Ruy Lopez- the Marshall Attack

the marshall attack is a variation that arises out of the ruy lopez when the bishop backs off after a6.

it goes as follows.
1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7Bb3

supposedly, Mark Orleans knows a nice pawn push that white can interject into this position that haults the attack. For the benefit of myself and everyone out there who reads this blog (all one of you) we would love to see it. So mark...this is your chance to add something to the repertoire of checkers is for tramps...

check!, uncheck-check

and so...after a nice long morning of interesting games, the first few being blunderful but the vast majority being complex endgames, I ended the day with this brilliant move, checking mark, and leaving myself open to the check, uncheck-check...

honestly, why do I only blog about the humiliating games?

where did everybody go???

This tuesday at matchless wasn't the bustle of chess activity that it normally is. Usually, there are grandmasters milling around in the shadows, plastered on singapor slings and other queer drinks...but not this tuesday.

This tuesday, rather than enjoying the company of signor wayne or GM Orleans, jeff and myself sat around playing with our pieces in the dark like a couple of homos...

seriously guys...there's chess night for a reason. it's tuesday....it's matchless at six p.m. two for one happy hour...be there or be down in material in a five minute game with thirty seconds left on the clock and a looming passed pawn hanging over your head....that is to say...gay.