What It Costs To Win At Chess

Good morning chess players. We’re back at Bushwick Chess this week to celebrate the wild games at the monthly U1600. I’m exhausted after a weekend chess tournament so keeping the article this week short, but excited to see everyone at Nook this evening for another round. Look forward to an in depth look at some of my games, mistakes and more in next weeks article. This is also a great time to remind all readers of the annual Bushwick Chess Women’s Championship set for March 31st. Tell everyone you know to come through and look for a donation request to raise a prize fund soon.

Reminder! Tonight is our monthly Club Rapid Tournament. Join us 7pm at Nook for five rounds of 10|2 Swiss. Tickets on Eventbrite or $20 at door, prizes for all skill levels!

At the monthly U1600 Club Rapid, 25 players rated an average of 1383 NYCR competed for the coveted Top Player prize, along with the new addition of Top Unrated. After a win in round one, 1532 rated Adam Rosenfeld found himself in a sticky situation against fellow clubmate Diego Navarro, rated 1499 who had mate on the board. But alas the clock pressure and backwards bishop blindside got the best of Navarro and Rosenfeld went onto round 3 with a perfect score. It was in the third round that 1398 Joe Lawler stepped in and found a clean, decisive victory with an Alien Gambit. Lawler continued to dominate through to the end to earn top player on a perfect 5/5 score, gaining 143 points along the way!

Second place went to Adam Rosenfeld on 4/5, gaining 38 rating while Daniel Goodman took third place with a score of 4/5, gaining 48 rating. Top Unrated went to Hitansh Shah for a second week in a row who has graduated U1600 at 1611 NYCR.

We Got Cooked at the Marshall Premiere

The monthly weekend premiere classical tournament at the esteemed Marshall Chess Club saw 40 players in the U2000 section, featuring myself and internet chess celeb Sydney Strauss. We got cooked by kids all weekend and have no interest in crying of the spilled milk, since our final game ended with the two of us agreeing to a happy short draw to conclude the weekend. You can see the 14 move game here lol. Look forward to next weeks article where I go in depth with my four games to learn some better lessons moving forward.

And that’s it for this week chess players! Join us tonight for more chess and be sure to check our socials HERE. Much love chess players, see you over the board soon. You can find your updated NYC Rating HERE.