FORMER BCC CHAMPION FM CARISSA YIP CONQUERS HARVARD SQUARE / CAMBRIDGE // IN SIMUL // 32 PARTICIPATE //

HARVARD SQUARE COMMUNITY CHESS

28 SEPTEMBER 2019

SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION

AND BLITZ CHESS OPEN

12 NOON: FM CARISSA YIP 

SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION

FROM 12 TO 2, JUST SIT DOWN 

AND PLAY . . . 
Carissa is the first female to win the Boylston Chess Club
Championship, 2016-2017

  Carissa also won the 2016 North American 

U20 Girls Championship.

And, Carissa won the USCF Girls Junior Ch 2019

with a $3,000 prize and a $10,000 scholarship

toward university studies from the

Dewain Barber Foundation and the USCF

 Former BCC President, MACA President

and editor, Chess Horizons call Harvard Square

denizens to step up and play in the simul: free!
EVERYBODY READY?

 THE VENUE
SPECTATOR FASCINATION 

 Carissa on the move vs Alex

 FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

 Carissa plays the boy as the proud father watches.

 CHECKMATE!!

Autumn in Harvard Square

for the Family on vacation.

Harvard Square chess regular smiles as he is to be one of
only 2 players who managed a draw out of 32 participants.
Carissa did not lose a game!

 Vlad considers his opening play. The game progressed
to an endgame which was drawn.

 

Carissa plays Yankee fan for the win!

Go Red Sox!
BILLION DOLLAR MAN

FM Carissa and Harvard Senior

BRAVERY KNOWS NO BOUNDS

This man hadn't played chess for 30 years.

He had fun renewing his destiny with the

royal game, though he was checkmated.

 Carissa plays the men and wins, one after the next.

Strong player tried to set up a defense

but was out-maneuvered in the endgame.

SMITH CENTER STAFF PLAY IN SIMUL

Carissa plays smart; collects two points here.

FASCINATION

Skate board girl watches Alex and Alan play in the simul.

ALEX DRAWS (ABOVE)(FINAL POSITION (BELOW)

NEW BEGINNINGS IN CHESS

Carissa plays Joe who is just taking up the game, getting

his feet wet so to speak in this simul.
FULL HOUSE

 Carissa plays with confidence and
creativity.
FASCINATION

 Chess: a puzzle solving activity!
3:00 PM START TIME

BLITZ CHESS OPEN TOURNEY

GAME 5 NO DELAY

TOUCH MOVE, TAKE KING

QUALIFIER FEED-IN FOR BILLY COLLINS

INVITATIONAL CHESS CH

ON 29 SEPTEMBER, SUNDAY

1:00 PM START TIME

 6 double round swiss
20 play:

Harvard Neuroscientist

 Tom takes out brain researcher on time.
BOYS AND A GIRL 

 Intense focus for the youth.
BCC TOP FEMALE  PLAYER

 Tianna Wang plays black in blitz event.
 OPENING PLAY

 THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION

MAKING A PLAN

 

IN THE THICK OF IT

SCIENCE AT WORK

Northeastern University Professor Sage, physics.
TOTAL ATTENTION
KIDS LOVE CHESS 

 DOWN TO THE WIRE:

Joe playing white Michael Isakov

 

Joe Perl wins 2 out of 3 in playoff

to gain entrance in the Sunday Invitational Event

LATE SUBSTITUTE

FINAL 3 ROUNDS

Chess journalist and photographer, Steve Stepak, recruited 

to play last 3 rounds substituting for urgent departure.
SPECTATORS ENJOY THE SPARKS

Expert Joe Perl on the move to winning this

Blitz Open qualifier.
BREAKDOWN OF WINNERS OF
BLITZ OPEN EVENT 
 Qualifier Prizes:

Diamonds

1st - Anton Barash (after tiebreak)

2nd - Noel Vellers

3rd - Tianna Wang

Clubs

1st - Joe Perl

2nd - Tom Killeen

3rd - Alex Keyes 

Joe Perl won playoff.

COOLING OFF

PHOTOS + text: STEVE STEPAK