BCC $15 OPEN: NM CHRIS WILLIAMS / NM DR. BOTTA 1-2ND OPEN // SETH LIEBERMAN / BOB ORESICK / HERMENEGILDO NETO / 1-3RD U1800 // 60 PLAY //

 

BCC 4SS $15 OPEN IN 2 SECTIONS

GAME 60 5"DELAY
OPEN SECTION

NM Dr. Alejandro Botta, on the move in winning endgame
vs IM Denys Shmelov, Round 4.

NM Dr. Alejandro Botta, BU Professor watches as IM Denys

Shmelov plays out a rook and pawn endgame. Dr. Botta won

this game and tied 1-2nd place in the event.

IM Shmelov placed 3-8th!

Jake Garbarino, black vs NM Chris Williams, Round 3.

Chris scored 3.5 points to share 1-2nd place and Jake

scored 2.5 to share in 9-12th place.

U1800 SECTION

Seth Lieberman plays white vs the Benoni Defense, Round 3.

Seth scored 3.5 points to share 1-3rd place in U1800 Section.

Robert Oresick vs Roland D. Booker III, Round 2.

Bob scored 3.5 points to share 1-3rd place.

(standing): Natasha Christiansen, Event Chief Asst. TD.

Hermenegildo Neto, black vs Arjun Girish, Round 3.

Hermenegildo scored 3.5 points to share 1-3rd place.

(background, center, observing): Bob Oresick.

Sai Sneha Yerra vs Jeffrey Liu, Round 2.

Sai scored 3 points to take clear 4th place.

SCENES FROM

AROUND THE HALL

FULL HOUSE

BCC $15 OPEN: 60 PLAYERS

NCM Ilya Figelman vs NM Dr. Botta

IM Denys Shmelov vs NM Siddharth Arun, Round 3.

Veteran BCC player Ed Astrachan and Suraj Ramanathan

ENDGAME

Lewis Tu vs Bernie Xu, Round 3.

Jake Garbarino vs Ames Abbot, Round 2.

Zubin Baliga, black vs Dr. Botta, Round 2.

Ella Sharpe Papanek vs Kelsey Liu, Round 2.

Lester Naing, black vs Steve Stepak; 

(foreground): Jeffrey Liu, black vs Sai Sneah Yerra, Round 2.

(center): David Milliern, black vs Ruohan Yin, Round 3.

Maya Figelman, black vs Ruohan Yin, extra game.

(background): Seth Lieberman . . . 

KIDS AT THE BCC

Lydia Shen, black vs David Xie, Round 2.

CHESS IN THE CORNERS

CHESS IN THE KITCHEN

TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATION

CHIEF TD: BERNARDO IGLESIAS

ASST CHIEF TD NATASHA CHRISTIANSEN

ASSIST TD DAVID MILLIERN

GRAPHICS:ChessPress

PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK