Pix from Saturday Game/50 12/29/2018

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

Marshall Saturday Game/50 12/29/2018

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

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Mu Lin (USCF 1789) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 12/29/2018

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Nxe4 Be7 8.Ned2 Bxe6 9.c4 Nf6 10.Qb3 O-O 11.cxd5 Bxd5 12.Bc4 Bxc4 13.Qxc4+ Qd5 14.O-O Qxc4 15.Nxc4 Nc6 16.Nc3 Rad8 17.Be3 Ng4

18.Rad1 Nxe3 19.fxe3 Rxf1+ 20.Kxf1 Rxd1+ 21.Nxd1 Bf6 22.Ke2 Kf7 23.Kd2 b5 24.Na3 a6 25.Nc2 b4 26.Kd3 Ne5+ 27.Ke4 a5 28.b3 c6 29.Nf2 Ke7 30.Nd3 Nxd3 31.Kxd3 Kd6 32.e4 Kc5 33.Ne3 g6

34.h3 h5 35.g4 hxg4 36.Nxg4 Bg7 37.Ne3, draw.

Pix from Thursday Night Action 12/27/2018

Look at these pictures taken by me during Thursday's tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Thursday Night Action 12/27/2018

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

Round One: Sicilian Defense, King's Indian Attack

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Ralph Monda (USCF 1880), Marshall Chess Club 12/27/2018

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 d5 4.Nbd2 Nf6 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 b5 7.a4 b4 8.O-O O-O 9.e5 Nfd7 10.Re1 Nc6 11.Nf1 a5 12.h4 Qc7 13.Bf4 Bb7 14.b3 Nb6 15.h5 Rfd8 16.h6 g6 17.N1h2 Rac8 18.Ng4 c4

19.Rc1 cxb3 20.cxb3 Qb8 21.Qd2 Bf8 22.Bg5 Ne7 23.d4 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Rc8 25.Nf6+ Kh8 26.g4 Ba6 27.Bf1 Bxf1 28.Kxf1 Rc7 29.Rxc7 Qxc7 30.Ke1 Ng8 31.Kd1 Nxf6 32.Bxf6+ Kg8 33.g5 Nd7

34.Qc2 Qb7 35.Bd8 Qa7 36.Qc7 Qxc7 37.Bxc7 Be7 38.Bxa5 Nb8 39.Bc7, Black forfeits.

Lessons at Premier Chess

Pix from December Under 2400 12/23/2018

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

Pix from December Under 2400 12/22/2018

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