US CHESS LEAGUE BEGINS: NEW ENGLAND NOR'EASTERS PLAY OUT OF BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB

NEW ENGLAND NOR'EASTERS

vs

PHILADELPHIA INVENTORS 

IN FIRST LEAGUE MATCH

of

OF UNITED STATES CHESS LEAGUE 2014

US CHESS LEAGUE SITE

THE PLAYERS, FOR NEW ENGLAND 

on August 26, 2014 vs Philadelphia

IM David Vigorito, Board 1

FM Steve Winer, Board 2

FM Chris Chase, Board 3

NM Andrew Liu, Board 4

MANAGER

IM David Vigorito

ASSISTANT MANAGER

NM Charles Riordan

Complete Roster USCF March Rating List

1. GM Alexander Ivanov (2590)

2. IM David Vigorito (2499)

3. NM Mika Brattain (2412)

4. FM Steve Winer (2409)

5. FM Chris Chase (2382)

6. NM Andrew Liu (2307)

7. NM Lawyer Times (2271)

8. NM Carey Theil (2180)

9. Carissa Yip (2036)
RESULTS OF THE MATCH:
BOARD 1: IM Vigorito vs IM Tom Bartell 1-0
BOARD 2: FM Dov Gorman vs FM Steve Winer 1-0
BOARD 3: FM Chris Chase (2382) vs NM Peter Minear (2365) 0-1
BOARD 4: NM Angel Hernandez-Carmen vs NM Andrew Liu 1/2 1/2
ON-SITE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

Bernardo Iglesias
CRITICAL GAMES

Vigorito,David (2519) - Bartell,Tom (2448) [A26]
1.g3 e5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.e4 Be6 7.Nge2 Qd7 8.Nd5 Nd8 9.0-0 c6 10.Ndc3 Ne7 11.b3 0-0 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 c5 14.Nde2 Ndc6 15.Be3 a6 16.Nd5 Bxd517.cxd5 Ne5 18.h3 Qd8 19.Rc1 Nd7 20.Qd2 Rc8 21.g4 Kh8 22.f4 f5 23.Ng3 Qb6 24.exf5 gxf5 25.Nh5 Nf6 26.Nxg7 Kxg7 27.Rce1 Rce8 28.Kh1 h5 29.gxh5 Nxh5 30.Rg1 Rh8 31.Bf3+Kf7 32.Rg5 Nf6 33.Qg2 Rh7 34.Bd2 Reh8 35.Rg7+ Kf8 36.Rexe7 Rxh3+ 37.Kg1 Rh1+ 38.Qxh1 Rxh1+ 39.Kxh1 1-0

(Gorman,Dov (2400) - Winer,Steven (2419) [A11]
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Qc2 Nbd7 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 0-0 8.d4 b6 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.0-0 Rc8 11.Rad1 Qe7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6 15.Ne5 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 c517.Qg4 cxd4 18.Bxd4 f6 19.Nf3 Bb4 20.Bb2 Rfe8 21.Rd3 Rcd8 22.Rfd1 e5 23.Nh4 Rxd3 24.Rxd3 Bc8 25.Nf5 Qb7 26.Nh6+ Kf8 27.Qh4 Qc6 28.h3 Bc5 29.Qh5 gxh6 30.Qxh6+ Kf731.Qxh7+ Ke6 32.Rd5 Bd6 33.f4 Bc5+ 34.Kh1 exf4 35.Bxf6 Qxd5 36.cxd5+ Kxf6 37.Qh6+ Ke7 38.Qxf4 Bd6 39.Qg5+ Kd7 40.g4 Bb7 41.Qf5+ Kc7 42.Kg1 Re5 43.Qf7+ Be7 44.Qf4Kd6 45.Qa4 Rxd5 46.Qe8 Re5 47.Qb8+ Ke6 48.Qxb7 Bc5+ 49.Kf1 a5 50.h4 Re3 51.Qc8+ Ke5 52.Qf5+ Kd4 53.g5 Re8 54.Qd7+ 1-0

Chase,Christopher (2411) - Minear,Peter (2365) [A05]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.0-0 Bg4 5.Ne5 Bf5 6.d4 e6 7.c4 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Be7 9.Bf4 0-0 10.h3 h6 11.Qd2 Bh7 12.g4 Re8 13.Rad1 Qb6 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.e4 dxc4 16.Rfe1 Rad817.Qe2 Qa6 18.Qe3 b5 19.a3 Nb6 20.Qg3 Na4 21.Nxa4 Qxa4 22.Bc7 Rd7 23.d5 Bc5 24.Bf3 Qc2 25.Be5 exd5 26.exd5 cxd5 27.Rxd5 Rxd5 28.Bxd5 Qd2 29.Bxf7+ Kxf7 30.Qf3+ Kg831.Re2 Qd7 32.Qc3 Bd3 33.Re1 Qf7 34.Qd2 Qf3 0-1
PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK

Next match: New England Nor'easters vs New York Knights, September 3, 2014

US CHESS LEAGUE

BCC AUGUST GRAND PRIX: A GOOD BYE TO SUMMER // MARK LAROCCA 1ST // RICHARD KAHN PERFECT U1800 // 36 PARTICIPANTS // MANY NEW FACES //

BCC AUGUST GRAND PRIX

IN 2 SECTIONS: OPEN AND U1800

OPEN SECTION

(Master) Mark Larocca [highest USCF rating 2331]

3 wins and a draw for clear 1st place.

Brandon Wu plays Alvin Tan, Round 2.

Brandon drew Mark Larocca in Round 4(!) to score

3 points and a share of 2-4th place and a +52 to 1998 rating!

(background): Professor Jerry Williams, black vs Loring Loretti

NM Hal Terrie: 3 points for 2-4th place.

Carissa Yip: 3 points for 2-4th place. 

Eddie Wei, black vs Jonathan Aiyhathurai, Round 2.

Jonathan won this game, and was 2/4 overall

for a +29 to 1804 rating.

(background): Mark Neale vs Pinyi Hu

U1800 SECTION

CRITICAL GAME

Richard Kahn vs Dr. Chase Yarbrough, Round 3.

Richard won this encounter and went on to score a perfect

4-0 to take clear 1st place in the U1800 Section. Bravo, Richard!

Tom Shneer (right) plays Steve Lee to a draw in Round 3.

Tom scored 3 points to share 2-3rd place with Stephen Savage.

Tom earned a +34 to 1557 rating. Bravo Tom!

Steve scored 2.5 points for a +74 to 1442 provisional rating.

(background): David Martin, Justin Cheng Li, black vs Will Wisdom,

Richard Alan Chen . . . 

Stephen Savage (right) plays Ed Chiu in Round 1.

Stephen scored 3 points to share 2-3rd place with Tom Shneer.

Ed scored 1.5 point for a +38 to 1283 rating. Bravo, Ed!

NEW FACES AT THE BCC

Pinyi Hu nipped Robert Neale in Round 2

for 1/4 in the Open Section and a

+24 to 1579 provisional rating. This

is Pinyi's 3rd USCF rated tournament!

Robert Zhang

Tianna Wang

Ryan Wang

Ryan writes down his moves!

Jerry Li and Steve Lee

Justin Cheng

KIDS PLAY CHESS

Raymond Xu vs Tianna Wang, Round 2.

(2nd board): Jerry Li, black vs Ryan Wang

YOUNGEST AND OLDEST

5 yr old Evan Wei plays 91.8 yrs young Harold Dondis, Round 1.

(background): Richard Alan Chen, black vs Jerry Li;

Dr. Chase Yarbrough, black vs Tianna Wang.

SKITTLES ROOM ACTIVITIES 

DURING LUNCH

Post-morten with mom.

Eddie Wei demonstrates the moves while Justin Cheng,

Raymond Xu Jerry Li and Evan Wei (sitting) observe.

IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?

Dr. Chase Yarbrough, Pediatric Resident at Children's Hospital,

Boston, settles down to visualize his plan as black vs Tianna Wang.

This is Dr. Yarbrough's 2nd appearance at the BCC and

Tianna's and her younger brother Ryan's 1st visit to the Club.

Ryan and Tianna Wang getting a kick out of the wind

blowing out the chess position in Harvard Square,

Summer, 2013. This is their first chess tournament,

ever, at the BCC Grand Prix, 2014! Welcome Tianna

and brother Ryan to the community of chess players!

Bernardo Iglesias, TD

 PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK

SPECIAL NOTE

THERE IS NO SATURDAY EVENT

AT THE BCC ON AUGUST 30TH: WHY?

BECAUSE WE WILL ALL BE

AT THE NEW ENGLAND OPEN

IN LEOMINISTER, MA

MACA NE OPEN