BCC OCTADS: CHRIS CHASE // MATEOS SAHAKIAN PERFECT IN 3SS GAME 80 // TIME TO PLAN THE POSITION // TIME TO PERFORM THE ENDGAME

"OCTAD": GROUPING OF 8 BY RATING

BCC OCTADS SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

2 OCTADS + 1 SEXTET

CHAPTER ONE: 3 FACES OF ADAM

"MASTER" OCTAD

FM Chris Chase vs Nithin Kavi, Round 1

Veteran v Scholastic Talent

NM Mika Brattain vs FM Chris Chase, Round 1

Scholastic Star v Veteran

NM Eric Godin b v FM Chris Chase, Round 3

Veteran v Veteran

Godin placed 3-4th with 1.5 points

BCC Champion NM Lawyer Times plays black

vs Natasha Christiansen, Round 1.

Times placed 2nd with 2 points.

Carissa Yip vs Nithin Kavi, Round 3

Scholastic Talents face off . . . 

Carissa shared 3-4th place with 1.5 points.

CHAPTER 2: CHESS TALENT EMERGES

OCTAD 2

Mateos Sahakian (right) plays Eddie Wei, Round 2.

Mateos scored a perfect 3-0 to capture 1st place.

(background): Natasha Christiansen, black v Nithin Kavi;

Carissa Yip, black v Carey Theil

(upper right): Terrence Fricker v David Martin

Tim O'Malley plays Jerry Williams

Terrence Fricker (right) plays David Martin, Round 2.

Terrence scored 2 points to take clear 2nd place.

(background): Jerry Williams v Tim O'Malley;

Jerry scored 1.5 points to share 3-5th place.

Richard Kahn vs Matthew Manzo.

Mike Griffin plays Chen Bai, Round 2.

Mike and Chen scored 1.5 points each for a share in 3-5th place

CHAPTER 3: A SEED OF TALENT GROWS

SEXTET (=GROUP OF 6)

Matthew Manzo (right) plays Steve Stepak, Round 3.

Matthew scored 2.5 points to take clear 1st.

Stepak shared 2-5th with Kahn, Behenna and Jin.

6 yr old Derek Jin plays black vs Ray Behenna: Draw!

Derek and Ray shared 2-5th place with 1.5 points.

Ray Behenna vs Richard Kahn, Round 1: draw!

Richard also scored 1.5 points to share in 2-5th place.

80/SD PROVIDES EXCITING ENDGAMES

CHASE V KAVI: the tension mounts!

BRATTAIN V CHASE: SHARP TECHNIQUE

Jerry Williams and TD Nathan Smolensky observe

A TIME TO RELAX BETWEEN ROUNDS

Ray Behenna reads the newspaper!

Professor Jerry Williams

wins "best dressed" award for

2nd time, running . . . 

7 yr old Eddie Wei and his dad take a

screen break between rounds.

Eddie notched his rating up 11 points to 1627.

Lots of time to set up your game: BCC Octads, Round 2

Notice: nice wooden chess board!

BCC Octads: Round 2.

8 + 8 + 6 = 22 participants in this event

A special thanks to TD Nathan Smolensky

who handled the many tasks of

running the Octads and the Club

simultaneously!

Bravo, Nathan!

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: BCC OCTADS

Tomorrow! Saturday, September 28, 2013

OCTADS: FACTS AND FIGURES

SUSPENDING TIME AND SPACE

80/SD + 5"delay

3 ROUNDS

Time to set up your game 

(20 minutes more per side than usual)

Time to figure out complex endings

to clinch the win

or save the position from a loss.

Those of us who have lost

a won-game on time:

This is your chance for revenge!

See you tomorrow!

US CHESS LEAGUE NEW ENGLAND NOR'EASTERS FIELD IMPRESSIVE TEAM FROM THE BCC

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 
BCC CHAMPION LAWYER TIMES LEADS NOR'EASTERS TO 2:2 TIE

VS 2 GM CONNECTICUT DREADNOUGHTS

US CHESS LEAGUE MATCH RESULTS

BOARD 1

GM Sam Shankland

BOARD 2

FM Steve Winer

BOARD 3

NM Mika Brattain

BOARD 4

NM AND BCC CHAMPION

Lawyer Times

The New England Nor'easters remain in 1st

place in the Eastern Conference,

Northeast Division

US CHESS LEAGUE STANDINGS

Way'ta go Nor'easters

BCC $5 OPEN: SMASHING SUCCESS // HIGHLY COMPETITIVE // SERIOUS // QUIET // FRIENDLY

$5 OPEN IN 3 SECTIONS

OPEN Section:

Red Sox Nation NM Eric Godin

1-2nd sharing with Nithin Kavi: 3.5/4 points.

Eric Godin: consistent, skilled, deep . . . 

Nithin Kavi vs Mateos Sahakian,  R3.

Nithin as a young talent is conscientious, enthusiastic and focused. 

Mateos scored 2.5 points to share 3-5th place with 

Oliver Traldi, and NM Hal Terrie.

Mateo is also a talented junior who loves chess.

Oliver, from a family of chess talent is also a

nourishing force in the BCC chess community.

NM Hal Terrie vs Mateos Sahakian, Round 1: draw!

NM Hal Terrie, chess teacher and author is

a veteran of many years on the Boston Area chess scene.

U1950 Section:

Mike Griffin with a serious posture, is poised to win the U1950 

Section (clear 1st) with 3.5 points. Here is is playing

the BCC's eldest active player, 

Harold Dondis (91 yrs young) in Round 3. 

Harold knotched 2.5 points to share 3-4th place

with Lawrence Gladding.

Eric Feng, black vs Brian Perez-Daple, Round 1.

Brian scored 3 points in a row to take clear 2nd place.

Lawrence Gladding (1758) plays black vs Lucy Cai (1549): draw!

A new face at the BCC: Welcome Lawrence!

U1650 Section:

David Martin, black vs Richard Alan Chen, Round 1.

David scored 3.5 points to take clear 1st place!

                                                                                                      Photo: Bernardo Iglesias

Steve Stepak plays Doc Kinne, Chess Horizons Editor,

in Round 1. [Doc came up with a very creative defense

to my 1.d4 which I botched up nicely.  Indeed, I was totally

lost! Yet I did  pull a rabbit out of a hat, so to speak, to finish

the tournament with 2.5 points good for 2-4th place.]

The ever photogenic Ray Behenna plays David Zhu Sun

in Round 3: draw! Ray tied 2-4th with 2.5 points.

Ray will make a handsome addition to the next 

Hollywood movie about chess! 

(Background, Center): Master Photographer, Tony Cortizas.

Edward Chiu, black vs Michael Howell, Round 2.

Ed scored 2.5 points to share 2-4th place with

Stepak and Behenna. Michael broke even with 2 points.

Another new face at the BCC:

Welcome Michael!

The ever colorful NM Cary Theil dons his Celtic Cap

in Round 1 vs Aashish Welling: draw!

(Background): Conway Xu, black vs Oliver Traldi.

Joel Wald vs Arthur Nugent, Nithin Kavi v Jason Tang.

(Upper Stage Left): Eric Feng v Brian Perez-Daple;

(Upper Stage Right): NM Hal Terrie v Mateos Sahakian.

The ever dapper Professor Jerry Williams

wins "best dressed" award for the event.

Sky View: BCC $5 Open, Round 1.

The ever patient Bernardo Iglesias did

a fantastic job running this complex event of 3 sections

with 35 participants.

The $5 Open offers free entry coupon packages (equivalent to one free entry for non-members and two free entries for members) for future selected BCC events to top finishers.

The winners (using a tie-break system) for

each of the 3 sections respectively are:

Open: Eric Godin, Nithin Kavi, and Conway Xu

U1950 section: Mike Griffin, Brian Perez-Daple, and Harold Dondis

U1650 Section: David Martin, Ray Behenna, and Edward Chiu

Thanks to all the players, parents, friends and spectators who 

made this event a spectacular success.

And thanks again to Bernardo Iglesias, TD

who has been an essential force

for the BCC's continued success

over the decades.

BCC: $5 OPEN // SATURDAY, SEPT 21 // FUN // CHEAP // CREATIVE // CHALLENGING

THE MOST POPULAR BCC EVENT

This is a great tournament for the kids!

Register right away:

TOURNAMENT FACTS

to secure your discount!

Weather forecast: Perfect!

Last day of Summer!

Come on over: bring a friend!

It's your move!

See you this Saturday!

A WEDNESDAY FOR EVERY LEVEL

As the BCC's offerings have expanded, so too has our audience. As we embrace our identity as a true center for chess in Metro Boston, it is important for us to appeal to players and supporters of chess at every level. Tomorrow, by some bizarre confluence of universal factors, we will have chess of every level in the walls of the club, all in the course of a single day.

It begins with Free After-School Chess Lessons, at 3:00 in the afternoon. Of all our events, this might have the most self-explanatory name, and any and all interested juniors are welcome.

The day continues with BCF Rapid Quads, our action-filled Game/30 offering in the popular quad format. The tournament begins at 7:00, with registration starting at 6:15. In the very same room, the BCF will be hosting the home team in the New England Nor'Easters vs Carolina Cobras U.S. Chess League Match, where some of the finest players in the area will take on high-level competition from afar. All are welcome to stop by and spectate.

Players, spectators. Rank beginners to club players to established masters. Chances are, there's something for you at the Boylston tomorrow.

- Nathan

GRANDMASTER LARRY CHRISTIANSEN PERFORMS AT SOUTH STATION VENUE // TODAY // SEPT 10

3-time US Chess Champion Larry C will give a simultaneous exhibition of his skills, today,

Tuesday, September 10th, 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the main waiting area of South Station.

GM Larry C is a big fan of the kids.

Fascination: what to do?

GM Larry C goes down the line, making one 

move after the next, in a timely manner.

For the club player, the tension mounts!

Special guest: 9 yr old Carissa Yip, youngest female USCF expert

faces off against her coach as her dad Percy, watches intently!

The chess sets are ready for you:

So come on down to South Station.

Bring your pen and paper and record the game.

Bring your camera and get a photo

of a US Chess Champion.

See you soon!