Greater Boston Open through the decades

The following “research of winners of the GBO through the decades” is a follow up of a publication made by Robert Oresick and credited to MACA Publications Coordinator George Mirijanian at the Boylston Chess Club Weblog on 10/26/09.

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I went Thursday night to the BCF and in one hour I gathered a lot of information from our Chess Horizons collection, but sadly I found we are missing two issues from 1983 Volume 15, issues #5 & 6 where the winner(s) of GBO from that year are named.

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I would like to call all the readers of this weblog if anyone has and could spare such issues to the BCF to get in touch with me in order to obtain them if it is possible.

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I want to apologize if I have misrepresented the proper chess titles or have omitted them for these distinguished past winners; I did not pay attention to these details.

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Possible reviewing to newspapers in the Boston Area from 1969 to 1949 will yield more names to this list.

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2009 SM Denys Shmelov

2008 FM William Kelleher

2007 WIM Ester Epstein

2006 Avraam Pismenny, FM John Curdo

2005 Avraam Pismenny, Leonid Tkach

2004 Avraam Pismenny

2003 IM Igor Foygel, FM John Curdo, Jack Stolerman, Patrick Sciacca

2002 FM Charles Riordan

2001 Henry “Hal” Terrie

2000 IM Igor Foygel

1999 GM Alexander Ivanov, IM William Paschall, NM Mark LaRocca

1998 GM Sergey Kudrin

1997 FM John Curdo

1996 GM Alexander Ivanov, IM Jonathan Yedidia

1995 GM Alexander Ivanov

1994 GM Alexander Ivanov

1993 NM Charles Hertan, NM Chris Chase, FM John Curdo, Nassr Abbasi

1992 FM Igor Foygel

1991 IM Jorge Zamora Jr.

1990 GM Alexander Ivanov, Bijan Haririan

1989 IM Vivek Rao

1988 GM Alexander Ivanov, NM Mark Ginsburg, NM Charles Hertan, Brian McCarthy

1987 NM Ilya Gurevich, FM John Curdo, Gary Nute

1986 Michael Wilder, NM Sandeep Joshi, NM Mark Ginsburg, NM Aki Kanamori

1985 NM Charles Hertan, NM Ilya Gurevich

1984 GM Arthur Bisguier

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1983 “BCF lacks Volume 15 issues #5 & 6 - Chess Horizons”

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1982 IM Igor Ivanov, GM Roman Dzindzihashvili

1981 FM James Rizzitano

1980 FM John Curdo

1979 GM Lev Alburt, GM Arthur Bisguier

1978 FM John Curdo

1977 FM John Curdo

1976 NM Daniel Harrington

1975 Frank Thornally

1974 NM Allan Savage

1973 NM John Peters, NM Daniel Harrington

1972 NM John Peters, NM William Robertie, IM Norman Weinstein

1971 FM John Curdo, IM Norman Weinstein, Imre Barlay

1970 NM Daniel Harrington

1969 ……………………….

1968 Daniel Harrington

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1967 -1949…………………

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1948 Gehard Katz, Charles Reams

1947 Harlow Daly

1946 Gehard Katz

1945 Milton Kagan

1944 Weaver Adams

1943 Milton Kagan

1941 Gehard Katz

1940 Oscar Shapiro

1939 Weaver Adams

1938 Weaver Adams

1937 Harlow Daly, Harry Lyman

1936 Sidney Coggan

1935 Weaver Adams

1934 Harlow Daly, the first winner of the GBO

Bernardo Iglesias

Blitz 2 - 2 Sharks

Boston Blitz 2-2 Miami Sharks

October 29th, 2009 Chris Bird

Board	White	Result	Black
1.	GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2588)	1-0	FM Bruci Lopez (2480)
2.	FM Marcel Martinez (2475)	1-0	Denys Shmelov (2474)
3.	WGM Anya Corke (2304)	½-½	IM Blas Lugo (2351)
4.	Eric Rodriguez (2290)	½-½	Ilya Krasik (2252)
	Boston Blitz	2-2	Miami Sharks

Ethan Gilsdorf will speak about his book "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks"

Hi! Just found out about your organization. I'm a New York Times and Boston Globe freelance journalist and a PsychologyToday.com blogger --- and Somerville resident --- and I think members of your group might be interested in my new book and attending an event I'm having at Brookline Booksmith Tues Nov 3. Would you be willing to pass this on to your peeps? Thanks! Ethan Gilsdorf author of "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms." ***The Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks dog-and-pony (and orc) show comes to the Brookline Booksmith on Tuesday, November 3** hope you can come and bring your friends (sworn enemies welcome too)... details below... Tuesday, November 3 7pm Brookline Booksmith http://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/ 279 Harvard St, Brookline MA 617-566-6660 Ethan Gilsdorf presents his travel memoir / pop culture narrative "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms." The book is an exploration and celebration of fantasy and gaming subcultures. The event begins with a "geek trivia contest" with prizes that tests the audience's knowledge of all things Tolkien, Harry Potter, Dungeons & Dragons and more. Gilsdorf will then read an excerpt from "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks," followed by a Q&A and book signing. More info: http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com PRAISE AND REVIEWS: >"For anyone who has ever spent time within imaginary realms, the book will speak volumes. For those who have not, it will educate and enlighten." –WIRED.COM >"Imagine this: Lord of the Rings meets Jack Kerouac's On The Road"--- National Public Radio's "Around and About" >"Gilsdorf is an engaging and personable guide. Like many who will pick up his book, he’s got one foot squarely in the real world, the other in the fantasy one. This is a journey well worth taking. " –BOOKLIST “A breathless adventure/quest/memoir that is uniquely contemporary.” —Andrei Codrescu, NPR commentator “A vicarious peek into an escapist pastime." –Kirkus Reviews >"[A] fascinating memoir/travel/geek-world exploration." --- The Onion's A.V. Club “Witty, downright funny, poignant, honest and ... well, wistful.” —R. A. Salvatore, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Elf Trilogy “Fun, quirky and fresh.” —David Brin, winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards “An orcs-and-all journey through geekdom.” —Melissa Anelli, author of Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon “More fun than being a Dungeon Master to a group of high-level mages and thieves.” —A. J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically +++ MORE ABOUT THE BOOK: Come commune with your inner fantasy fan or gaming geek with Ethan Gilsdorf, author of the travel memoir / pop culture narrative "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms." "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks" is travel-memoir exploration and celebration of fantasy and gaming subcultures. As you know, online gaming, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are huge and topical these days. The book is an effort to understand the appeal of fantasy and gaming. On a quest that begins in his own geeky teenage past and ends in our online gaming future, former D&D addict Gilsdorf crisscrosses America, the world, and other worlds—from Boston to Wisconsin, France to New Zealand, and Planet Earth to Middle-earth to the realm of Aggramar. He asks game-players and fantasy fans---old, young, male, female, able-bodied and disabled—what attracts them to fantasy worlds, and for what reasons. What he discovers is funny, poignant, and enlightening. ABOUT ETHAN GILSDORF: Ethan Gilsdorf is the author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms. After playing Dungeons & Dragons religiously in the 1970s and 1980s, Ethan Gilsdorf went on to become a poet, teacher, and journalist. In the U.S. and in Paris, he’s worked as a freelance correspondent, guidebook writer, and film, book and restaurant reviewer. Now based in Somerville, Massachusetts, he publishes travel, arts, and pop culture stories regularly in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Christian Science Monitor,and has been published in other magazines and newspapers including National Geographic Traveler, Psychology Today, and the Washington Post. His blog "Geek Pride" is seen regularly on PsychologyToday.com and he has also been a guest on talk radio as a fantasy and escapism expert. He does not own elf ears, but he has kept all his old D&D gear, and has been known to host a Lord of the Rings party or two. Follow Ethan’s adventures at http://www.ethangilsdorf.com. More information at http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com Please feel free to check out my website, http://www.ethangilsdorf.com as well as my press room for photos and book jacket art: http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/pressroom/ Thanks for your consideration and I can be reached at 857 756 9101 or this email, or you may reach my publicist Bob Sembiante at Globe Pequot Press: robert.sembiante@globepequot.com, 203-458-4555 all best Ethan Gilsdorf Ethan Gilsdorf ethan@ethangilsdorf.com http://www.ethangilsdorf.com http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com 617-718-7007 My book "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms" will be published September 1, 2009, by The Lyons Press/Globe Pequot Press. * All-new website here: http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com/ * * Blogging for Psychology Today -- "Geek Pride": https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/geek-pride * * Read my blog: http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/ethanfreak-blog/ * * INTRODUCTORY VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0knQcSAaws * * Join the Facebook Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks Fan page! http://www.facebook.com/fantasyfreaksbook * * Enter the Great Geek Giveaway contest! cool prizes! http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/greatgeekgiveaway/ * * Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ethanfreak * Ethan Gilsdorf ethan@ethangilsdorf.com http://www.ethangilsdorf.com http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com 617-718-7007 My book "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms" is now available from The Lyons Press/Globe Pequot Press. * All-new website here: http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com/ * * Blogging for Psychology Today -- "Geek Pride": https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/geek-pride * * Read my blog: http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/ethanfreak-blog/ * * INTRODUCTORY VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0knQcSAaws * * Join the Facebook Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks Fan page! http://www.facebook.com/fantasyfreaksbook * * Enter the Great Geek Giveaway contest! cool prizes! http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/greatgeekgiveaway/ * * Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ethanfreak *

Denys Shmelov wins 76th Greater Boston Open amid big turnout in Natick

photo: Tony Cortizas, Jr.

Congratulations to SM Denys Shmelov for becoming the champion of Boston.

He is the latest in a long list of distinguished champions.

2009	SM Denys Shmelov
2008	FM William Kelleher
2007	WIM Ester Epstein
2006	Avraam Pismenny, FM John Curdo
2005	Avraam Pismenny, Leonid Tkach
2004	Avraam Pismenny
2003	IM Igor Foygel, FM John Curdo, Jack Stolerman, Patrick Sciacca
2002	FM Charles Riordan
2001	Henry "Hal" Terrie
2000	IM Igor Foygel
1999	GM Alexander Ivanov, IM William Paschall, Mark LaRocca
1998	GM Sergey Kudrin
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985	Charles Hertan
1984
1983
1982	IM Igor Ivanov, GM Roman Dzindzihashvili
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977	John Curdo
1976
1975	Frank Thornally
1974	Allan Savage
1973	John Peters / Dan Harrington
1972	John Peters / William Robertie / Norman Weinstein
1971
1970	Dan Harrington
1969
1968	Dan Harrington
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948	Gerhard Katz, Charles Reams
1947	Harlow Daly
1946	Gerhard Katz
1945	Milton Kagan
1944	Weaver Adams
1943	Milton Kagan
1942	Gerhard Katz
1941	Gerhard Katz
1940	Oscar Shapiro
1939	Weaver Adams
1938	Weaver Adams
1937	Harlow Daly, Harry Lyman
1936	Sidney Coggan
1935	Weaver Adams
1934	Harlow Daly
1933

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Read George Mirijanian's full account on the MACA site News section.
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IM Marc E - Maven of the Smith-Morra

Photo: Tony Cortizas

When he is not playing tennis, IM Marc Esserman serves on the new executive board of the Boylston Chess Foundation and plays for the Boston Blitz.

Esserman who plays the Smith-Morra had a recent game featured by Dylan Loeb Mclain in the NYT

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/crosswords/chess/25chess.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Zimbabwe: Chess - Street Gamblers' Latest Find

The Herald (Harare)
Published by the government of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Chess - Street Gamblers' Latest Find

Richmore Tera and Nyore Madzianike

20 October 2009


Harare — LUNCHTIME in the streets of Harare has been spent in different ways over the years ranging from having eats, just relaxing, playing draughts, tsoro and lately computer games.

A new form of whiling up lunchtime has since emerged in the form of playing chess. But the game has been taken to another level as players place bets, gambling to be precise.

Although in the past cards and draughts were the in-thing, with people gambling even their bottom dollar, and in extreme cases wives, chess has recently taken the fancy of many.

While it started off as a pastime to divert the pangs of hunger, with chess lovers gathering along the First Street Mall in Harare where some of the "chess boards" are still etched on the pavement today, the interest on the game has grown bigger.

Some enterprising people with a mind towards "making a quick buck" are using chess to make a few dollars.

The Rezende Street Bus Terminus and the pavements facing Causeway Post Office have become centres of gambling.

Naturally interest in the game grows during lunch hour.

Although they play the game under social guise, investigations have shown that gambling for cash was the major attraction.

While some people interviewed by The Herald denied that they were gambling, street kids, vagrants and the unemployed were using the game as a way of "making a living".

Those playing the game along Rezende Street said they started off as a chess club back in 2000.

"We are into it on a social basis and we use it as a training ground since we don't have premises to use.

"The club has been here for quite some time and if something fishy happened it could have been known by now. I think we have accommodated a lot of people who come here to play the game and leave.

"We do not bet, we play the game for the love of it," said Danny Kanojerera chairman of Rezende chess club.

Although there are some bona fide chess players such as Charles Kuwaza, of the Zimbabwe Chess Federation who believe in the "sanctity" of the game, investigations showed chess was no longer just a game but some form of business.

While some professed ignorance over the gambling issue, others were busy staking their money against one another.

Others said they were taking the game seriously like any other sport.

One player who identified himself as Tariroyashe Takavarasha, otherwise known as G M Tarov, based at Rezende Bus Terminus denied they were gambling.

"We have even participated at national level and at one point we were on top of the national chess league. We are operating from here owing to lack of sponsorship," he said.

But one player who spoke on condition of anonymity said they were using the game to earn money.

"When someone passes by and is new on the scene we throw in challenge matches. Sometimes we bet on our own in order to get money for lunch," he said.

He said they can go for a US$2 bet or more depending on who will be playing, adding that games that involved money were more interesting.

"It's more interesting to watch a game in which a person would be defending his money. If there was no money no one would come here to play the game as very few people know about the game. The nature of the game needs patience and who would wait until the game is over?" he asked.

Pressed on how much time the game took considering that a single match could take hours, he said: "Since the games are not of standard form we relax the rules so that we come out with a winner.

"We can also play 'time game' where we allocate time to players. Arohwa, arohwa toverenga mapiece," he said.

Some players said quarrels were common, which is typical in most gambling games.

"Arguments are common even in soccer or any other games.

"Sometimes there are people who quarrel among themselves although we have never witnessed fistfights.

"Most people are professionals and they resolve the issues professionally but when other people are involved in arguments, it will attract the attention of the general public," he said.

One person who works at a shop near one of the places where the chess players frequent described them as dubious characters.

"We keep an eye on these people as some of the characters that come here are suspicious. The other thing is, why are Harare City Council officials allowing them do play their games here?" charged the man who identified himself only as Mike.

Chess Geeks and Nerds Rule

Several years ago it was a typical Saturday $10 open with the usual cast of characters toiling in the chess hall.

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Meanwhile in the skittles room sat director Bernardo Iglesias at the PC with Kent Leung giving a chess lesson to a young beginner. The boy's mother was just sitting soaking in the quiet ambiance of the BCF chess world. When suddenly in stormed Scott Didham who began moving pieces of a chess set with authority while talking in a loud voice at the pieces. He was criticizing himself for a series of moves and told himself never to make those particular moves ever again. Scott then quickly left. The mother had a shocked expression on her face and Kent calmly said to her, not to worry, Scott is an ok person.

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But it gave me room for thought about how chess players, very intelligent people, who occasionally can respond to their play results in a quirky way due to the tension and adrenalin generated in the heat of the battle. This is a byproduct of the concentration and effort used in playing. To an outsider the reactions of us nerds might be taken as eccentric behavior, but to us insiders we learn to accept these responses within reason as just part of the game.

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In fact most of us quite enjoy the machinations and expressions of our chess comrades. I especially love to watch postmortems and the interplay between players. There are very few things in life where we get the opportunity to reconstruct what happened and even get to pick the brain of your opponent to get their perspective. It's especially entertaining if there is a theoretical difference of opinion. There is an honesty about it all, which is very important in seeking chess truth.

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I always felt that the organizers of the Kasparov vs Deep Blue should have anticipated a victory by Deep Blue and realized that they should give Gary Kasparov several minutes to decompress, if he lost, before interviewing him. I though it was bad planning on their part to let him vent in public.

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And in my games when an opponent is not so happy for blowing their game, I give them a little leeway because I have been in that position of not taking a loss so well. Some losses still give me pain years later.

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Are you more accepting of a chess player's reaction to bad outcomes as compared to say a pro athlete's behavior? Where is Bill Lambeer today anyway?

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(Bill Lambeer invites Larry Bird to a post-game analysis.)

Please Comment. Thank You. Mike Griffin 10/20/2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Laimbeer

Boston blitzed and knocked-out by New Jersey

Monday, October 19th, 2009

New Jersey Knockouts (6.0 - 1.0) vs Boston Blitz (6.0 - 1.0)

All Time Series Record: (New Jersey leads 1.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM ET Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New Jersey Knockouts			Boston Blitz
GM Boris Gulko: 2609	1.0	0.0	GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2588
IM Dean Ippolito: 2535	1.0	0.0	SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun: 2603
NM Victor Shen: 2305	1.0	0.0	SM Marc Esserman: 2461
NM Andrew Ng: 2182	1.0	0.0	Andrew Wang: 2136
Avg Rating: 2408			Avg Rating: 2447
New Jersey Total -------	4.0	0.0	------- Boston Total

IM Esserman- now official

A few months ago, we reported here that Boylston Chess Club Board member Marc Esserman had reached the International Master title qualifications. Some people balked at the many "good jobs" and "way to gos" as premature, as FIDE had yet to officially recognize it.

Photo by Tony Cortizas

It is now officially recognized by FIDE. See here.

Congratulations, Marc! Well deserved. Keep banging out miniatures as you do in the US Chess League, and we may soon be posting a GM notice on these pages.

Blitz over the Pioneers

Photographs, Blitz vs Pioneers, Week 7

October 15th, 2009 Matt Phelps

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Boston Blitz 2½-1½ Queens Pioneers

October 15th, 2009 Chris Bird

Board	White	Result	Black
1.	GM Larry Christiansen (2662)	0-1	IM Eli Vovsha (2539)
2.	IM Dmitry Schneider (2510)	½-½	GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2588)
3.	Marc Esserman (2461)	1-0	IM Yury Lupshan (2504)
4.	Jeff Kelleher (2070)	0-1	Andrew Wang (2136)
	Boston Blitz	2½-1½	Queens Pioneers

annual meeting of the BCF

At the annual meeting of the Boylston Chess Foundation on Weds, Oct 14, the following people were elected as BCF officers and board members:
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Officers
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Dave Vigorito, President

Natasha Christiansen, Vice-President

Bob Oresick, Treasurer

Charles Riordan, Clerk
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Board Members
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Alex Cherniack

Mike Griffin

Bernardo Iglesias

Carey Theil

Jason Rihel

Paul MacIntyre

Marc Esserman

Greg Kaden

Bill Kelleher (conditional upon his acceptance)

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15th annual BU Open, Sat Nov 7

The Boston University Chess Club
(in association with the Boylston Chess Foundation)
presents the 15th annual

Boston University Open Chess Tournament

• 4-SS, G/60
• 3 Sections OpenU1900U1600
• Registration: 9:00 - 9:45 am
• Rounds: 10:00, 12:30, 2:45, 5:00

• Entry Fee:

$15…for BU students (BUID)
$20… if check received by Nov 6
$20 by web or email by 5 pm, Fri. Nov 6
(email-registrants must check in with the TD by 9:45 to be paired)
$30… for all others at site
GMs and IMs free entry.

• No Computers, No Smoking
• Wheelchair accessible
• Parking in adjacent lot $6/day
• USCF membership must be current.

Saturday, Nov. 7
Boston University
George Sherman Union -- Backcourt
775 Commonwealth Ave. Boston

Prize fund: $1000 b/100, minimum $500
Open section: 1st & 2nd, Top under 2200,
U1900 section: 1st & 2nd
U1600 section: 1st & 2nd, Top under 1200
Allan Ong Prize for the top undergraduate BU student
Trophies for 3-player teams: Top college, Top high school, Top elementary / middle school

Bring sets and clocks!

(Because prize checks will be mailed by Boston University, winner must provide home address & social security number to receive a check.)

Mail entries to BU Open Entries, c/o Robert Oresick, BUCC advisor
Boston University, 871 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215

Please include:

check payable to BU Chess Club
your name
section desired: _____Open _____Under 1900 _____Under 1600
USCF ID
your school, if any
your email address

for more info contact: oresick@bu.edu

Partially funded by Boston University’s undergraduate student fee.

Max Malyuta Memorial

Come by to visit or play
This SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009

3rd MAX MALYUTA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

at the BLACKSTONE ACADEMY in PAWTUCKET, RI

100% PROCEEDS HELP TOP R.I. HIGH SCHOOL BOY/GIRL

ATTEND THE DENKER/POLGAR US NATIONALS !!!

PRIZES: $600 b/60

SECTIONS: OPEN, U2000, U1600

VERY NICE TROPHIES!!

Suggested Donation: $25 advance

Register online at our website: www.richess.org

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Rhode Island Chess Association

P.O.Box 15444

Riverside, RI 02915

(401) 212-1335

Visit our website: http://www.rhodeislandchess.org/

rhodeislandchess@yahoo.com

47 players enjoy the October BCF $10 Open

In what is probably a record turnout for a $10 Open, 47 players competed on Oct. 10th, among them, 28 in a very strong open section.
GM Alexander Ivanov and IM David Vigorito shared first place with scores of 3.5 of 4. NM Charles Riordan, Christopher Chase, Lawyer Times, had 3.0, along with young Zongyaun "Ben" Yuan - now rated 2127 after 32 rated games in the United States.

Other masters in the open section were: FM Teddy Coleman, WFM Roza Eynullayeva, NM Carey Theil, and NM Chris Williams.


Dustin Richwine won sole 1st in the under 1800 section with 4.0. Eric Lawless, Greg Siciliano, and Timothy Pan shared second with 3.0.

Complete crosstable are available at the USCF site.

Blitz Blank the Cobras

Photos by Tony Cortizas

Boston Blitz 4-0 Carolina Cobras

October 8th, 2009 Chris Bird

Board	White	Result	Black
1.	IM Jonathan Schroer (2429)	0-1	GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2628)
2.	Marc Esserman (2461)	1-0	FM Oleg Zaikov (2388)
3.	FM Ron Simpson (2290)	0-1	WGM Anya Corke (2304)
4.	Ilya Krasik (2252)	1-0	Udayan Bapat (2214)
	Boston Blitz	4-0	Carolina Cobras