BCC JUNE QUADS
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SMALL SWISS
7 QUADS + SMALL SWISS
QUAD 1
IM Denys Shmelov scored 2.5 points to take clear 1st place
in Quad 1, for a + 4 to 2501 rating.
NM Brandon Wu, black vs IM Denys Shmelov, Round 1.
Brandon scored 1.5 points for a + 12 point rating hike to 2246.
QUAD 2
9 yr old chess expert Derek Jin plays expert
Suraj Ramanathan in Round 2.
Suraj won this game and came in clear 1st
with a +15 rating hike to 2159! Bravo, Suraj!
QUAD 3
Zubin Baliga scored 2 points to share 1-2nd
place in Quad 3 for a + 3 to 2000 rating.
Nicholas Belous: 2 points 1-2nd place
in Quad 3 for a +11 to 1951 rating.
QUAD 4
Michael Barry white, vs Ilya Rozonoyer,
Round 2. Ilya scored 2 points to take clear
1st place for a +10 to 1904 rating.
QUAD 5
Professor Natesh Pillai vs Robert Sawdey, Round 1.
Robert scored 2.5 points to take clear 1st place
for a +38 to 1788 rating.
QUAD 6
Victor Feng, black plays Alexander Fang Meng, Round 1.
Alex went undefeated winning the quad with 2.5 points
earning a +20 to 1773 rating.
QUAD 7
CRITICAL POSITION
Steve Stepak, black vs Kevin Li, Round 2. PHOTO: BOB ORESICK
[I was sure I had an advantage to play out on the queenside.
I spent a good part of the hour trying to figure out how to
set up multiple threats on Kevin's bishop. Somehow I was
not satisfied with my play and lapsed into a moment of
sloppyness which Kevin punished me for immediately.
Though I lost the game on time, Kevin had the win from
that point! Bravo, Kevin, great focus power! sps]
Kevin won this game and the quad with a perfect 3-0 score
for a +118 to 1596 rating!
SMALL SWISS
(upper duo):Christopher Argento, black vs Jeffrey Liu, Round 1.
(lower duo): Isaac Chen plays Eric Li.
Chris won the 3SS with 2.5 points and an unrated to 1617
provisional rating. This was Chris' first USCF rated event
and the first trip to the BCC: Bravo Chris, and welcome to
the BCC and to tournament chess!
SCENES FROM
AROUND THE HALL
Nicholas Belous, black vs Natasha Christiansen, Round 1.
BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTET (?)
BCC Patron Mark Fins, white vs Natasha Christiansen,
Round 2.
Riya Kanury: endgame plan.
Joy Cao: 2 points in Quad 6
for a +13 to 1720 rating.
Bravo, Joy!
MASTERS AT WORK
FM Charles Riordan vs NM Farzad Abdi, Round 3.
Charles scored 2 points to take clear 2nd place and
a +7 to 2370 rating.
Suraj Ramanathan vs Maxwell Chen, Round 1: draw!
TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATION
BERNARDO IGLESIAS, CHIEF TD
PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK
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