Pix from Sunday Game/45 10/25/2015

During Sunday's tournament at the Marshall Chess Club, I snapped these photos.

Pix from Saturday Game/60 10/24/2015

On Saturday, I photographed the players during the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Garry Kasparov on FOX Business Network

On the FOX Business Network, Garry Kasparov discusses his new book Winter is Coming.

Nothing New! Inventors Lose to Knockouts

In week ten of the USCL, the New Jersey Knockouts won by design against the Philadelphia Inventors.

Discover the checks on boards one, two, three, and four.

Marshall Sunday Game/45 10/25/2015

On Sunday, I played this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Azeez Alade (USCF 2132) - Jim West (USCF 2204), Marshall Chess Club 10/25/2015

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.h3 c5 6.c3 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.O-O Bf5 10.Be2 h5 11.Re1 Qb6 12.Qb3 Qxb3 13.axb3 a6 14.Nbd2 Rfe8

15.b4 Ne4 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.Nd2 e5 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.Nb3 Nd7 20.Rac1 Bf5 21.g4 hxg4 22.hxg4 Be6 23.Bf3 Rac8 24.Rcd1 Nf6 25.Nc5 Bxg4 26.Bxg4 Nxg4 27.Nxb7 Ne5 28.Kg2 Nc4 29.Rxe8+ Rxe8 30.Rxd5 Nxb2

31.Nd6 Re2 32.c4 Nxc4 33.Nxc4 Re4, draw.

Marshall Saturday Game/60 10/24/2015

On Saturday, I played these games in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, King's Indian Attack

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Ryan Ruiz (USCF 2119), Marshall Chess Club 10/24/2015

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nge7 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.a4 Rb8 9.c3 a6 10.Re1 d6 11.Nf1 b5 12.axb5 axb5 13.Bf4 e5 14.Bd2 Qc7 15.Ne3 h6 16.h4 Be6

17.h5 b4 18.Nh4 bxc3 19.bxc3 Rb2 20.Nd5 Qb8 21.Qc1 g5 22.Bxg5 hxg5 23.Qxg5 f6 24.Qe3 Kh7 25.Qf3 Qc8 26.Ne3 Bh6 27.Nef5 Nxf5 28.Nxf5 Bxf5 29.exf5 Ne7 30.Ra7 Rf7 31.Qg4 Qf8 32.Qc4 Rg7 33.Qe6 Ng8 

34.Ra8 Qf7 35.Qxd6 Qxh5 36.Qxc5 Rd2 37.Qd5 Rc2 38.c4 Bd2 39.Rf1 Bb4 40.Rxg8 Rxg8 41.Qb7+ Rg7 42.Qxb4 Qe2 43.Qd6 Rd2 44.Qxf6 Qg4 45.Qxe5 Re2 46.Be4 Kh8 47.f6 Rg5 48.f7+, Black resigns.

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Round Three: Budapest Gambit, Fajarowicz Variation

Robert Olsen (USCF 2032) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 10/24/2015

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Nbd2 Nc6 6.a3 Bxd2+ 7.Bxd2 Nxd2 8.Qxd2 Qe7 9.e3 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.Be2 O-O 12.O-O d6 13.Qd4 Re8 14.Qxe5 Rxe5 15.Rfd1 b6 16.Bf3 Rb8 17.Rac1 Kf8

18.Rd5 Re7 19.Rd2 a5 20.b4 axb4 21.axb4 Bb7 22.Bxb7 Rxb7 23.Ra2 Re8 24.Kf1 Ke7 25.Ke2 Kd7 26.Kd3 f5 27.Raa1 Rbb8 28.Ra7 Ra8 29.Rca1 Rxa7 30.Rxa7 g5 31.h3 h5 32.Ra1 h4 33.f3 g4 34.fxg4 fxg4 35.Rf1 gxh3 36.gxh3 Rh8

37.Rf4 Rh5 38.Rg4 Kc6 39.Ke2 b5 40.cxb5+ Kxb5 41.Kd3 c5 42.bxc5 dxc5 43.Kc3 Re5 44.e4 Rh5 45.Rf4 Rg5 46.Rxh4 Rg3+ 47.Kd2 Kc4 48.e5+ Kd5 49.Rh5 c4 50.e6+ Kxe6 51.Rc5 Rxh3 52.Rxc4, draw.

"Pawn Sacrifice" in "The Harvard Crimson"

David J. Kurlander reviews Pawn Sacrifice in The Harvard Crimson.

Pix from October Under 2300

Last weekend, I took these pictures during the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

                                          Saturday

                                             Sunday

"Pawn Sacrifice" in "The Cornell Daily Sun"

In The Cornell Daily Sun, freshman Griffin Smith-Nichols reviews the Bobby Fischer biopic Pawn Sacrifice.

Back to the Future for Chess Championship?

With the World Series returning to New York in October 2015, will the world chess championship do the same in October 2016?

Victory from Jaws of Defeat for NJKO

In week nine of the United States Chess League, the New Jersey Knockouts emptied the tank against the Miami Sharks.

Don't go in the water on boards one, two, three, and four!

Marshall October Under 2300 10/18/2015

On Sunday, I won this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Ashutosh Gajbinkar (USCF 1705), Marshall Chess Club 10/18/2015

1.b3 c5 2.Bb2 d6 3.f4 Nc6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.a4 Qc7 9.Na3 a6 10.Qe1 Bd7 11.Qh4 Rab8

12.h3 h5 13.Ng5 Nd5 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.f5 gxf5 16.Ne6+ fxe6 17.Qg5+ Kh7 18.Qxh5+ Kg8 19.Qg5+ Kh7 20.c4 Nf6 21.Rf4 Be8 22.Rh4+ Bh5 23.Bxh5 Kh8 24.Bg6+ Nh7 25.Rxh7+ Kg8 26.Bxf5#.

Marshall October Under 2300 10/17/2015

On Saturday, I drew this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Budapest Gambit, Fajarowicz Variation

Paul Rachlin (USCF 1989) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 10/17/2015

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.g3 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.Bg2 O-O 12.O-O d6 13.Rfc1 Rb8

14.Qc3 Qxc3 15.Rxc3 b6 16.Rd1 a5 17.b4 axb4 18.axb4 Bb7 19.c5 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 dxc5 21.bxc5 Rfd8 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.cxb6 cxb6 24.Rc7 Rb8 25.Kf3 h5 26.Ke3 g6 27.Kd3 Rd8+ 28.Kc2 Rd6 29.e4 g5 30.e5 Rd5 31.f4 gxf4 32.gxf4 Rd4

33.f5 Re4 34.e6 fxe6 35.fxe6 Rxe6 36.Rb7 Re2+ 37.Kc1 Rxh2 38.Rxb6 Kg7 39.Kd1 Rf2 40.Ke1 Rf5 41.Rb2 Kh6 42.Rf2 Rg5 43.Kf1 h4 44.Rg2 Rf5+ 45.Rf2 Ra5 46.Kg2 Kg5 47.Kh2 Ra3 48.Rb2 Ra4 49.Rc2 Kg4 50.Rb2, draw.

Pix from Columbus Day Action 10/12/2015

On Monday, I photographed the players during the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.