USATE, Day 1

On Saturday, I drew this game at the United States Amateur Team East tournament.

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Paulsen Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2113) - WGM Anya Corke (FIDE 2257), Parsippany NJ 2/19/2011

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.Be3 b5 10.a3 Ne5 11.Be2 Bb7 12.Nd2 d6 13.f4 Ng6 14.Qe1 O-O


15.Qg3 Kh8 16.Rad1 Qc7 17.Qh3 Rfd8 18.Bf3 Ng8 19.Bh5 Bf6 20.Bxg6 fxg6 21.f5 gxf5 22.exf5 exf5 23.Qxf5 Re8 24.Qf2 Be5 25.Nf3 Nf6


26.Nxe5 dxe5 27.h3 Qc6 28.Rd2 Rad8 29.Rfd1 Rxd2 30.Rxd2, draw.

Garbus, Benson, Shahade on PCTV

Film director Liz Garbus [pictured], photographer Harry Benson, and WGM Jennifer Shahade are guests on Park City TV's Mountain Views.

Frank Brady on WNYC Radio

On February 2nd, author Frank Brady [pictured, right] was interviewed by Leonard Lopate [pictured, left] on WNYC radio. You can listen to the broadcast here.

Music Box Films Acquires "BFATW"

Music Box Films has acquired the documentary film Bobby Fischer Against the World.

Listen to the soundtrack.

Garry Kasparov Reviews "Endgame"

In The New York Review of Books, Garry Kasparov reviews Frank Brady's Endgame.

Frank Brady Book Signing at USATE

Author Frank Brady will be attending the U.S. Amateur Team East tournament at the Hilton Parsippany. On Sunday, February 20th, at 5pm, he will talk about Bobby Fischer and sign copies of Endgame at the Bookstore - Morris 10.

Below are photos of Brady's book reading at Barnes and Noble in New York City on February 1st.

"BFATW" Travels from Sundance to Miami

Having premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, the documentary film Bobby Fischer Against the World is headed for the Miami International Film Festival.

Here are reviews at Bleue Blood, Moving Pictures Network, and Barvity.

New York February Open

On Saturday, I won the following game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, O'Kelly Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2113) - IM Renato Naranja (FIDE 2251), Marshall Chess Club 2/12/2011

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 b6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb7 6.Nc3 e6 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.O-O e5 10.Be3 Ne7 11.Qb3 b5 12.Rad1 Qc8 13.f4 exf4 14.Bxf4 Ng6 15.cxb5 Bc5+ 16.Kh1 O-O


17.bxc6 Bxc6 18.Bc4 Nxf4 19.Rxf4 Ra7 20.Rdf1 Qe8 21.Nd5 Bd6 22.Rh4 Qd8 23.Qh3 Qc8 24.Rf5, Black resigns.

"Endgame" Review in Sunday's "NY Times"

FIDE master Dylan McClain [pictured] reviews Frank Brady's Endgame in The New York Times Sunday book review.

Pix from Super Saturday in NY

Before the start of the Super Saturday in New York tournament at the Marshall Chess Club, I snapped these photos.

"Mate" Movie

The movie Mate stars Stephen Baldwin, with cameos by Susan Polgar and Jennifer Shahade.

Yuri Averbakh Lecture Tonight at CCFC

Grandmaster Yuri Averbakh, from Moscow, is the world’s oldest living chess grandmaster. His first recorded game is from 1939. Yuri Averbakh has competed against nearly every chess world champion, including Euwe, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky, Fischer, Karpov and Kasparov! His game against Kotov from what is widely considered the most prestigious chess tournament in history, Zurich 1953, is considered the most beautiful from the tournament and one of the most beautiful ever played. In addition to his innumerable successes as a player, Yuri Averbakh is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the endgame. His books on the endgame are considered indispensable classics.

Join us Wednesday, February 9th, at 7:30pm for this once in a lifetime opportunity at the Chess Club of Fairfield County! Yuri will lecture on the endgame and his own games and take questions from the audience!

Reserve your spot now by e-mailing DLowinger@Fairfieldcountychess.com.

Must be at least 12 years of age to attend.
Fee: $10 members, $20 non-members.