BCC: $5 OPEN REPORT // 15 PLAYERS BRAVE ICE COLD // LAWYER TIMES / HAROLD DONDIS SHINE //

ICE-CHESS

PREMIER SECTION

FORMER BCC CHAMPION

NM Lawyer Times went undefeated to

claim clear 1st place with a 3.5 point total.

That was good for a +2 to 2320 rating.

Bravo, Lawyer!

JUNIOR EXCELS

Michael Yu scored 2.5 point to notch

clear 2nd place and a +36 to 1778 rating.

Bravo, Michael!!

U1950 SECTION

TIMELESS ENERGY

92 yr old Harold Dondis, Esq. lawyer and chess journalist, who 

beat World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer in 1964 in 

Fitchburg MA, covered the match between Fischer and 

Spassky in Reykjavik in 1972 (serving as lawyer/negotiator 

for Fischer)  MA, scored a perfect 3-0 to claim 

clear 1st place for a +72 to 1721 rating. Bravo, Harold! 

BACK IN ACTION

David Zhu Chen scored 2 points to take clear 2nd

place in the U1950 section. Happy New Year, David!

PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK

REPORTING FROM 

SUNNY CAMBRIDGE MA

See you this Saturday

for the BCC January Grand Prix

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