Cops vs Kids Chess at NYPD Headquarters!
Hello chess blog friends, a nice chess event this -- Cops and kids squared off Saturday for an epic chess tournament at NYPD headquarters! The five-hour first-time event, sponsored by nonprofit Chess in the Schools, drew Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, 50 uniformed volunteer cops and 150 city school kids, reports the New York Daily News.
“I was kind of scared because I’m still a beginner and I’m playing these big cops,” said Zoe Marengo-Rivera, 10, of the Lower East Side, who won three games against the Finest.
“There was one that was really good, but I caught him off guard by making all these weird moves and I checkmated him in about 40 seconds. We both burst out laughing.”
Sgt. Jahmel Felipe, a school safety cop who has played chess since he was 14, managed to win four games. Students Kenneth Martin, Nileidy Bello, Vincente Gomez and Bao Tran took top honors.
Read the ful report at the NY Daily News website.
Labels: ny chess, police chess
Cool Chess Video from New York via Thrash Lab
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
Here's an interesting chess video/documentary from Thrash Lab: Thrash Lab is a destination for rich visuals, narrative entertainment and high end cultural content.
Credits
Executive Producer – Ashton Kutcher
Executive Producer – Anthony Batt
Co-Executive Producer – Karen Hart
Director/Producer/Editor – Matt Porter
Director of Photography – Ryan Nethery
Art Director – Rachel Ma
Assistant Editor – Rebecca Votta
Color – Ryan Nethery
Sound – Jacob Blumberg
Production Manager – Molly Fosco
Production Assistant – Phil Primason
2nd Camera Operator – Alix Pentecost-Farren
Music by -
‘Mojo’ by Adam Kromelow Trio
‘Sakura Park’ performed by Timo Vollbrecht written by Stefan Karl Schmid
‘All Or Nothing At All’ by Timo Vollbrecht
‘Fix This House’ by Town Hall
Special thanks to: Marshall Chess Club, The New Yorker Hotel, Chess NYC, PS 183, Chess Forum, Zinc Bar and Alfred (Union Square Chess Player)
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Labels: alfred, ashton kutcher, Marshall Chess Club, ny chess, subculture of chess, thrash lab
NY Chess International R3 - IM Darwin Yang Leads with Perfect Score
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
The fifth edition of the New York Chess International (June 20-24) being held at Saint John's University and sponsored by the Marshall Chess Club has already witnessed several upsets. The chess tournament began with more than 70 participants including seven Grandmasters and several talented juniors of the US chess fraternity.
First round upsets include: Christopher Gu defeated defending champion IM Robert Hungaski and Kevin Wang beat veteran GM Hecht. Alena Kats won against IM Bonin and WFM Amanda Mateer beat FM Aleksander Ostrovskiy.
Three rounds have been played so far and IM Darwin Yang leads with a perfect score. In second place are 14 players with 2.5 points each: GM Tamaz Gelashvili, GM Giorgi Kacheishvili, IM Marc Tyler Arnold, IM Conrad Holt, GM Mikheil Kekelidze, IM Mackenzie Molner, IM Nikoloz Managadze, IM Dean Ippolito, IM Zhe Quan, IM Raja Panjwani, FM Farai Mandizha, IM Michael A Mulyar, FM Thomas Bartell and FM Victor C Shen.
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