Anniversary of "Deep Blue" vs. Kasparov

[photo by Roger Celestin]

Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the final game in the match between Deep Blue and Garry Kasparov.

Millburn High School Wins 11th Grade Title

The chess team from Millburn High School finished first at the 11th grade level in Nashville.

Marshall May FIDE Weekend 5/7/2017

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

Round Four: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Victor Chen (USCF 1961), Marshall Chess Club 5/7/2017

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 h6 5.c4 c6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Rc1 Nbd7 8.d3 Be7 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Be2 O-O 11.O-O a5 12.h3 Bh7 13.Re1 Re8 14.Bf1 Bf8

15.Rc2 Nc5 16.Rd2 Qb6 17.Nh2 a4 18.bxa4 Qa5 19.Nb1 Nfd7 20.Bc3 Qxa4 21.Rb2 Qa7 22.Bd4 Qa5 23.Bc3 Qa4 24.Qd2 Be7 25.Nf3 Bf6 26.Bxf6 Nxf6

27.Nc3 Qa3 28.Rd1 b5 29.Nd4 Rec8 30.Nb1 Qa6 31.Nc3 Qa3 32.Nb1 Qa6 33.Nc3, draw.

Marshall May FIDE Weekend 5/6/2017

On Saturday, I drew these games in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Matt Boxer (USCF 1900), Marshall Chess Club 5/6/2017

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 Bc5 5.a3 a5 6.d3 O-O 7.Nf3 Re8 8.Be2 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.O-O Be6 11.Nxe5 Qf6 12.Nc4 Qh6 13.d4 Be7 14.Nc3 Nxc3 15.Bxc3 b5

16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Red8 18.Qc2 c6 19.Bb2 Bd5 20.e4 Qg6 21.Bf3 Rdc8 22.Rfd1 a4 23.bxa4 Rxa4 24.Rxd5 Rc4 25.Qb3 cxd5 26.exd5 Bc5 27.Rf1 Rc2 28.d6 Qf5 29 h3 h5 30.Qxb5 Rxf2 31.Kh1 Qc2 32.Rc1 Qxb2 33.Qxb2 Rxb2 34.d7 Rd8 35.Rxc5 Rxd7 36.Bxh5 Rdd2

37.Rc8+ Kh7 38.Bf3 Ra2 39.Rc7 Kg8 40.Rc8+ Kh7 41.Rc7 Rxa3 42.Rxf7 Re3 43.Re7 Rb2 44.e6 Rb6 45.Bg4 Kg6 46.Rd7 Kf6 47.Rf7+ Kg6 48.Rf1 Kg5 49.Kh2 Kg6, draw.

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Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Rossolimo Variation

Adi Murgescu (USCF 1922) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 5/6/2017

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 g6 9.f3 Bg7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Qd2 Rfc8 12.b3 Qd8 13.O-O Qa5 14.Rac1 a6

15.Rfd1 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 b5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Nd5 Qxd2 19.Nxf6+ Kg7 20.Rxd2 Kxf6 21.Rdc2 Ke6 22.Kf2 Rc7 23.Ke3 Rac8 24.Kd3 b4 25.Ke3 a5 26.Rd1 Rc5 27.Rd5 h5 28.Rcd2 g5 29.Rxc5 Rxc5 30.Rd5 Kd7, draw.

"Movieclips" of "Pawn Sacrifice"

Game 3

Game 6

Timur Gareyev Simul at Marshall CC

On Tuesday, May 9th, grandmaster Timur Gareyev will take on 25 challengers in a simultaneous exhibition at the Marshall Chess Club.

Prizes, including free tournament entries, will be awarded for wins and draws.

The entry fee is $20.

To reserve a board, please e-mail td@marshallchessclub.org.

Pix from Sunday Game/45 4/30/2017

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

Pix from Saturday Game/60 4/29/2017

On Saturday, I snapped these photos during the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Penrose Institute Chess Puzzle Solved

Were you able to solve the Penrose Institute chess puzzle?

FIDE Mondays 5/1/2017

On Monday, I played this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Five: Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Szymon Rudowski (USCF 2047), Marshall Chess Club 5/1/2017

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 8.f3 a6 8.Bc4 Nbd7 9.Qd2 h5 10.h4 b5 11.Bb3 Bb7 12.a3 Rc8 13.Qf2 Ne5 14.O-O Nc4 15.Bxc4 Rxc4 16.Nde2 O-O 17.Rfd1 Qc8

18.Rd3 Nd7 19.Bd4 Ne5 20.Rdd1 a5 21.b3 Rxd4 22.Rxd4 Nd7 23.Rad1 Bxd4 24.Qxd4 Nf6 25.Rd2 Qc6 26.Nd5 Nxd5 27.exd5 Qc7 28.Nc3 Ba6 29.Ne4 Rb8 30.b4 axb4 31.axb4 Ra8 32.g4 hxg4 33.fxg4 Qa7 34.Qxa7 Rxa7

35.h5 gxh5 36.gxh5 f6 37.Kf2 Rc7 38.c3 Rc4 39.Rd4 Rc7 40.Rd3 Bc8 41.Ng3 Kh7 42.Ne2 Kh6 43.Nd4 Bd7 44.Re3 Bc8 45.Nxb5 Rb7 46.Nd4 Kxh5 47.Nc6 Rb6 48.Rxe7 Kg5 49.c4 Ba6 50.Re4 f5 51.Rd4 Bc8 52.b5 f4

53.Rd1 Rb7 54.Rh1 Bf5 55.Nd4 Bd3 56.c5 dxc5 57.Ne6+ Kf6 58.Nxc5 Rxb5 59.Nxd3 Rxd5 60.Nxf4 Rf5 61.Ke3 Re5+ 62.Kf3 Rf5 63.Rh6+ Kg7 64.Ra6 Rb5 65.Kg4 Kf7 66.Ra7+ Kf6 67.Ra6+ Ke5

68.Re6+ Kd4 69.Re8 Kc3 70.Rd8 Re5 71.Kf3 Kc4 72.Rd1 Kc3 73.Rc1+ Kd4 74.Ne2+ Kd3 75.Rc3+ Kd2 76.Ra3 Kc2 77.Nd4+ Kd2 78.Kf4 Re8 79.Nf3+ Kc2, draw.

Marshall Sunday Game/45 4/30/2017

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

Round Two: Dutch Defense

Wesley Hellner (USCF 1922) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 4/30/2017

1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.O-O O-O 9.Rc1 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Ne4 11.d5 Na6 12.Qd4 Nxc3 13.Rxc3 Qf6 14.Rd1 Nc5

15.Qxf6 Rxf6 16.Nd4 d6 17.dxe6 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Nxe6 19.Nxe6 Rxe6 20.e3 g6 21.Rcd3 a4 22.Rd4 Re5 23.Rd5 Ra5 24.h4 h5 25.Kf3 Rc5 26.Rxc5 Rxc5 27.b3 axb3 28.axb3 Ra5 29.Kf4 Kg7

30.Kg5 f4+ 31.Kxf4 Rf5+ 32.Ke4 Rxf2 33.Ra1 Rf7, draw.

Marshall Saturday Game/60 4/29/2017

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

Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit

Kaden Pollard (USCF 1892) - Jim West (USCF 2201), Marshall Chess Club 4/29/2017

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Ne7 9.c4 c6 10.e6 O-O 11.Qg4 Qb6 12.Be3 Qb2 13.Rd1 Qc3+ 14.Rd2 Qa1+ 15.Ke2 Qf6 16.Bd4 Qf5

17.Qxf5 Rxf5 18.Bc5 Rxg5 19.Bxe7 Re5 20.Bd6 Rxe6 21.Bxb8 Rxb8 22.cxd5 cxd5 23.Rxd5 Re8 24.Ke3 Be6 25.Re5 Bf7 26.Rxe4 Rxe4 27.Kxe4 Bg6+ 28.Ke5 Bxc2 29.Bc4+ Kf8 30.Kd6 Rc8 31.Bd5 Rd8+ 32.Ke5 Re8+ 33.Kd4 Rd8

34.Kc5 b6+ 35.Kc4 Bb3+ 36.Kxb3 Rxd5 37.Kc3 Ra5 38.Kb4 Re5 39.Rc1 Re2 40.Rc8+ Kf7 41.Rc7+ Kf6 42.Rxa7 Rxf2 43.Ra6 Rb2+ 44.Kc3 Rxg2 45.Rxb6+ Ke7 46.h4 Rg3+ 47.Kb2 Rh3 48.Rb4 Kd6 49.a4 Kc5 50.Rg4 g6

51.Rg5+ Kb6 52.Rb5+ Ka6 53.Rb4 h5 54.Re4 Rg3 55.Rf4 Ka5 56.Kc2 Ra3 57.Rf6 Rxa4 58.Rxg6 Rxh4 59.Rh6 Kb5 60.Kd3 Kc5 61.Ke3 Kd5 62.Kf3 Ke5 63.Kg3 Rh1 64.Kg2 Rh4 65.Kg3, draw.