"Pawn Sacrifice" in "The New Yorker"

In The New Yorker, Richard Brody reviews the Bobby Fischer biopic Pawn Sacrifice.

Pix from Sunday Game/45 10/11/2015

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

Dreadnoughts Sunk by Knockouts

In week eight of the U.S. Chess League, the Connecticut Dreadnoughts were torpedoed by the New Jersey Knockouts.

Prepare to batten down the hatches on boards one, two, three, and four.

Marshall Columbus Day Action 10/12/2015

On Monday, I finished with a score of 2-1-3 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Six: Pirc Defense, Austrian Attack

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Daniel Vasserman (USCF 2154), Marshall Chess Club 10/12/2015

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Bd3 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.e5 Nd5 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.Qe2 Nc6 11.Be4 Qd7 12.Be3 b6 13.Rd1 Qc7 14.O-O Bb7

15.c3 e6 16.Rd2 Rfd8 17.Rfd1 Bf8 18.Rxd8 Rxd8 19.Rxd8 Qxd8 20.Qd2 Qc7 21.Qd3 Na5 22.Bxb7 Nxb7 23.Nd2 Na5 24.Nc4 Nxc4 25.Qxc4 Qd7 26.Qe2 Qd5 27.c4 Qe4 28.b3 Qb1+ 29.Kf2 Qh1 30.h3 Be7 31.Kf3 Kg7 32.Bf2 g5

33.Qe1 Qxe1 34.Bxe1 Kg6 35.g4 gxf4 36.Kxf4 h5 37.Bc3 Bh4 38.a4 Be7 39.a5 Bd8 40.axb6 axb6 41.b4 Be7 42.b5 Bd8 43.Bb2 Bg5+ 44.Kf3 Bd2 45.Ke2 Bf4 46.Kf3, draw.

Marshall Sunday Game/45 10/11/2015

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

Round Two: Budapest Gambit, Fajarowicz Variation

Akira Nakada (USCF 2043) - Jim West (USCF 2213), Marshall Chess Club 10/11/2015

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.a3 b6 5.Bf4 Bb7 6.Nf3 g5 7.Bg3 Bg7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Nxe4 Bxe4 10.e3 Nc6 11.Be2 Re8 12.O-O Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Bxe5 Rxe5 15.Bf3 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Rb8

17.b4 a5 18.Rfd1 Qe7 19.Rd5 axb4 20.axb4 Rxd5 21.Qxd5 h6 22.b5 Qe6 23.Kf1 Qxd5 24.cxd5 d6 25.Ke2 f5 26.Kd3 Kf7 27.Ra7 Rc8 28.Kd4 Ke7 29.e4 fxe4 30.Kxe4 Kd7 31.Ra2 Re8+ 32.Kd4 Re1 33.f3 Rb1

34.Kc4 Rc1+ 35.Kd4 Rc5 36.Rb2 Ke7 37.g4 Kf6 38.h3 Rc1 39.Re2 Rd1+ 40.Kc4 Rc1+ 41.Kd4 Rd1+ 42.Kc4, draw.

Dr. Machan's Super Swiss 10/10/2015

On Saturday, I celebrated National Chess Day by winning the tournament at Chess Mates.

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Reviews of "Pawn Sacrifice"

The Bobby Fischer biopic Pawn Sacrifice continues to get reviews, both favorable and unfavorable.

L-Shaped Result for Knights against NJKO

In week seven of the United States Chess League, the New York Knights tried to jump over the New Jersey Knockouts, but the result was a capital L (as in Loss).

The Knights were grim on boards one and two, and dim on boards three and four.

Hunter's Bullet in Boris Spassky's Chair?

During the 1972 world championship, was a hunter's bullet lodged in the wooden frame of Boris Spassky's chair?

Marshall October Weekend FIDE 10/4/2015

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

Round Four: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (FIDE 2063) - William Hu (FIDE 1864), Marshall Chess Club 10/4/2015

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.Bb5 a6 5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.f4 e6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.O-O Be7 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.d3 Qb6 11.Qe2 a5 12.a4 Ba6 13.Nd2 Bd6 14.Kh1 Rc8 15.Rae1 Qb4 16.e4 O-O

17.Nxf7 Rxf7 18.e5 Be7 19.exf6 Bxf6 20.Bxf6 Rxf6 21.g3 Re8 22.Nf3 Qb7 23.Ne5 Qc7 24.Qe3 Qd6 25.Qd2 Qc7 26.Qc3 c4 27.dxc4 c5 28.Kg1 d4 29.Qd2 Bb7 30.h4 Rh6 31.Kh2 Qe7 32.Nf3 Qd8 33.Re5 Qc7 34.Qe2 Rf6 35.Ne1 Rh6 36.Nd3 Qe7 37.Qf2 Rc8

38.Rfe1 Rc6 39.Rg5 Rf6 40.Rge5 Bc8 41.R1e2 Qd6 42.Qe1 Qc7 43.f5 Rxf5 44.Rxf5 exf5 45.Re7 Qd6 46.Qe5 Qxe5 47.Rxe5 Re6 48.Rxe6 Bxe6 49.Nxc5 Bc8 50.Kg2 Kf7 51.Kf3 Ke7 52.Kf4 Kd6 53.Nd3 g6 

54.Ne5 Bb7 55.Nf3 Kc5 56.Ng5 Kb4 57.Ne6 Kc3 58.Ke5 Kxc2 59.Nxd4+ Kc3 60.c5 Bc8 61.c6, Black resigns.