Marshall Sunday Game/45 5/29/2016

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

Round Two: Dutch Defense

Kaden Pollard (USCF 1525) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 5/29/2016

1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.Nf3 b6 6.e3 Bb7 7.h3 h6 8.Bh4 O-O 9.Bd3 c5 10.O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nc6 12.d5 Na5 13.Nd2 Qe8 14.Qc2 Qf7

15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.e4 f4 17.Rae1 e5 18.g3 d6 19.Be2 Ba6 20.Kh2 fxg3+ 21.fxg3 Qg6 22.Qd3 Rxf1 23.Rxf1 Rf8 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Bg4 Qf6 26.Kg2 g5 27.Be2 Kg7 28.Qf3 Qxf3+ 29.Kxf3 Kg6 30.h4 Kf6 31.h5 Bc8 32.g4 Bd7

33.Nf1 a6 34.Ne3 b5 35.a3 Nb3 36.Nf5 Bxf5 37.exf5 bxc4 38.Ke3 Na5 39.Ke4 Ke7 40.Bf1 Kf6 41.Be2, draw.

Pix from Saturday Game/60 5/28/2016

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

Marshall Saturday Game/60 5/28/2016

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

Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit

David Yomtobian (USCF 1709) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 5/28/2016

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bd3 fxe4 5.Bxe4 d5 6.Bxh7 Rxh7 7.O-O e4 8.Re1 Be7 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.c4 Nxe5 11.dxe5 c6 12.f3 Bc5+ 13.Be3 d4 14.Bf4 e3 15.Qd3 Qh4 16.Bg3 Qh5 17.b4 Bf5 18.Qb3 Be7 19.Na3 O-O-O

20.b5 c5 21.Qa4 Kb8 22.b6 a6 23.Nb5 Bh4 24.Bf4 g5 25.g4 Bxg4 26.Nc7 Bf2+ 27.Kf1 Qh3+ 28.Ke2 Qxf3+ 29.Kd3 Bf5#.

          

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Round Four: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Ed Kopiecki (USCF 2003), Marshall Chess Club 5/28/2016

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Bc5 4.e3 Nf6 5.a3 d6 6.b4 Bb6 7.d3 O-O 8.Nf3 Be6 9.Nbd2 Qd7 10.Be2 Rae8 11.O-O Ng4 12.h3 Nh6 13.Rc1 f5

14.Ng5 f4 15.Nxe6 Qxe6 16.Bf3 Kh8 17.c5 dxc5 18.bxc5 Ba5 19.Nc4 b6 20.cxb6 cxb6 21.Bxc6 Qxc6 22.Nxa5 Qg6 23.exf4 exf4 24.Rc7 Nf5 25.Nc4 Rg8 26.Ne5 Rxe5 27.Bxe5 Nh4 28.Qg4 f3 29.Rxg7 fxg2 30.Rxg6+ Rg7 31.Qc8#.

Pix from May Under 2300 5/22/2016

On Sunday, these pictures were taken by me during the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Pix from May Under 2300 5/21/2016

On Saturday, I took these pictures during the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

NYC Mayor's Office and Trump Tower

These are the most likely venues for the 2016 world championship chess match.

Marshall May Under 2300 5/22/2016

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

Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit

Eddy Tian (USCF 1859) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 5/22/2016

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Nf7 Qf6 8.Qd2 Bxe6 9.Nxh8 Nh6 10.h3 e3 11.fxe3 Nf5 12.Qf2 Bd6 13.Qf3 Bg3+ 14.Kd1 Nd7 15.Bd3 Ne5 16.Qe2 O-O-O 17.Nd2 Rxh8

18.Nf3 Rf8 19.c3 Nd6 20.Nxe5 Qxe5 21.Rf1 Rh8 22.Bd2 c5 23.Be1 Bxe1 24.Rxe1 c4 25.Bc2 h5 26.Kd2 Ne4+ 27.Bxe4 Qxe4 28.Rac1 Bf5 29.Rf1 g5 30.Ke1 Re8 31.Rf3 h4 32.Kf2 Qe5 33.Kg1 g4 34.Rf2 gxh3

35.Qf3 Bd7 36.Re1 Rg8 37.Qf4 Qg5 38.Qxg5 Rxg5 39.Kh2 hxg2 40.Rxg2 Re5 41.Rd2 Bf5 42.Rd4 Be4 43.Kh3 Rf5 44.Rd2 Rh5 45.Rf1 Bf5+ 46.Kh2 Bd3 47.Rf4 Kc7 48.Rdf2 a5 49.Kh3 Re5 50.R2f3 Be2 51.Rf2 Rxe3+ 52.Kxh4 Bd3

53.R4f3 Rxf3 54.Rxf3 Kc6 55.Kg5 b5 56.Kf4 Bb1 57.a3 Kc5 58.Ke5 b4 59.Rf8 bxc3 60.bxc3 Be4 61.Rb8 Kc6 62.Rb2 Bf3 63.Rb1 Be4 64.Rb8 Bf3 65.Rb2 Bh5 66.Kd4 Bf3 67.Rf2 Bg4 68.Rf1 Kb5 69.Kxd5 Ka4

70.Rb1 Be2 71.Kc5 Kxa3 72.Kb5 Bd3 73.Rg1 Kb3 74.Kxa5 Kxc3 75.Ka4 Bc2+, draw.

My Teaching Job at Hunter College CC

For one week starting yesterday, I am teaching a class to the members of the chess club at Hunter College.

My schedule is, as follows:

Monday through Thursday - 1pm to 5pm;

Friday - 1pm to 4pm.

The class takes place in the student activities area of the west building on campus.

Marshall May Under 2300 5/21/2016

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

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - John Walton (USCF 1710), Marshall Chess Club 5/21/2016

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Be7 8.f4 Qc7 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Be3 b5 11.Bxe6 Nc5 12.Bxc8 Rxc8 13.Nf5 O-O

14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.Qxd5 Rfd8 16.Bd4 Ne6 17.Bxg7 Nxg7 18.Nh6+ Kh8 19.Nxf7+ Kg8 20.Nh6+, Black resigns.

"Pawn Sacrifice" in Israel

Sheldon Kirshner reviews the Bobby Fischer biopic Pawn Sacrifice.

Pix from Sunday Game/45 5/15/2016

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

Substitute Chess Teacher at Gregory School

Yesterday I was the substitute teacher at Gregory Elementary School in the after school enrichment class on chess.