Tuesday, January 08, 2019

7TH ANNUAL BOSTON CHESS CONGRESS 2019: IMPRESSIONS BY STEVE STEPAK


7th ANNUAL 
BOSTON CHESS CONGRESS
Boyd M. Reed, Chief TD
Robert D. Messenger Chief Assistant TD
press here for crosstables: 
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201901066442-12659519 

IM Denys Shmelov (top)
Round 5: NM Siddharth Arun 
 NM Chris Williams
NM Professor Timothy Sage writing . . .  
Natasha Christiansen vs David Milliern (upper left)
NM Alan Song; blue stripes
David Katzman (right)
massive endgame
serious planning . . .
on the mouth . . . 
BCC talent
 opening strategy
Dr. Bob Oresick wins with black . . .
BOSTON CHESS CONGRESS 
2019 BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP
Blitz: 1st: Rubens Cezila, Jr.; 2nd: Brian Salomon
setting the stage
 nice !
 Tony C BCC photograher (left)
 BCC regulars: NM Nithin Kavi vs Soren Sandmann Pedersen
Skittles at lunch . . . 
 Chess is in the details . . . 
Look and learn . . .
Leonard ! with white . . . 
 the chess ship
 super glasses . . . 
Boston: Home of the Red Sox 2018 World Series Champions
locking horns . . . 
Final Exam
Boston Financial District from the East
Big Set . . . big thoughts . . .
winning position . . . 
 Former BCC Champion NM Lawyer Times, Round 5
on the move . . .
thinking!
 
The Venue: Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel at Logan Airport
270 Participants
HOMEWARD BOUND
 MBTA Blue Line
 PHOTOGRAPHICS:
STEVE STEPAK 

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Great photos Steve. I liked the financial district with the ship in the foreground.