NM Jerald Times in "NY Times"

[photo by Dave Sanders]

National master Jerald Times [pictured] is featured in this article from The New York Times.

Pix from Sunday Game/60 3/8/2015

During Sunday's tournament last weekend at the Marshall Chess Club, I took these pictures.

Pix from Saturday Game/45 3/7/2015

Last weekend, these pictures were taken by me during Saturday's tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Tourney Results at Torey J. Sabatini School

On Thursday, the winter 2015 session concluded at Torey J. Sabatini School in the after school enrichment class on chess, coached by me for Enrich and Grow Academy.

At the end of the tournament, Max Flores, Jackson Maloney, and Kevin Armstrong were awarded certificates for finishing in first, second, and third places respectively.

All fourteen students received medals.

"NY Times" Article on Fabiano Caruana

[photo by Steffen Schmidt]

In yesterday's edition of The New York Times, this article on Fabiano Caruana made page one.

Molner - Karell at "Inside Jersey"

At Inside Jersey, the game from the USATE 2015 between GM Mackenzie Molner [pictured, top left] and NM Leif Karell [pictured, bottom right] is analyzed.

From ICC 3.0 with Lev

In the Philidor Counter Gambit, grandmaster Sergey Janovsky [pictured, left] forfeits on time against candidate master Lev Zilbermintz [pictured, right], at the Internet Chess Club.

Philidor Counter Gambit

Sergey Janovsky (ICC 2238) - Lev Zilbermintz (ICC 2189), Internet Chess Club 3/8/2015

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.Bg5 Be7 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Bxf6+ Bxf6 14.Qxe4 Kxh8 15.Bd3 Qg8

16.c3 Ne7 17.Qf3 Bg5+ 18.Kb1 c6 19.h3 Nd5 20.Rhe1 Bd7 21.Re5 Rf8 22.Qh5 Bf6 23.Ree1 Nf4 24.Qf3 Nxd3 25.Qxd3 Bg7 26.Qd2 Bf5+ 27.Ka1 Bg6 28.Re7 Qd5 29.f3 Bf7 30.b3 c5 31.dxc5 Qxc5 32.Re3 Rc8 33.Kb2 b5

34.Rd3 b4 35.Rd8+ Bg8 36.Rxc8 Qxc8, White forfeits.

Marshall Sunday Game/60 3/8/2015

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

Round Two: English Opening

Bryan Quick (USCF 1833) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 3/8/2015

1.c4 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 c5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.O-O Nge7 7.d3 O-O 8.Bd2 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Na4 b6 11.Rb1 Bb7 12.a3 Qd7 13.b4 cxb4 14.axb4 Rfe8

15.b5 Nd4 16.Nxd4 Bxd4 17.e3 Bg7 18.d4 Nc8 19.Qb3 Nd6 20.Bxd5 Ne4 21.Bxe4 Bxe4 22.Rbc1 Bf3 23.e4 Bxe4 24.Bf4 Rac8 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Be5 Bxe5 27.dxe5 Qh3 28.f3 Rc2, White resigns.

Marshall Saturday Game/45 3/7/2015

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

Round Two: King's Indian Defense

Teseo Torras (USCF 1915) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 3/7/2015

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nge2 c5 6.d5 e6 7.Ng3 exd5 8.cxd5 a6 9.a4 Nbd7 10.Be2 Qc7 11.O-O O-O 12.Be3 Re8 13.Qd2 b6 14.Bh6 Ne5 15.Rac1 Qe7 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.f3 Rb8

18.f4 Ned7 19.f5 Ne5 20.fxg6 fxg6 21.Rf4 c4 22.Qd4 b5 23.axb5 axb5 24.b4 Bd7 25.Ra1 Ra8 26.Raf1 Rf8 27.Qd2 Qd8 28.Rh4 Qb6+ 29.Kh1 Nfg4 30.h3 Qe3 31.Qxe3 Nxe3 32.Rc1 Nd3 33.Bxd3 cxd3 34.Re1 Nc4

35.e5 Nxe5 36.Rd4 Rac8 37.Nce4 Rc4 38.Rxc4 bxc4 39.Nc3 Rb8 40.Rb1 Bf5 41.Nxf5+ gxf5 42.Kg1 Kf6 43.Kf2 h5 44.Ke3 Kg5 45.g3 h4 46.gxh4+ Kxh4 47.Kf4 Kxh3 48.Kxf5 Kg2 49.Ke6 Rb6 50.Kf5 Kf2

51.Ke4 d2 52.Rb2 Ke1 53.Rb1+ Kf2 54.Rb2 Ke1 55.Rb1+, draw.

Pix from Marshall March Grand Prix

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

                                           Saturday

                                           Sunday

Bobby Fischer Memorial Speed Tournament

4 Games from USATE 2015 at "Inside Jersey"

Wins by NM Ted McHugh, GM Mackenzie Molner, IM Danny Kopec, and IM Jay Bonin, from the USATE 2015, are presented at Inside Jersey.