BCC QUADS: 8 QUADS + SMALL SWISS // 38 PLAY: 1ST PLACES: IM DENYS SHMELOV // SURAJ RAMANATHAN // ZUBIN BALIGA // MICHAEL BARRY // LEWIS TU // MIKE GRIFFIN / JOE BENNETT // MENG / CAO / LU // LAWRENCE TU // SMALL SWISS: ANTHONY SCALI // HIGH ENERGY // KIDS SUCCEED //

8 QUADS

+ SMALL SWISS

QUAD 1

IM Denys Shmelov 1st

IM Shmelov v NM Brandon Wu.

Shmelov went 3-0 to take clear 1st.

Brandon scored 2/3 for clear 2nd.
QUAD 2

Derek Jin vs Suraj Ramanathan. Suraj was 1st with

a perfect 3-0 score and a +39 to 2102 rating; 

and 10 yr old Derek was 2nd with 2,

for a rating upgrade of +18 to 2020!

QUAD 3

Zubin Baliga, 2.5 points, clear 1st.

QUAD 4

(center, left): Michael Barry, black vs Calvin Hori.

Michael scored 3 points to take clear 1st place.

QUAD 5 / QUAD 6

(background): Mark Kaprielian, black vs Lewis Tu

Lewis scored 3-0 for clear 1st place in Quad 5; Mark was

2nd with 2 points.

(foreground): Mike Griffin, white vs Joe Bennett.

Mike and Joe each scored 2 points to share 1-2nd place

in Quad 6.

QUAD 7

Achyuta Rajaram, black vs Joy Cao; Alex Fang Meng

vs Alan Lu. Alex, Joy and Alan each scored 2 points

to share 1-3rd place!

QUAD 8

Lawrence Tu vs Steve Stepak. Lawrence scored 3 points

to take clear 1st place. Steve Stepak and Bob Oresick each

scored 1.5 points to share 2-3rd place.

SMALL SWISS

IBM executive Tony Scali (center right, in grey) plays

Isaac Chen in Blue, Round 2. Tony scored a total of

3 points to take clear first place in the Small Swiss.

Bravo, Tony! Isaac and Jeffrey Liu each scored 2 points

to share 2-3rd place.

TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATION

TD Bernardo Iglesias gives instructions to the crowd of 38 

players before the start of Round 1.

WCM Natasha Christiansen was the Chief Administrative

Tournament Director of this event. 

Bravo TDs, a challenging event to administer.

PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK