Monday, December 29, 2014

Polar Vortex Premier

Polar Vortex Premier

January 17 and January 24, 2015

Calling All Masters, Experts, and A-Players

You are cordially invited to play in a BCF tournament with a slightly different format.  The event will include four rounds  held over two Saturdays (January 17 and January 24) to accommodate the slower time control of G/120 d5.  Thus, you will have the opportunity to play slow games on a Saturday, rather than a weekday after school or work.  Further, you will have the benefit of facing opposition rated at least 1800.
The prize fund is guaranteed:  $200 first, $100 second, and $50 top under 2100.
The entry fees are $20 for BCF members, $35 for non-members, with all collected entry fees benefiting the BCF.
Titled players (GMs and IMs) are very welcome:  
they will receive free entry, and the first three titled players to register and complete the schedule (maximum of two byes) will receive an appearance fee of $50 each.
Come play at a more leisurely pace in the handsome new site of the BCF.  E-mail any questions to natashaus@alum.mit.edu.

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB NEW ADDRESS: 40 NORRIS STREET // CAMBRIDGE // MA // USA // VISUAL GUIDE

THE WAY TO THE 
BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB 
FROM DAVIS SQUARE T 
ON THE RED-LINE
Out the back entrance to the
pedestrian path headed towards
Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Yes, this is the way to the BCC:
straight down the path to Mass Ave.
[this is a 10 minute walk]
HISTORIC PATH: YES KEEP GOING WEST
You are walking west, from David T to Mass Ave.
APPROACHING MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
FROM THE PEDESTRIAN PATH
Yes, cross Mass Ave on the Pedestrian Walk when you have the
"green" light.
GRANDMASTER MARTIAL ARTS
Yes we have crossed the street in front of the Grandmaster Iron Kim.
Now, facing this storefront, we turn LEFT and walk south down 
Massachusetts Avenue, towards Harvard Square and keep walking
until you come to this:
NORRIS STREET
This is Norris Street, facing south towards
Harvard Square; now, from here you take
a RIGHT, and walk down the street a bit until 
you see 40 Norris Street building (red brick)
crossing the street.
Here you have 2 front doors, one of which is
handicapped access ramped!
40 Norris Street, Cambridge Entrance
from the street
40 NORRIS ST
RAMPED 
ENTRANCE
These entrances do get you to the basement
where the BCC is located in 101 and 103
but they are always locked!
So an even easier way to get in to the BCC
during tournaments and event is to go
to the side entrance . . . 
down the alley . . .
to here:
BBC basement entrance, whose door will be unlocked during
Club events.
Yes! Right down the stairs: be careful!
Arrived: Boylston Chess Foundation
and the Boylston Chess Club
WELCOME! COME ON IN!
BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB

TOURNAMENT ROOM
PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK
HAPPY NEW YEAR, TO ONE AND ALL!
HOPE TO SEE YOU 
JANUARY 1st: 
Herb Healy Memorial 
& Open House
 SPONSORED BY
THE BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB

Friday, December 19, 2014

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB PRESENTS: CHESS CAMP FOR KIDS // 1st EVENT AT NORRIS STREET SITE // JACOB RASIN / MASTER TEACHER // DISCOVERY //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB
CHESS CAMP
December 24th, 26th, 29th, 30th
SM Jacob Rasin: USCF highest rating 2496 
Trained in the intense and competitive chess world of the Soviet Union, Jacob brings 
a crystal clear understanding of chess to the young children of the New England 
Chess Community. Jacob is good with kids of all ages, from five through sixteen year olds. 
Kids love his instruction and his sense of humor.
KIDS PLAY CHESS
These students are applying what they learned to
improve their playing of the Royal Game!
CHESS IS FUN
These kids are discovering a whole new world!
Boylston Chess Club Chess Camp
Awakening of the Mind
for Kids of all Ages
BCC Tournament Room, 40 Norris Street, Cambridge, MA
NICE !!

Thursday, December 18, 2014

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB: CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS // FOR SATURDAY // DECEMBER 20 // 10 AM - 3 PM // SET UP CLUB // CHECK OUT PLAYING VENUE //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB
CALL FOR 
VOLUNTEERS
 BECOME PART OF CHESS HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Come on over to the BCC's new site at 
40 Norris Street, Cambridge, MA to:
Put away books
Put felt tips on table legs
Arrange tables and chairs
Hang up pictures
Set up chess sets
Set up computers, printers, phone, TV
Re-stock cabinets and drawers
Pub up bulletin boards
Put up demonstration boards
and other little things that
make the Club perfect!
Come on over! 
Lend a hand.
Saturday
December 20th !!
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
new site of Boylston Chess Club

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

BOYLSTON CHESS FOUNDATION PRESENTS: HERB HEALY MEMORIAL // 40 NORRIS STREET // CAMBRIDGE / MA // OPEN HOUSE // JANUARY 1st //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB
HERB HEALY MEMORIAL
and Open House
4SS // 2 SECTIONS
NEW HOME OF THE BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB
40 NORRIS STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02140
BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB
PRESIDENT
WISHES YOU !
A HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
 CAREY THEIL
Carey "EveryGreen" Theil vs Jason Tang
GRANDMASTER
LARRY CHRISTIANSEN
3 TIME USA CHAMPION
PLAYING THE HERB HEALY 2012
Larry invites you to come on over to the new
site of the BCC and play chess, socialize and take
photos of the celebration, inaugurating the
 40 Norris Street venue.
GM Larry C, loved by all,
especially the kids!
NM Mika Brattain
MASS State Chess Champion
BCC Blitz Champion 2014
BCC Co-Champion 2014
Invites you to play in the 
Herb Healy Memorial on New Years Day!
Herb Healy, 2009
Mika awaits your challenge!
INAUGURATING 
THE HARRY LYMAN
ROOM AT THE BCC, 40 NORRIS ST, 
CAMBRIDGE, MA USA
NM Harry Lyman, circa 1993. PHOTO: STEVE STEPAK
BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB OF THE
BOYLSTON CHESS FOUNDATION
BCC BENEFACTOR AND OLDEST CLUB PLAYER
92 years young, Harold Dondis, Esq.
Greg Hager Memorial Co-Champion, U1950 Section, 2014
HERB HEALY MEMORIAL
NEW YEARS EVENT
LOVED BY KIDS OF ALL AGES
Bernardo Iglesias, TD, Natasha Christiansen and
Harvard Graduate, IM Marc Esserman,
Herb  Healy Memorial, 2009.
Irving Yaffe, in Memoriam.
Irv catered the Herb Healy for years!
Passing the baton to
MIKE GRIFFIN (right)
Boylston Chess Club Veteran Player and
Member of the Board
now catering the Herb Healy Memorial.
Bravo, Mike!
HERB HEALY MEMORIAL 2015
SPECIAL REQUEST
To etch this event into the annals
of chess history, I encourage all the
people who will come on over to the
40 Norris Street address, for fun, frolic,
conversation, laughter, celebration
and chess, to bring your cameras.

Yes, players, parents, and visitors who
will come over for a chess tournament or
just a visit, bring your SLRs and your iPhones and take
photos of this maiden voyage of the BCC in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
 
Take as many photos as you like and
send them to me in a jpeg format:
 stevechess2003@yahoo.com
and I will edit and prepare them for
the photo essay of this historic event
to appear on the Boylston WebLog.
(appropriate photo credits will be noted)
HERB HEALY MEMORIAL
JANUARY 1st 2015
Boylston Chess Club
40 Norris Street
Cambridge, MA
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE
FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR
CELEBRATION
40 Norris Street