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James R West

Number of games in database: 23
Years covered: 1984 to 2010
Last FIDE rating: 1915 (2031 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2227
Overall record: +6 -14 =3 (32.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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A80 Dutch (3 games)
B50 Sicilian (2 games)
B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (2 games)
A36 English (2 games)


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JAMES R WEST
(born Aug-25-1951, 73 years old) United States of America

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 page 1 of 1; 23 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D H Levin vs J R West  1-0501984New York Heraldica OpenE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
2. D H Levin vs J R West  1-0621986Toms River Cash OpenA36 English
3. D H Levin vs J R West  1-0431986Toms River FuturityA36 English
4. J R West vs A Soltis  0-1321987Marshall ChampionshipB07 Pirc
5. J R West vs M Ashley 0-1391989Chicago opB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
6. A Ivanov vs J R West  1-0441991New York OpenB91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
7. J R West vs Benjamin 0-135199119th World OpenB06 Robatsch
8. J R West vs E Winslow  1-0351993New York OpenB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
9. J R West vs W Kelleher  1-0261993New York OpenB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
10. B Finegold vs J R West  1-0361993New York OpenE97 King's Indian
11. D H Levin vs J R West  1-0641995New Jersey OpenA80 Dutch
12. D H Levin vs J R West 1-0381996Hamilton QuadsC41 Philidor Defense
13. S Wanetick vs J R West  0-1301999US Amateur Team EastB42 Sicilian, Kan
14. J R West vs J Chudnovsky  ½-½301999US Amateur Team EastC50 Giuoco Piano
15. A Feuerstein vs J R West  0-1662002USA-chT Amateur EastA80 Dutch
16. Yudasin vs J R West  1-0362003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipB50 Sicilian
17. J R West vs E Kopiecki 0-1782003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
18. L Zukoff vs J R West 0-1702003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipB50 Sicilian
19. J R West vs F Paciulli  ½-½942003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
20. C Bean vs J R West 1-0342006gm 30 MarshallA80 Dutch
21. J R West vs J Fang  0-1582008USA-chT Amateur EastB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
22. J R West vs J Banawa  1-0412008US Open-109B01 Scandinavian
23. J R West vs C Jacobs  ½-½422010NY June Action!B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-01-09  Dmaster995: This is Jim West, the blogger and NJ chess master.
Feb-13-10  Poisonpawns: Here is a game I played against west in 2006. I will never forget, he would not shake my hand after the game. I thought that wasn`t cool. When he had beat me a few years before, I shook his hand and went over the game.Anyway this game was inspired by the famous Korchnoi vs Kanel. I was intrigued with early h3 in the dutch at the time.So I gave it a whirl against NM West. [Event "gm 30 Marshall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.03.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "C.Bean"]
[Black "J.West"2200]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "1837"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 f5 2. h3 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. g4 fxg4 5. hxg4 Bxg4 6. f3 Be6 7. Qd3 Qd6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. O-O-O Na6 10. Qd2 Qd7 11. Bf4 g6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bxa6 bxa6 14. fxe4 Bg7 15. Nf3 Nh5 16. Be5 Bg4 17. Bxg7 Nxg7 18. Ne5 Qe6 19. Rdg1 Bh5 20. Rf1 Rg8 21. Nf7 Nf5 22. Ng5 Qc4 23. exf5 gxf5 24. b3 Qb4 25. Rxh5 O-O-O 26. Nf3 c5 27. d5 e6 28. Kb2 exd5 29. Qh6 d4 30. Qc6+ Kb8 31. Nd5 Rxd5 32. Qxd5 Qc3+ 33. Kb1 Rg2 34. Nxd4 1-0


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Apr-11-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: An excellent biography and games can be found at:

http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/...

Feb-14-13  whiteshark: Here's his remarkable chess blog: http://jimwestonchess.blogspot.fr/
Jul-28-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  chessgames.com: <Poisonpawns> This is old news, but Mr. West has responded to your anecdote through his blog: http://jimwestonchess.blogspot.com/...

<I have no recollection of ever refusing to shake an opponent's hand, either before or after a game, in nearly 40 years of tournament play. As a chess coach, I teach my students to shake their opponent's hand, regardless of the outcome of the game. Very often when I resign a game, my resignation takes the form of a handshake.>

Jul-28-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <The Wild Wild West>.
Dec-07-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Interesting to note that West has written a book on the "Philidor Counter-Gambit" 1. e4 e5 2. ♘f3 d6 3. d4 f5, as well as playing it for a long time, but none of these games as Black are in the database.
Dec-07-15  Granny O Doul: I haven't played in tournaments for a while. Are people yet bumping fists to indicate resignation or acceptance of a draw offer?
Dec-07-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Granny> Never saw that in my day--closest I came was, on being eliminated just short of the money in a live poker event some years ago, having the player who thereby benefited whoop it up.

The difference between making a grand and nothing must have been life-changing....

Apr-26-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  louispaulsen88888888: I’ve played both of these guys. Both good players.
Oct-20-23  FM David H. Levin: <<GrahamClayton>: Interesting to note that West has written a book on the "Philidor Counter-Gambit" 1. e4 e5 2. ♘f3 d6 3. d4 f5, as well as playing it for a long time, but none of these games as Black are in the database.>

A game I played against West that began with that sequence has now been added to CG.

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