Be a Part of Chess History! —GMs Larry Christiansen, Nick De Firmian, and Joel Benjamin voted into U.S. Chess Hall of Fame!— Plan now to attend their induction dinner on May 3. At the same time, Siegbert Tarrasch will...
Team Construction
February 22, 2008, 8:50 pmGGGg: A Great Idea or a Stretch?By Joel BenjaminNY Times The U.S. Amateur Team East event (also known as the World Amateur Team), held over Presidents’ Day Weekend in Parsippany, N.J., produced a mild controversy...
Joel Benjamin takes over NY Times Column for 3 weeks
My Opening Move: an IntroductionBy Joel Benjamin Gambit readers: I’ll be blogging in this space for the next three weeks, so I think an introduction is in order. I’m a lifelong resident of the New York metropolitan area, and...
Benjamin – Rybka draw odd match
GM Benjamin (2575) – Rybka(C) [C41]03.01.2008 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Be2 0–0 7.0–0 c5 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Re1 Be6 10.b3 a6 11.Bb2 Re8 12.Bf1 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Qxd5 Bxd5 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.a3...
Rybka 4 Benjamin 3
Score after 7 games Rybka: 4Benjamin: 3 Schedule Game 1 (d2 pawn): Rybka – Benjamin 0-1 Game 2 (c7 pawn): Benjamin – Rybka 1/2-1/2 Game 3 (b2 pawn): Rybka – Benjamin 1/2-1/2 Game 4 (a7 pawn): Benjamin – Rybka...
Man and Pawn Odd versus Rybka
Drawing by Sofia Polgar In response to the clear preference of voters in a poll on this topic, we have decided that the upcoming pawn handicap match with GM Joel Benjamin shall feature alternating colors, as well as a...