In week seven of the United States Chess League, the New York Knights sent a message, loud and clear, to the New Jersey Knockouts: "The neighs have it!"See the moves from last night's games on boards one, two, three, and four.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Knights to NJKO: "The Neighs Have It!"
In week seven of the United States Chess League, the New York Knights sent a message, loud and clear, to the New Jersey Knockouts: "The neighs have it!"See the moves from last night's games on boards one, two, three, and four.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
PCG Analysis by Frederic Fournier
At his Contre Gambit Philidor website, Frederic Fournier analyzes my recent games as Black against Kadhir Pillai and Wesley Hellner.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Marshall Chess Club Swiss 10/9/2011
In Sunday's game/60 Swiss tournament at the Marshall Chess Club, I finished with a score of 2-0-2.
Round One: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation
Jim West (USCF 2208) - Hubert Herring (USCF 1730), Marshall Chess Club 10/9/2011
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 Nc6 7.Be3 Bd7 8.Bb3 b5 9.O-O e6 10.a3 Be7 11.f4 O-O 12.Qf3 Qc7 13.f5 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 e5 15.Bf2 Bc6 16.g4 Qb7 17.Rae1 Nd7
18.Bd5 Nb6 19.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 20.Kh1 Bg5 21.Re2 a5 22.Bxc6 Qxc6 23.Nd5 Rae8 24.c3 Bd8 25.Qe3 Qc5 26.b4 Qxe3 27.Rxe3 axb4 28.axb4 Bg5 29.Ree1 Rc8 30.Re2 Rfe8 31.Ra1 Ra8 32.Rea2 Rac8 33.Kg2 Kf8 34.Kf3 Rc6 35.Ra6 Rxa6 36.Rxa6 Be7
37.Rb6 Rc8 38.Rxb5 Bg5 39.Ke2 Ke8 40.Kd3 Bd8 41.Rb7 h6 42.Ra7 Rb8 43.c4 Kf8 44.b5 f6 45.h4 Kg8 46.h5 Kf8 47.Ra6 Be7 48.Kc3 Ke8 49.Kb4 Kd7, Black resigns.
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Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit
Kadhir Pillai (USCF 2042) - Jim West (USCF 2208), Marshall Chess Club 10/9/2011
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.Qxc7+ Bd7 16.cxb4 Qf8 17.a3 Kh8 18.Qc5 Nc6
19.Qxf8+ Rxf8 20.Rd1 Bg4 21.Rd2 Rd8 22.d5 Ne5 23.b3 Rc8 24.Rd4 b5 25.Be2 Rc1+ 26.Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.Bxd1 Nd3+ 28.Kd2 Nxf2 29.Rf1 e3+ 30.Kxe3 Nxd1+ 31.Kd4 Nxd5 32.Rf8+ Kg7 33.Ra8 N5e3 34.Rxa7+ Kg6 35.g3 Nf5+ 36.Ke5 h5 37.Ra6+ Kg7 38.Ra7+ Kg6 39.Ra6+ Kg7 40.Ra7+, draw.
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Round Three: French Defense, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2208) - Alexander Fabbri (USCF 2059), Marshall Chess Club 10/9/2011
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 h6 8.Re1 c6 9.h3 Nh5 10.Ne5 Qh4 11.Qf3 Nd7 12.g3 Nxg3 13.Qxg3 Qxd4 14.Bf4 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Bxe5 16.Qxe5 Qxe5 17.Rxe5 Bxh3 18.Rae1 Bd7
19.Re7 Rfe8 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.Rxe8+ Bxe8 22.a4 Bd7 23.b4 f5 24.a5 a6 25.Na4 Kf7 26.Nc5 Bc8 27.f4 Kf6 28.Kf2 g5 29.Kg3 h5 30.c3 h4+ 31.Kf3 g4+ 32.Kg2 Ke7 33.Nb3 Ke6 34.Nd4+ Kf6, draw.
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Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit
Wesley Hellner (USCF 1919) - Jim West (USCF 2208), Marshall Chess Club 10/9/2011
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Nfd2 Bxf5 6.Nb3 d5 7.Be3 Nf6 8.h3 h6 9.c4 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 O-O 11.a3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 c6 13.Be2 Nbd7 14.c5 b6 15.Qd2 bxc5 16.dxc5 Ne5 17.Nd4 Bd7 18.O-O Qe8
19.Bf4 Nh5 20.Bxe5 Qxe5 21.Bxh5 Qxh5 22.f4 exf3 23.Nxf3 Bxh3 24.Nd4 Bd7 25.Qe3 Qg5 26.Qxg5 hxg5 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.Rb1 Ke7 29.Rb7 Kd8 30.Rb2 Rc8 31.Re2 Rb8 32.Kh2 Rb1 33.Re5 Ra1 34.Rxg5 Rxa3 35.Rxg7 Rxc3 36.Rg8+ Ke7 37.Rg7+ Ke8 38.Rg8+ Kf7 39.Ra8 Rxc5 40.Rxa7 Ke8
41.Ra8+ Ke7 42.Rh8 Rc4 43.Rh7+ Kd6 44.Rh6+ Kc7 45.Nf3 Re4 46.Rh7 d4 47.Kg3 c5 48.Nd2 Re3+ 49.Kf2 Rc3 50.Ne4 Rc2+ 51.Ke1 Kc6 52.Rh6+ Kb5 53.Nd6+ Kb4 54.Rh7 Bc6 55.g4 d3 56.Rh3 Re2+, White resigns.
Round One: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation
Jim West (USCF 2208) - Hubert Herring (USCF 1730), Marshall Chess Club 10/9/2011
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 Nc6 7.Be3 Bd7 8.Bb3 b5 9.O-O e6 10.a3 Be7 11.f4 O-O 12.Qf3 Qc7 13.f5 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 e5 15.Bf2 Bc6 16.g4 Qb7 17.Rae1 Nd7
18.Bd5 Nb6 19.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 20.Kh1 Bg5 21.Re2 a5 22.Bxc6 Qxc6 23.Nd5 Rae8 24.c3 Bd8 25.Qe3 Qc5 26.b4 Qxe3 27.Rxe3 axb4 28.axb4 Bg5 29.Ree1 Rc8 30.Re2 Rfe8 31.Ra1 Ra8 32.Rea2 Rac8 33.Kg2 Kf8 34.Kf3 Rc6 35.Ra6 Rxa6 36.Rxa6 Be7
37.Rb6 Rc8 38.Rxb5 Bg5 39.Ke2 Ke8 40.Kd3 Bd8 41.Rb7 h6 42.Ra7 Rb8 43.c4 Kf8 44.b5 f6 45.h4 Kg8 46.h5 Kf8 47.Ra6 Be7 48.Kc3 Ke8 49.Kb4 Kd7, Black resigns.
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Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit
Kadhir Pillai (USCF 2042) - Jim West (USCF 2208), Marshall Chess Club 10/9/2011
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.Qxc7+ Bd7 16.cxb4 Qf8 17.a3 Kh8 18.Qc5 Nc6
19.Qxf8+ Rxf8 20.Rd1 Bg4 21.Rd2 Rd8 22.d5 Ne5 23.b3 Rc8 24.Rd4 b5 25.Be2 Rc1+ 26.Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.Bxd1 Nd3+ 28.Kd2 Nxf2 29.Rf1 e3+ 30.Kxe3 Nxd1+ 31.Kd4 Nxd5 32.Rf8+ Kg7 33.Ra8 N5e3 34.Rxa7+ Kg6 35.g3 Nf5+ 36.Ke5 h5 37.Ra6+ Kg7 38.Ra7+ Kg6 39.Ra6+ Kg7 40.Ra7+, draw.
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Round Three: French Defense, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2208) - Alexander Fabbri (USCF 2059), Marshall Chess Club 10/9/2011
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 h6 8.Re1 c6 9.h3 Nh5 10.Ne5 Qh4 11.Qf3 Nd7 12.g3 Nxg3 13.Qxg3 Qxd4 14.Bf4 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Bxe5 16.Qxe5 Qxe5 17.Rxe5 Bxh3 18.Rae1 Bd7
19.Re7 Rfe8 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.Rxe8+ Bxe8 22.a4 Bd7 23.b4 f5 24.a5 a6 25.Na4 Kf7 26.Nc5 Bc8 27.f4 Kf6 28.Kf2 g5 29.Kg3 h5 30.c3 h4+ 31.Kf3 g4+ 32.Kg2 Ke7 33.Nb3 Ke6 34.Nd4+ Kf6, draw.
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Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit
Wesley Hellner (USCF 1919) - Jim West (USCF 2208), Marshall Chess Club 10/9/2011
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Nfd2 Bxf5 6.Nb3 d5 7.Be3 Nf6 8.h3 h6 9.c4 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 O-O 11.a3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 c6 13.Be2 Nbd7 14.c5 b6 15.Qd2 bxc5 16.dxc5 Ne5 17.Nd4 Bd7 18.O-O Qe8
19.Bf4 Nh5 20.Bxe5 Qxe5 21.Bxh5 Qxh5 22.f4 exf3 23.Nxf3 Bxh3 24.Nd4 Bd7 25.Qe3 Qg5 26.Qxg5 hxg5 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.Rb1 Ke7 29.Rb7 Kd8 30.Rb2 Rc8 31.Re2 Rb8 32.Kh2 Rb1 33.Re5 Ra1 34.Rxg5 Rxa3 35.Rxg7 Rxc3 36.Rg8+ Ke7 37.Rg7+ Ke8 38.Rg8+ Kf7 39.Ra8 Rxc5 40.Rxa7 Ke8
41.Ra8+ Ke7 42.Rh8 Rc4 43.Rh7+ Kd6 44.Rh6+ Kc7 45.Nf3 Re4 46.Rh7 d4 47.Kg3 c5 48.Nd2 Re3+ 49.Kf2 Rc3 50.Ne4 Rc2+ 51.Ke1 Kc6 52.Rh6+ Kb5 53.Nd6+ Kb4 54.Rh7 Bc6 55.g4 d3 56.Rh3 Re2+, White resigns.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Marshall Super Action
What better way to celebrate National Chess Day than by playing in a tournament at the Marshall Chess Club!
Round Four: Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
Brandon Fuchs (USCF 1917) - Jim West (USCF 2208), Marshall Chess Club 10/8/2011
1.Nf3 d6 2.b3 e5 3.d3 Nf6 4.Bb2 Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.e3 h6 7.Be2 Be6 8.Qc2 c6 9.Nbd2 a5 10.d4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Na6 12.a3 Nc7 13.O-O d5 14.Rad1 Qc8
15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 Bf6 18.Bd3 g6 19.Nxe6 Qxe6 20.Qxe6 fxe6 21.Bc1 Kg7 22.Be4 Rad8 23.Be3 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Rf7 25.Bb6 Bb2 26.Bxa5 Bxa3 27.Bb6 Na6 28.Bd4+ Kh7 29.Ra1 Bc5 30.Be3 Bxe3 31.fxe3 Nc5 32.Bc2 Nd7 33.Rd1 Kg7 34.Rd6 Nf8
35.b4 Rd7 36.Rxd7+ Nxd7 37.c5 Kf6 38.Kf2 g5 39.Ke2 Ke5 40.Kd3 b6 41.cxb6 Nxb6 42.Bb3 Nd5 43.Bxd5 exd5 44.g4 Ke6 45.Kd4 Kd6 46.h3 Ke6 47.Kc5 Kd7 48.Kb6 Kd6 49.Kb7 c5 50.b5 c4 51.b6 c3 52.Ka8 c2 53.b7 c1=Q 54.b8=Q+ Qc7
55.Qf8+ Ke5 56.Qe8+ Kd6 57.Qf8+ Ke5 58.Qe8+ Kd6 59.Qf8+, draw.
Round Four: Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
Brandon Fuchs (USCF 1917) - Jim West (USCF 2208), Marshall Chess Club 10/8/2011
1.Nf3 d6 2.b3 e5 3.d3 Nf6 4.Bb2 Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.e3 h6 7.Be2 Be6 8.Qc2 c6 9.Nbd2 a5 10.d4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Na6 12.a3 Nc7 13.O-O d5 14.Rad1 Qc8
15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 Bf6 18.Bd3 g6 19.Nxe6 Qxe6 20.Qxe6 fxe6 21.Bc1 Kg7 22.Be4 Rad8 23.Be3 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Rf7 25.Bb6 Bb2 26.Bxa5 Bxa3 27.Bb6 Na6 28.Bd4+ Kh7 29.Ra1 Bc5 30.Be3 Bxe3 31.fxe3 Nc5 32.Bc2 Nd7 33.Rd1 Kg7 34.Rd6 Nf8
35.b4 Rd7 36.Rxd7+ Nxd7 37.c5 Kf6 38.Kf2 g5 39.Ke2 Ke5 40.Kd3 b6 41.cxb6 Nxb6 42.Bb3 Nd5 43.Bxd5 exd5 44.g4 Ke6 45.Kd4 Kd6 46.h3 Ke6 47.Kc5 Kd7 48.Kb6 Kd6 49.Kb7 c5 50.b5 c4 51.b6 c3 52.Ka8 c2 53.b7 c1=Q 54.b8=Q+ Qc7
55.Qf8+ Ke5 56.Qe8+ Kd6 57.Qf8+ Ke5 58.Qe8+ Kd6 59.Qf8+, draw.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
National Chess Day 2011
By a U.S. Senate resolution recognizing that chess is a "powerful cognitive learning tool," today is National Chess Day.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Korchnoi Cowed by Opponent
This video shows grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi being cowed by his opponent.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
You might find this Perry Mason mystery (where the accused murderer is a famous chess player) at "On Demand" from your cable TV company.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Knockouts in La-La Land Against Vibe
In week six of the U.S. Chess League, the Los Angeles Vibe had a big advantage against the New Jersey Knockouts, who used a weaker opponent on third board as a late replacement.You can replay the games from boards one, two, three, and four.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Marshall Amateur Team, Day 2
My teammate Sam Barsky and I finished with identical scores of 2-1-1 in a team tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.
Round Three: French Defense
Jim West (USCF 2208) - Wesley Hellner (USCF 1919), Marshall Chess Club 10/2/2011
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Be2 Nc6 6.O-O O-O 7.h3 e5 8.Be3 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Bd7 11.f4 Bc6 12.Bf3 Nd7 13.Qd2 Bf6 14.Rae1 Re8
15.b3 Bxd4+ 16.Qxd4 Qh4 17.Qd2 Rad8 18.Kh2 Qh6 19.Rf2 Nc5 20.b4 Ne6 21.b5 Bd7 22.Bg4 Nc5 23.Bxd7 Rxd7 24.f5 Qxd2 25.Rxd2 Rde7 26.Rde2 c6 27.a4 f6 28.g4 d5 29.bxc6 bxc6 30.exd5 Rxe2+ 31.Rxe2 Rxe2+ 32.Nxe2 cxd5 33.Nc3 d4
34.Nb5 a5 35.Nxd4 Nxa4 36.Nb3 Kf7 37.Nxa5 Ke7 38.Kg3 Kd6 39.Kf3 Nc3 40.Nb7+ Kd5 41.Nd8 Ke5 42.Ne6 g6 43.fxg6 hxg6 44.Nf4 g5 45.Nh5 Nd5 46.c4 Nb6 47.c5 Nd5 48.c6 f5 49.gxf5 Kxf5 50.Ng3+ Ke5 51.Ne4 Kf5 52.Nc3 Nc7 53.Kg3 Ke5 54.Kg4 Ne6 55.Nb5, Black resigns.
Round Three: French Defense
Jim West (USCF 2208) - Wesley Hellner (USCF 1919), Marshall Chess Club 10/2/2011
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Be2 Nc6 6.O-O O-O 7.h3 e5 8.Be3 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Bd7 11.f4 Bc6 12.Bf3 Nd7 13.Qd2 Bf6 14.Rae1 Re8
15.b3 Bxd4+ 16.Qxd4 Qh4 17.Qd2 Rad8 18.Kh2 Qh6 19.Rf2 Nc5 20.b4 Ne6 21.b5 Bd7 22.Bg4 Nc5 23.Bxd7 Rxd7 24.f5 Qxd2 25.Rxd2 Rde7 26.Rde2 c6 27.a4 f6 28.g4 d5 29.bxc6 bxc6 30.exd5 Rxe2+ 31.Rxe2 Rxe2+ 32.Nxe2 cxd5 33.Nc3 d4
34.Nb5 a5 35.Nxd4 Nxa4 36.Nb3 Kf7 37.Nxa5 Ke7 38.Kg3 Kd6 39.Kf3 Nc3 40.Nb7+ Kd5 41.Nd8 Ke5 42.Ne6 g6 43.fxg6 hxg6 44.Nf4 g5 45.Nh5 Nd5 46.c4 Nb6 47.c5 Nd5 48.c6 f5 49.gxf5 Kxf5 50.Ng3+ Ke5 51.Ne4 Kf5 52.Nc3 Nc7 53.Kg3 Ke5 54.Kg4 Ne6 55.Nb5, Black resigns.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Marshall Amateur Team, Day 1
Playing board one on my team, with Sam Barsky on board two, I drew this game yesterday at the Marshall Chess Club.
Round Two: Vienna Game
Yefim Treger (USCF 2283) - Jim West (USCF 2208), Marshall Chess Club 10/1/2011
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d3 Na5 5.Bd5 c6 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.b4 Nf6 8.bxa5 Qxa5 9.Bd2 Qc7 10.Nf3 Be7 11.Ng5+ Kg8 12.Qb1 Qb6 13.Qc1 h6 14.Rb1 Qc7 15.Nf3 Kh7 16.h4 Rf8 17.Qb2 b5
18.Ng5+ Kg6 19.Qc1 hxg5 20.hxg5 Ng4 21.f3 Be6 22.fxg4 Rh8 23.O-O Qb6+ 24.Be3 Bxg5 25.Rf3 Bxe3+ 26.Qxe3 Qxe3+ 27.Rxe3 Rh4 28.a4 a6 29.Nd1 Rxg4 30.Re1 Rf8 31.Ne3 Rh4 32.axb5 axb5 33.Ra1 Rhh8 34.Ra6 Rc8 35.Rf1 Rc7
36.Nd5 Bxd5 37.exd5 Kh7 38.dxc6 Rhc8 39.Rb1 Rxc6 40.Rxc6 Rxc6 41.Rxb5 Rxc2 42.Rb6 d5 43.Rb5 e4 44.Rxd5 exd3 45.Rxd3, draw.
Round Two: Vienna Game
Yefim Treger (USCF 2283) - Jim West (USCF 2208), Marshall Chess Club 10/1/2011
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d3 Na5 5.Bd5 c6 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.b4 Nf6 8.bxa5 Qxa5 9.Bd2 Qc7 10.Nf3 Be7 11.Ng5+ Kg8 12.Qb1 Qb6 13.Qc1 h6 14.Rb1 Qc7 15.Nf3 Kh7 16.h4 Rf8 17.Qb2 b5
18.Ng5+ Kg6 19.Qc1 hxg5 20.hxg5 Ng4 21.f3 Be6 22.fxg4 Rh8 23.O-O Qb6+ 24.Be3 Bxg5 25.Rf3 Bxe3+ 26.Qxe3 Qxe3+ 27.Rxe3 Rh4 28.a4 a6 29.Nd1 Rxg4 30.Re1 Rf8 31.Ne3 Rh4 32.axb5 axb5 33.Ra1 Rhh8 34.Ra6 Rc8 35.Rf1 Rc7
36.Nd5 Bxd5 37.exd5 Kh7 38.dxc6 Rhc8 39.Rb1 Rxc6 40.Rxc6 Rxc6 41.Rxb5 Rxc2 42.Rb6 d5 43.Rb5 e4 44.Rxd5 exd3 45.Rxd3, draw.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Masters of the Big Board
What do Boaz Weinstein, Peter Thiel, David Norwood, Anna Hahn, Elina Groberman, Anatoly Nakum, Patrick Wolff, and Matthew Herman have in common?They are masters of the chess board and the Big Board.
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