Pix from Saturday Game/50 5/26/2018

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

Marshall Saturday Game/50 5/26/2018

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

Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit

Brewington Hardaway (USCF 1918) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 5/26/2018

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Nf7 Qf6 8.Qe2 Bxe6 9.Nxh8 Nc6 10.c3 O-O-O 11.Nd2 Ne5 12.Nb3 Nd3+ 13.Kd2 Bxf2

14.Kc2 d4 15.Bd2 e3 16.Qf3 Qxf3 17.gxf3 Nf4 18.Nxd4 Rxd4 19.cxd4 exd2 20.Kxd2 g5 21.Rc1 Bxd4 22.Bxc4 Bxh8 23.Bxe6+ Nxe6 24.b3 Nd4 25.Ke3 Ne7 26.Rc4 Nec6 27.a4 a5 28.Ke4 Kd7 29.h4 Nxf3

30.Kxf3 Ne5+ 31.Kg3 Nxc4 32.bxc4 Be5+ 33.Kg4 gxh4 34.Rxh4 Kc6 35.Kf5 Bd6 36.Ke4 Kc5 37.Kd3 Kb4 38.Kc2 b6 39.Kb2 h6 40.Rxh6 Kxa4 41.Kc3 Be5+ 42.Kd3 Kb3 43.Rh5 Bd6 44.Rb5+ Bb4

45.Re5 a4 46.Re2 a3 47.Kd4 c5+ 48.Kd5 a2 49.Rxa2 Kxa2 50.Kc6 Ba5 51.Kd6 Kb3 52.Kd5 Kc3 53.Kc6 Kxc4 54.Kb7 b5 55.Ka6 Bd2 56.Kb7 b4 57.Ka6 b3 58.Ka7 b2 59.Ka6 b1=Q 60.Ka7 Kd5 61.Ka6 Kc6 62.Ka7 Qb7#.

Pix from FIDE Mondays 5/21/2018

On Monday, I photographed the players at the Marshall Chess Club.

Pix from May Under 2400 5/20/2018

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

FIDE Mondays 5/21/2018

On Monday evening, this game ended in a draw at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Five: French Defense, Rubinstein Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Christian Goldammer (USCF 2013), Marshall Chess Club 5/21/2018

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qd2 Bd6 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O b6

12.Be4 Rb8 13.Bc6 Bb7 14.Bxb7 Rxb7 15.c3 Rd8 16.Qe2 c5 17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.Rad1 Rbd7 19.Rxd7 Rxd7 20.Rd1 Qd8 21.Rxd7 Qxd7 22.h4 Qd5 23.c4 Qf5 24.b3 Qf4 25.Qd2 Qxd2 26.Nxd2 Kf8 27.Kf1 Ke7 28.Ke2 h5

29.Ne4 Ba3 30.f4 g6 31.g3 Bb4 32.Nf2 Kd6 33.Nd3 Bc3 34.Ke3 e5 35.fxe5+ Bxe5 36.Kf3 Bf6 37.Ke4 Bc3 38.b4 Ke6 39.a3 a5 40.bxa5 bxa5 41.a4 Kd6 42.Ke3 Kc6 43.Ke4 Kd6 44.Ke3 Kc6, draw.

Marshall May Under 2400 5/20/2018

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

Round Four: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Joshua Dong (USCF 1830), Marshall Chess Club 5/20/2018

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bd6 6.d4 Bg4 7.dxe5 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Bxe5 9.c3 Nf6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Qxf6 Bxf6 13.Nd2 O-O-O

14.Nf3 Rd3 15.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 16.Rxd1 Rd8 17.Rxd8+ Kxd8 18.Kf1 b5 19.e5 Be7 20.Ke2 c5 21.b3 Kd7 22.Kd3 Ke6 23.Ke4 a5 24.a4 c4 25.Nd4+ Kd7 26.axb5 cxb3 27.Nxb3 a4 28.Nc1 Bc5 29.f4 c6 30.c4 cxb5 31.cxb5 Kc7 32.Na2 Kb6

33.Kd5 a3 34.Kc4 Bg1 35.f5 Bxh2 36.Kd5 Bxe5 37.Kxe5 Kxb5 38.Kd4 Kc6 39.g4 Kd6 40.Nc3 Ke7 41.Ke5 g6 42.fxg6 fxg6 43.Na2 h5 44.gxh5 gxh5 45.Kf5 Kd6 46.Kg5 Kc5 47.Kxh5 Kc4 48.Kg4 Kb3 49.Nc1+ Kc2

50.Na2 Kb1 51.Nb4 Kb2 52.Kf3 Kb3 53.Nd3, draw.

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Spring Session Ends at Wardlaw-Hartridge

Last Tuesday, the final class of the spring 2018 session took place at Wardlaw-Hartridge School in the after school enrichment program on chess, coached by me for Premier Chess.

All eleven students received trophies.

Thanks to Jack Silver for his assistance!

Ernesto Labate Library Dedication

The dedication of the Ernesto Labate Library will take place today at Westfield.

More FIDE Mondays Pix 5/14/2018

On Monday, these pictures were taken by Eric Dluhos at the Marshall Chess Club.

Pix from FIDE Mondays 5/14/2018

On Monday, these pictures were taken by me at the Marshall Chess Club.

Pix from Sunday Game/50 5/13/2018

During Sunday's tournament, I photographed the players at the Marshall Chess Club.