Natasha and Brian share first place in the Monday Night Swiss for January

Natasha Christiansen

and Brian Perez-Daple

won the BCC Monday Night Swiss. In the last round Natasha and Chris Chase played to a draw in a thicket of Bishops, Knights and scattered pawns with the clock ticking relentlessly.

It was a sketchy turnout with only 10 players, most of whom played sporadically -- except of course the undaunted Harold Dondis.