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A Spring Evening at the Marshall Chess Club- June 3, 2003

The following photos were taken  indoors without flash using a Leica M7 with Ilford Delta 3200 film. At the time it seemed like just another night at the Marshall Chess Club, but with the passing of some 18 years we can appreciate how special it was to have such great chess talent together in one room. Young Fabiano Caruana has become one of the strongest players in the world having contended for the world championship in 2018 where he lost to the once-in-a generation talent, Magnus Carlsen. 

Some interesting characters such as GM Aleksander Wojtkiewicz and IM Emory Tate have since passed on and we miss their brilliant play. 

That evening in 2003 it was a really unusual thing that the championship game would be live streamed over the internet, something that we take for granted today.  Another technological revolution would soon make film photography practically obsolete but there is a wonderful alchemy to these intimate, low light photos that digital photography just can't duplicate. 

In 2020 and 2021 the world has had to contend with the pandemic of COVID-19. That, and the phenomenon of internet chess, has no doubt had a negative impact on the type of chess culture that was taken for granted nearly two decades ago.  Gathering, hanging out, kibitzing and joking; it does seem like a bygone era.

Enjoy, this photo blog and check out some of the exciting chess diagrams below. If you like this blog, please subscribe and share!

As the late, great GM William Lombardy was fond of saying, "always check; it might be mate!"

GM Aleksander Wojtkiewicz

Gregory Shahade

IM Emory Tate and future GM Fabiano Caruana

GM Leonid Yudasin and Lev Gub

Lev Gub

Yudasin looks on as GM Jan Elvhest considers his move.

FM Boris Privman

GM Alexander Stripunsky

IM Emory Andrew Tate Jr. and GM Aleksander Wojtkiewicz 

IM Tate

GM "Wojo" Wojtkiewicz

IM Greg Shahade

Tate and Wojo

Deep think by Tate

GM Pavel Blatny and GM Jan Elvhest

GM Stripunsky and IM Jay Bonin

Elvhest v Stripunsky

Elvhest v Stripunsky

Stripunsky makes his move...

Elvhest v. Stripunsky

Wojo v GM Yudasin

GM Pavel Blatny v. Lev Gub

GM Pavel Blatny v. Lev Gub

IM Jay Bonin

Gub, with Jay Bonin in the background.

GM Yudasin with the black pieces against Gub

GM Stripunsky with the white pieces agains GM Blatny for the championship. 

GM Blatny extends his hand in victory over GM Stripunsky.

Wojo

Yudasin

US Champion from 1909-1936, GM Frank Marshall

IM Tate forms a fist after unleashing ...Bd4+ against FM Privman (see diagram below).

Privman v Tate after ...Bd4+!! Notice Tate's king is naked to the world and can definitely feel a breeze. White can't capture the bishop on d4 because ...N:f3+ will result in the pawn sprouting wings!

Privman unhappily plays the forced Rf2.

Lev Gub looks with consternation at Tate's devastating move R:f7 (see diagram below).

Tate v Gub
Having just sacrificed his queen, Tate eschews the recapture of the opponent's queen and opts for R:f7!!!  Black is frozen and he helplessly watched as his time ran out.

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Genesis Village #236

A panoramic view of the Genesis Village apartments from the front (facing Cabot Drive).  The first floor frontage will be a variety of retail shops and small businesses.

Apartment #236 is a two story corner unit apartment located on the 2nd and 3rd floor. There is elevator access to the main floor (2nd floor). The red line depicts the windows that belong to  apartment #236.

The front of Genesis Village (side facing Cabot Dr.) has retail spaces on the first floor.

This is a small "piazza" area in front of the retail spaces.

Mailboxes are located in the breezeway. Larger packages will be placed in a secure package room inside of the lobby.

The breezeway...just out of view to the right are the doors to the lobby area, package room and elevators. 

A typical retail space...This space is leased to a Sports Medicine doctor.

Second floor apartments are fitted with a video intercom to buzz people into the lobby.

Apartment # 236 is one of four 2 Bedroom End Cap (or corner) apartments. The size is just over 1500 square feet and the monthly rent is $2,344.

At the time of this photo this apartment was still being finished so please excuse the detritus, boxes, etc... This is the living room/dining room area with the kitchen off to the left. With a corner unit you definitely get more light. 

A view of the kitchen (nearing, but not quite completed) with black granite countertops, all stainless steel appliances, beautiful cabinetry, and brushed nickel finishes on the fixtures. 

Another view of the dining area (left) and living area. Ceilings are 9' tall (!) which should give you a sense of the generous proportion of the space. Floors are high quality vinyl planking and there is crown molding throughout. 

Washer and Dryer are situated on the first floor.

Heating and cooling is powered by natural gas. The apartment is quite energy efficient with R30 insulation and high quality double pane Pella windows.

Oak bannisters and fine details on iron spindles seen from the top of the stairs. The floors upstairs will be finished with carpet.

The bathroom in the second bedroom is spacious (all our bathrooms are designed to be big enough to accomodate a person in a wheelchair, if necessary). Sink tops will be finished with quartz countertops and again all fixtures are brushed nickel finishes. Really pretty.

The closet in the master bedroom is quite large and well organized with built in drawers and shelves.

There is a walk-in shower in the master bath with marble tile throughout and quartz countertops in the sink area. 

A detail of the fixture and tile treatment in the master bathroom. 

The master bedroom is spacious, well lit and has plenty of windows. The floor (which is still being finished) will be carpeted.

Another view of the banister on the way up to the second floor. 

One last view of the dining area and kitchen (on left) with a shot of the light fixtures over the kitchen/bar area and chandelier over the dining area.