HAROLD DONDIS, ESQ. REMEMBERED: SATURDAY MAY 7, 2016 // BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB, CAMBRIDGE // PHOTO REPORTAGE BY STEVE STEPAK

BCC BUSTLES WITH CHESS ACTIVITY

HAROLD DONDIS PORTRAIT UNVEILING

QUADS + SPRING THAW

PRE-TURNAMENT WARMUP

THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE BCC

Harold would have smiled: he love playing chess with the

kids of the BCC. Here, left to right: NM Carissa Yip,

experts Nithin Kavi, Brandon Wu. Sitting, back to camera:

Jason Tang.

BLITZ CHESS FOR FUN

Brandon Wu, black vs BCC President NM Andrew Hoy

Watching: left to right Bernardo Iglesias and Percy Yip.

A CLOSER LOOK

Brandon Wu, black vs NM Andrew Hoy

TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATION

Chief TD Bernardo Iglesias and Assistant TD

BCC Vice President Natasha Christiansen

QUADS: ROUND 1

THE HAROLD DONDIS TABLE

 Gurer Ozen, black vs Robert Oresick, QUADS, Round 1.

 SPRING THAW

 

NM Carissa Yip, back from St. Louis and US Women's 

Championship vs Mark Fins, BCC benefactor and author of

NM Carissa Yip sets up her game vs Mark Fins

of Spring Thaw, Round 1.

Nithin Kavi vs Bernie Xu

Brandon Wu, black vs Natasha Christiansen

Paul Mishkin, black vs Aashish Welling; Frank Kroell, black

vs Jerry Li (background): NM Carissa Yip

BUFFETT LUNCH BREAK 

IN MEMORY OF HAROLD DONDIS

YUMMY!

Opening moves on the food:

Seth Lieberman, Jeff Weinstein and

Saraj Ramanathan

Middlegame . . . 

Endgame . . . Jeff, Jerry Seth and
TD Bernardo Iglesias

Mrs Claire Dondis, widow of Harold Dondis
 and friend Ted Lee
share repast with Natasha Christiansen
and Mrs. Kim Hoy . . . background
Mark Fins and company

Animated Conversation(left to right):BCC President
Andrew Hoy listens to Mrs. Claire Dondis,
widow of Harold Dondis, Ted Lee, Natasha Christiansen,
Mrs Kim Hoy, Andrew's mom, Paul Hoy, Andrew's Dad,
and Bob Geller, friend of the Hoy Family and
relative of GM Efim Geller.
ANOTHER VIEW

Left to right: Bernardo Iglesias, Bob Geller (yes direct
descendent of the great Soviet Chess Player: GM Efim Geller,
Skyler Zhou, Paul Hoy, Kim Hoy . . . 

GM Efim Geller
MOVING TO THE TOURNAMENT 
ROOM FOR THE UNVEILING 
OF HAROLD DONDIS PORTRAIT

NM Andrew Hoy gives some introductory
remarks on the legacy of Harold Dondis
and his vast importance to 
the Boylston Chess Club.

Mrs. Claire Dondis, widow of Harold
Dondis, joins Andrew in admiring
the portrait which Mrs Dondis financed.
A Bitter-sweet moment of remembrance

Mrs. Claire Dondis, widow of Harold Dondis,
and BCC President Andrew Hoy smile for the
cameras . . . 

BCC photograher Tony Cortizas takes a photo of the
Harold Dondis portrait which Mrs. Dondis financed.
(background): Paul Mishkin, Bernardo Iglesias, 
Mrs Claire Dondis, Natasha Christiansen, and in
front of Tony, tournament player, Seth Lieberman.

Harold Dondis, Esq.  1922 - 2015