Kasparov on AI in "Business Insider"

Jim Edwards interviews Garry Kasparov.

Pix from Thursday Night Action 12/28/2017

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

Thursday Night Action 12/28/2017

On Thursday, I finished with a score of 2-2-0 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Budapest Gambit, Fajarowicz Variation

Chris Brown (USCF 1878) - Jim West (USCF 2204), Marshall Chess Club 12/28/2017

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.a3 Qh4 5.g3 Qh5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Qc2 Nc5 8.b4 Ne6 9.Bb2 d6 10.exd6 cxd6 11.Bg2 a5 12.b5 Ne5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Qe4 Bd6 15.Qd5 Bb8 16.f4 O-O

17.fxe5 Rd8 18.Qf3 Qg6 19.O-O Qc2 20.Qxf7+ Kh8 21.Qe7 Ba7+ 22.Kh1 Bc5 23.Qxd8+ Nxd8 24.Bd4 Be7 25.Nc3 Ne6 26.Rac1 Qg6 27.Nd5 Bxa3 28.Rc3 Nxd4 29.Rxa3 Be6 30.Rxa5 Rxa5 31.Rf8+ Bg8

32.Ne7 Ra1+ 33.Bf1 Rxf1+, White resigns.

Sheldon Marshall 1953-2017

Yesterday Marshall Chess Club members received the following e-mail from executive director Bryan Quick regarding Sheldon Marshall [pictured].

"We were saddened last week to learn that club member Sheldon Marshall had recently passed away.  For those of you who didn't know Sheldon, he was the president of the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) chess team in London.  In 2014, he reached out to us about setting up a match between the RAC and the Marshall.  We have held that match for each of the past four years now and it has become a staple of our calendar, thanks to Sheldon. 

"We will miss Sheldon a great deal and hope to continue our relationship with the RAC well into the future.  In September 2018, when we would normally hold our annual match, we will plan on hosting a tournament in his memory."

Pix from Saturday Game/60 12/23/2017

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

Blitz Chess Tonight at West Orange CC

West Orange Chess Club
XMAS 3 & HALF ROUNDER
8pm December 26th
EF $10 holiday discount
4 or 5 player round robin
Game 10 minutes 29 second increments each move
Expected to finish 11pm to midnight
USCF membership required
Games played as opponent becomes available
Prizes overpriced books and chess equipment
Intended for chess enthusiasts
Not suitable for profit motivated chess gurus
Pairing numbers determined by order of entry
Odd vs even earlier entrant has white

SCHOLASTIC XMAS QUAD
6pm December 26th
EF $10 holiday discount
Game 10 minutes with 10 second increments each move
Expected to finish 8pm
USCF membership required
Intended for children
Games played as opponent becomes available
Prizes overpriced books and chess equipment
Intended for chess enthusiasts
Not suitable for profit motivated chess gurus
Pairing numbers determined by order of entry.
Odd vs even earlier entrant has white

Marshall CC Champion: IM Nicolas Checa

International master Nicolas Checa [pictured] is the 2017 Marshall Chess Club champion.

Marshall Saturday Game/60 12/23/2017

On Saturday, I finished with a score of 2-0-1 plus a half point bye in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit

Christopher Louie (USCF 1544) - Jim West (USCF 2207), Marshall Chess Club 12/23/2017

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Nfd2 Bxf5 6.Nc3 d5 7.Nb3 Nf6 8.Be2 c6 9.O-O Bd6 10.f3 O-O 

11.fxe4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Rxf8+ Qxf8 14.c3 Nd7 15.Be3 b6 16.Nd2 Nf6 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Bf3 Re8 19.Bd2 Qf6 20.Bxe4 Rxe4 21.Be1 Qh6 22.h3 Qf4 23.g3 Qf5 24.Kg2 Qe6

25.Qf3 Rxe1 26.Rxe1 Qxe1 27.Qg4 Qe4+ 28.Qxe4 dxe4 29.g4 Kf7 30.Kf2 Bf4 31.a4 Ke6 32.c4 g5 33.b4 Bd2 34.b5 cxb5 35.axb5 Kd6 36.d5 Bf4 37.Ke2 Kc5

38.d6 Kxd6 39.c5+ Kxc5 40.Kf1 Kxb5 41.h4 gxh4 42.g5 Bxg5 43.Ke2 a5 44.Kf2 a4 45.Ke2 a3 46.Kd1 a2 47.Kc2 a1=Q 48.Kb3 Bf6 49.Kc2 Qb2+ 50.Kd1 h3 51.Ke1 h2 52.Kd1 h1=Q#.

Pix from FIDE Mondays 12/18/2017

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

CNN Article on Yifan Hou

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"Financial Express" Review: "Deep Thinking"

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FIDE Mondays 12/18/2017

On Monday, I won this game at the Marshall Chess Club when my opponent misplayed a theoretically drawn endgame.

Round Two: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2207) - Roger Smith (USCF 1977), Marshall Chess Club 12/18/2017

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Bf4 e6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.O-O Qb6 9.Qb3 Qxb3 10.axb3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Bd7 12.h3 a6 13.b4 Rfd8 14.Rfe1 Be8

15.Nb3 Nd7 16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.bxc5 h6 18.Ne5 Na7 19.Bf1 Bb5 20.Bxb5 Nxb5 21.c6 bxc6 22.Nxc6 Rd7 23.Nxe7+ Rxe7 24.Ra5 Rb7 25.Rea1 Rb6 26.Kf1 Kf8 27.Ke2 Ke8 28.Kd3 Kd7 29.b3 Nd6 30.Bxd6 Kxd6 31.b4 Kc6

32.Rc5+ Kb7 33.f4 Rb5 34.Ra5 Rxc5 35.dxc5 f6 36.Kd4 Rd8 37.h4 g5 38.hxg5 hxg5 39.fxg5 e5+ 40.Ke3 fxg5 41.c6+ Kb6 42.c7 Kxc7 43.Rxa6 d4+ 44.cxd4 Rxd4 45.Re6 Rxb4 46.Rxe5 Rb3+ 47.Kf2 Kd6 48.Rxg5 Ke6

49.Rg3 Rb2+ 50.Kg1 Kf6 51.Kh2 Rb1 52.Rg4 Kf5 53.Rg8 Kf6 54.g3 Kf7 55.Rg4 Kf6 56.Kg2 Kf5 57.Rg8 Kf6 58.Kh3 Kf7 59.Rg5 Kf6 60.Ra5 Rh1+ 61.Kg4 Rb1 62.Ra6+ Kg7 63.Kh4 Rb4+ 64.g4 Rb1 65.Kh5 Rh1+ 66.Kg5 Rb1

67.Ra7+ Kg8 68.Kh5 Rg1 69.g5 Rh1+ 70.Kg6 Kf8 71.Ra8+ Ke7 72.Kg7 Rg1 73.g6 Rg2 74.Ra1 Rg3 75.Re1+ Kd8 76.Kf7 Rf3+ 77.Kg8 Kd7 78.g7 Rg3 79.Re4 Rg2 80.Kf7 Rf2+ 81.Kg6 Rg2+ 82.Kf6 Kd8 83.Re5, Black resigns.

Marshall Chess Club December News

Read about the club championship, new bathrooms, website upgrades, and casual play.

Pix from Thursday Night Action 12/14/2017

These pictures were taken by me during Thursday's tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Pix from FIDE Mondays 12/11/2017

On Monday, I snapped these photos at the Marshall Chess Club.