Monday, November 20, 2017

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

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