured]. Blogger Chris Torres of Chess Musings has written this open letter to mayor Gavin Newsom.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Upsets at New York International



The New York International began on Friday, at the Marshall Chess Club, and ends tomorrow. Already, many upsets have taken place including NM Kassa Korley's defeat of GM Surya Ganguly in the opening round.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Fischer Bought House for Marilyn & Jinky

According to Marilyn Young, the late Bobby Fischer bought a house in Davao City for Marilyn and her daughter Jinky.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Rahway Swiss 6/19/2010

Today, Chess Mates in Rahway held its first tournament. In the opening round, John Moldovan and I [pictured] drew this game.

Round One: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2204) - John Moldovan (1847), Rahway NJ 6/19/2010

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 Bd6 6.Bd3 Nge7 7.O-O Bg4 8.Re1 Qd7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.h3 Bf5 11.Nf1 a6


12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Bc5 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Nxe3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Qb5 17.Qxb5 axb5 18.f4 d4 19.cxd4 Rfd8 20.Red1 Ra4 21.Nc2 Rc4 22.Na3 Rcxd4 23.Rxd4 Rxd4 24.Nxb5 Rxf4 25.Nc7 Re4 26.Rd1 Nc6 27.Rd7 Rxe5


28.b4 g6 29.b5 Nb4 30.a4 Re1+ 31.Kh2 Ra1 32.Rd8+ Kg7 33.Rb8 Rxa4 34.Rxb7 Nd3 35.Ne6+ Kf6 36.Nd8 Ne5 37.Rb6+ Kg5 38.Nc6 Nxc6 39.Rxc6 Rb4 40.Rb6 f5 41.Rb7 Rb3 42.b6 f4 43.Rb8 h5 44.b7 Rb2


45.Kg1 Kh4 46.Rg8 Rxb7 47.Rxg6 Rb2 48.Kf1 Ra2 49.Kg1 Rb2 50.Ra6 Rc2 51.Ra3 Rb2 52.Rf3 Kg5 53.Kh2 Re2 54.h4+ Kxh4 55.Rxf4+ Kg5 56.Ra4 Re3 57.g3 Re1 58.Kh3 Rh1+ 59.Kg2 Rd1 60.Kf3 Rf1+ 61.Ke3 Rg1 62.Kf2 Rb1, draw.


Friday, June 18, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Icelandic Court Okays Exhuming Fischer

Yesterday, the Supreme Court in Iceland ruled that the remains of Bobby Fischer can be exhumed for a paternity test to settle a dispute over the chess legend's estate.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Rentschler Roundup

Last weekend, 39 students competed for scholarships at the Rentschler Foundation High School Chess Championship tournament in Cherry Hill NJ.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Photos from DOCA 2010 June Grand Prix

On Sunday, I took these pictures during the DOCA 2010 June Grand Prix at the Dean of Chess Academy.








Event Summary
Event DOCA 2010 JUNE GRAND PRIX (201006130351)
Location BRANCHBURG, NJ 08876 USA
Event Date(s) 2010-06-13
Sponsoring Affiliate DEAN IPPOLITO CHESS CLUB (A6018754)
Chief TD DEAN J IPPOLITO (12445752)
Assist. TD AARON KIEDES (12897595)
Processed Received: 2010-06-13 Entered: 2010-06-13 Rated: 2010-06-13
Stats 1 Section(s), 20 Players
The ratings shown on this page are not official published ratings and may change from time to time. Using them for pairing purposes in tournaments should only be done if this has been advertised in all advance publicity and is announced to all players at the tournament.

Section 1 - OPEN
Section Date(s) 2010-06-13
Processed Received: 2010-06-13 Entered: 2010-06-13 Rated: 2010-06-13
Stats 4 Rounds, 20 Players; K Factor: F Rating Sys: D Tnmt Type: S

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* Click on a Pairing Number to see the Player's Opponents.
* Click on a Player's Name for more information about the Player.
Crosstable data is NOT SHOWN in tiebreak order and does not reflect any distribution of trophies or prize monies.
Crosstable data is shown as reported to the USCF by the Tournament Director. Please contact the TD to report any crosstable errors.
Note: Events with a time control of G/30 to G/60 can be ratedunder both the Regular (R) and Quick Chess (Q) rating systems.
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Pair Player Name TotalRoundRoundRoundRound
Num USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) Pts 1 2 3 4
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1 DEAN J IPPOLITO 4.0 W 15W 5W 8W 3
NJ 12445752 / R: 2555 ->2558
Q: 2439 ->2441
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2 JEFFREY ALAN TANNENBAUM 3.5 W 18D 7W 14W 8
NY 10078954 / R: 1907 ->1924
Q: 1973 ->1977
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3 JAMES R WEST 3.0 W 16W 14W 4L 1
NJ 10044812 / R: 2200 ->2203
Q: 2004 ->2007
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4 JAMES J MENNELLA 3.0 W 11W 6L 3W 9
NJ 11066241 / R: 2009 ->2010
Q: 1725 ->1738
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5 ARAVIND KUMAR 3.0 W 12L 1W 7W 10
NJ 13668844 / R: 1825 ->1841
Q: 1625 ->1663
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6 PRAVEEN BALAKRISHNAN 3.0 W 20L 4W 15W 11
NJ 14056673 / R: 1761 ->1758
Q: 1724 ->1713
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7 ALEN KUBATI 2.5 W 10D 2L 5W 14
NJ 14097206 / R: Unrated->1835P4
Q: Unrated->1736P4
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8 STEVE FERRERO 2.0 W 17W 9L 1L 2
NJ 12111440 / R: 1976 ->1966
Q: 1924 ->1915
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9 MATTHEW LIM 2.0 W 19L 8W 16L 4
NJ 13701860 / R: 1523 ->1522
Q: 1422 ->1419
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10 MICHAEL WU 2.0 L 7W 18W 17L 5
NJ 13676211 / R: 1480 ->1476
Q: 1395 ->1389
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11 VAED KHURJEKAR 2.0 L 4W 20W 18L 6
NJ 13028547 / R: 1126 ->1138
Q: 1051 ->1069
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12 TARAN IDNANI 2.0 L 5L 15W 19W 16
NJ 14220903 / R: 846 -> 950
Q: 840 -> 919
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13 ROSHAN IDNANI 1.5 L 14L 16W 20D 19
NJ 14220898 / R: 752 -> 759
Q: 753 -> 749
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14 MICHAEL LIM 1.0 W 13L 3L 2L 7
NJ 13701827 / R: 1729 ->1712
Q: 1542 ->1530
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15 KEMING ZHU 1.0 L 1W 12L 6U 0
NJ 14151228 / R: 1286 ->1289
Q: 1101 ->1113
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16 TODD JOBSON 1.0 L 3W 13L 9L 12
NJ 13904274 / R: 1185 ->1149
Q: 1095 ->1061
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17 VIKRAM ARUNKUMAR 1.0 L 8W 19L 10L 18
NJ 14114608 / R: 1089 ->1057
Q: 1044 ->1011
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18 RAMITHA SAI RAVISHANKAR 1.0 L 2L 10L 11W 17
NJ 14382316 / R: 893 -> 931
Q: 889 -> 913
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19 RAKSHAA RAVISHANKAR 0.5 L 9L 17L 12D 13
NJ 14382301 / R: 754 -> 732
Q: 685 -> 670
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20 NOREEN DAVISSON 0.0 L 6L 11L 13U 0
NJ 13685502 / R: 580P23-> 560
Q: 540P19-> 522P22
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Note: Performances satisfying the requirements for norms are now being shown for recent events in the *Total Pts* column.For less recent events, it may take several weeks for the norm performances to be available.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Surprising Knight Move

Newark Star-Ledger chess columnist Peter Tamburro [pictured standing, to the left of Rich Napoli who is seated] paid a visit yesterday to the Dean of Chess Academy where he showed this problem to the players, in between rounds of the DOCA 2010 June Grand Prix.


It looks like a straightforward win for White after 1.Re2 Qg8 2.Nf6 Qg1 3.Re8+ Kg7 4.Rg8+, but unfortunately 4...Kh6 5.Rxg1 is stalemate.


The problem had us stumped until Rich Napoli found the surprising knight move 2.Ng7!! which wins.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

DOCA 2010 June Grand Prix

In today's grand prix event at the Dean of Chess Academy, I finished with a score of 3-1-0, losing only to first place winner IM Dean Ippolito in the last round.

Round Three: Budapest Gambit, Fajarowicz Variation

Jim Mennella (USCF 2000) - Jim West (USCF 2204), Branchburg NJ 6/13/2010

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Nxd2 6.Nbxd2 Nc6 7.a3 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 Qe7 9.e3 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.Be2 O-O 12.O-O a5 13.Bf3 a4 14.Rac1 d6


15.Rfd1 Bd7 16.c5 Be6 17.Bxb7 Rab8 18.c6 Bb3 19.Re1 Rfe8 20.Qd4 Qh5 21.f3 Re6 22.e4 Rh6 23.h3 Rg6 24.Qf2 Qxh3 25.Kf1 Qh1+ 26.Qg1 Qh5 27.Qf2 Rh6 28.Rc3 Qe5 29.Qe3 Qg3 30.Qf2 Qe5 31.Qe3 Rh2 32.Kf2 Re8 33.f4 Qh5 34.Qf3 Qh6 35.Qg3 Re6


36.Kg1 Rh1+ 37.Kf2 Rxe1 38.Kxe1 Rxe4+ 39.Re3 Qe6 40.Kf2 Bd5 41.Qg5 Rxe3 42.Qd8+ Qe8 43.Qxc7 Re2+ 44.Kg3 Rxg2+ 45.Kh4 f5 46.Qxd6 Rg4+ 47.Kh3 Qh5#.