BCC GAME 80
OPEN SECTION
NM Chris Williams demonstrates masterly control
of the Open Section with a 3-0 1st place finish.
Conway Xu vs Suraj Ramanathan, Round 1.
Conway scored 2.5 points to clinch clear 2nd place.
Suraj broke even with 1.5 points.
Nithin Kavi vs NM Hal Terrie, Round 1: 1-0!
Nithin scored 2 points to share 3-5th place
with Jason Tang and Uri Feld.
Conway Xu vs Jason Tang, Round 3: draw.
Jason scored 2 points to share 3-5th place with
Nithin Kavi and Uri Feld.
U1950 SECTION
Tim O'Malley plays black vs Alex Jin, Round 2.
Tim went undefeated with 2.5 points to share 1-3rd place
with David Martin and Harold Dondis.
Ray Behenna tries to find the winning
plan vs David Martin, Round 3.
Not this time. Martin won the game and a share of 1st place.
Tom Shneer tries his chess out vs veteran Harold Dondis,
in Round 1. Dondis was 2 for 2 with a half point bye
in Round 3: 2.5 points, sharing 1-3rd place.
Tom was 1 for 3 with a good chess lesson from Harold.
VETERANS FACE OFF IN ROUND 2
Mike Griffin, black vs Harold Dondis, Round 2.
Harold took the gloves off on this one for the
full point. Mike was 1 for 3 on the day.
PRODIGY WATCH UPDATE
A poised 7 yr old Derek Jin defends solidly to draw
Tim O'Malley in Round 1.
Derek Jin vs Veteran Fighter Ray Behenna, Round 2: draw!
Derek played 2 rounds, drawing both. Ray was 1 for 3
on the day. Derek up'd his rating +17 points to 1463.
SKITTLES FUN BETWEEN ROUNDS
(Left to Right): NM Eric Godin, Mrs. Kavi, Marco Colon, Brandon Wu,
Mr. Wu, Brandon's dad speaking to Mr. Tang, Jason's dad,
and in the red and blue bars, Ray Behenna, playing blitz
with Marco Colon.
REUNIONS
Timothy Hanke, Harvard Graduate
and former editor of Chess Horizons,
returns to BCC tournament chess after
years long break (2004). Welcome back Tim!
Hanke vs Mark O'Brien, Round 2.
Marco Antonio Colon
(I met Marco for the first time at the chess tables
of Au Bon Pain, Harvard Square, in 2005, where
we discussed the fine points of chess endgames.)sps
This was Marco's 4th tournament and his
2nd at the BCC. Welcome back Marco!
Chess expert Luis A Baez-Rosario returns to BCC to play white vs
Natasha Christiansen in Round 1.
Luis went 50 percent with 1.5/3 on the day.
Uri Feld, not seen at BCC Chess since August, 2013,
plays black vs Arthur Tang, Round 3.
Uri won this game and scored 2 for 3 on the day.
EVENT TD
The ever-serious Nathan Smolensky,
former BCC President,
current MACA president
and newly appointed editor
of Chess Horizons,
directs and plays chess as well!
DIRECTOR'S CORNER
FM Chris Chase, assistant TD for Game 80 event
has the ear of Chief TD Smolensky clarifying
some details of tournament business.
MILESTONE
Nithin Kavi makes expert rating (2008)
with 2 out of 3 in Open Section.
PHOTOS BY STEVE STEPAK
DEREK JIN FACES OFF VS RAY BEHENNA, ROUND 2.
INTENSE CHESS VENUE
BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB, SOMERVILLE, MA
