88th MA Open
05-25-2019 - 05-27-2019
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| Ridvan Sakir v Denys Shmelov photo: Nick Sterling |
Fellow MA Chess Players,
The chess community of the country of Turkey, even if it does not know it, is celebrating tonight.
MACA observed Memorial Day weekend once again with the 88th MA Open and State Championship held at the Westford Regency. Thanks to Bob Messenger, Frank Vogel, Dmitriy Barash, and incoming MACA President Oleg Poliannikov for directing.
Among the nearly 300 players were GM Alexander Ivanov, MA Masters Denys Shmelov, Lawyer Times, Nathan Solon, David Vigorito, and Danila Poliannikov, along with RI Master Ryan Sowa, NH Master Hal Terrie, and NY Master Iris Mou.
None of them likely, nor anyone else, was prepared for what was about to happen.
Enter FIDE CM Ridvan Sakir, a 19-year pre-med from Turkey who has been visiting New England this year for an English language program to assist him one day to immigrate to the US in a few years after completing his medical program in Turkey.
After drawing with Denys Shmelov and defeating Kenneth Thomas, Iris Mou, Libario Rueda, Alexander Ivanov, and Lawyer Times, Ridvan emerged the winner. He secured sole Champion status once Nathan Solon on Board 1 defeated Denys Shmelov in a Q & P endgame.
One should have seen the enormous beaming smile on his face when he learned that he had won. It was Sam Shankland 2018 all over again. And this was an especially sweet and joyous moment for me because I was his driver between Westford and Cambridge. Uniquely did I get to share his jubilation.
The physical Trophy will have to remain here in the US, but the title of 2019 MACA State Championship will reside overseas in Turkey.
From the chess community of MACA to the chess community of the country of Turkey, rapturous in a state of festivity, congratulations to Ridvan.
Nicholas P. Sterling, Ph.D.
MACA, Local TD
Winners:
You can view more than 500 photos by Nick at Bay State Chess Kings Facebook Group
The chess community of the country of Turkey, even if it does not know it, is celebrating tonight.
MACA observed Memorial Day weekend once again with the 88th MA Open and State Championship held at the Westford Regency. Thanks to Bob Messenger, Frank Vogel, Dmitriy Barash, and incoming MACA President Oleg Poliannikov for directing.
Among the nearly 300 players were GM Alexander Ivanov, MA Masters Denys Shmelov, Lawyer Times, Nathan Solon, David Vigorito, and Danila Poliannikov, along with RI Master Ryan Sowa, NH Master Hal Terrie, and NY Master Iris Mou.
None of them likely, nor anyone else, was prepared for what was about to happen.
Enter FIDE CM Ridvan Sakir, a 19-year pre-med from Turkey who has been visiting New England this year for an English language program to assist him one day to immigrate to the US in a few years after completing his medical program in Turkey.
After drawing with Denys Shmelov and defeating Kenneth Thomas, Iris Mou, Libario Rueda, Alexander Ivanov, and Lawyer Times, Ridvan emerged the winner. He secured sole Champion status once Nathan Solon on Board 1 defeated Denys Shmelov in a Q & P endgame.
One should have seen the enormous beaming smile on his face when he learned that he had won. It was Sam Shankland 2018 all over again. And this was an especially sweet and joyous moment for me because I was his driver between Westford and Cambridge. Uniquely did I get to share his jubilation.
The physical Trophy will have to remain here in the US, but the title of 2019 MACA State Championship will reside overseas in Turkey.
From the chess community of MACA to the chess community of the country of Turkey, rapturous in a state of festivity, congratulations to Ridvan.
Nicholas P. Sterling, Ph.D.
MACA, Local TD
Winners:
MA State Championship (FIDE-rated):
1st: Ridvan Sakir
2nd: Nathan Solon
3rd: Denys Shmelov
U2100:
1st-2nd (tied): Anton Barash, Andrew The
U1800:
1st-2nd (tied): Ranjan Dey, Arthur Nagel
U1500:
1st: Ian Van Hulle
2nd (tied): Kurt Amber
Blitz:
1st (tied): Vadim Martirosov, Charles Slade
Scholastic K-12 U1500:
1st: Tyler Cummins
2nd: Steven Feng
Scholastic K-12 U700:
1st: Santhosh Ayyappan
2nd: Anushka Ayyappan
Scholastic K-3 U1200:
1st-2nd (tied): Andrew X. Liu, Pragyan Sriram
Scholastic K-3 U400:
1st: John Duguid
2nd: George Zhang
Scholastic K-6 U1400:
1st: Franklin Lewis
2nd (tied): Alex Haight, Kaustubh Kislay
Scholastic K-6 U600:
1st: Lev Strougov
2nd (tied): Yan Barash, Aidin Narynbekov
You can view more than 500 photos by Nick at Bay State Chess Kings Facebook Group
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