BCC PARAMOUNT: ROUND 4 STRATEGIES EMERGE

Two days away from Spring (March 20, 2013, at 7:02 AM Daylight Savings Time, Vernal Equinox) we have a snowy, wet day.  Last night, as pawns and pieces leapt to their strategic positions on the six boards of the BCC Paramount 10 2RR, snowflakes were falling. This morning I found this:

Luckily we play chess indoors.  So the Paramount, Round 4, continued, unabated.

Here we have Jonathan Mark Lee, facing off with black vs NM Eric Godin.

It is at this point that congratulations are in order. For Jonathan won the Class A Section of the Eastern Class Chammpionships 2013, played this past weekend (March 15 - 17) in Sturbridge, MA. His score was 4.5 out of 5, good for $900 and the praises of his chess colleagues. Bravo Jonathan!

Check this address for the entire cross-table of this event: 

http://chesstournamentservices.com/cca/tag/eastern-class-2013-standings/

Tom Pendergast vs Thomas Carr, Round 4 BCC Paramount

Nathan Smolensky, black vs Ed Astrachan, Round 4

Tim O'Malley, black vs Bernardo Iglesias, TD, Round 4

Ted Cross, black, vs Brian Perez-Daple, Round 4

William Wisdom vs Tony Cortizas, Round 4

Stay tuned for BCC Paramount Round 4 results!

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Results from Paramount, Round 4: Astrachan 1/2 - 1/2 Smolensky; Godin 1-0 over Lee; 

Cross wins 0-1 over Perez-Daple; Carr wins 0-1 over Pendergast; O'Malley wins 1-0 over Iglesias; Cortizas wins 0-1 over Wisdom. See you next Monday for Round 5.

FM CHASE CLICKS 4 IN A ROW FOR 1ST IN BCC 4SS

Fide Master Chris Chase proved unstoppable in the March 16th 4SS Tornado clinching 1st place in a field of 22 players, with a perfect 4 - 0 score.

NM Godin faces FM Chase's quiet setup in Round 4 of 4SS.

Luke Lung v Brian Salomon play in Round 4. Salomon and Godin went 2-3rd in standings.

Lung was 4-9th, along with Eldridge, Tang, Xu, Aidan Sowa and Griffin.

Ross Eldridge, 4-9th, pictured here playing black vs Joel Wald in Round 4.

Mike Griffin vs Carissa Yip; Wisdom v Kavi (background)

Conway Xu v Jason Tang: draw; Wald v Eldridge; Aiden Sowa v Carissa Yip; Wisdom v Kavi, R4.

Master Class: Eric Godin (standing, right) analyses game for the crowd between rounds.

Honored guest from Tokyo, Japan: Shoyo Shimoeda, veteran Shogi player.

Father, Mr. Yip and daughter Carissa analyze game from previous round.

Aiden Sowa, black vs Matthew Manzo, Ryan Sowa vs Imran Hendley; Loring Lauretti, black vs Dan Giaimo, Dondis vs Wisdom . . . Round 2.

Chris Burkhart, black vs Matt Manzo, Round 4.

Skittles fun: Tang, Xu, Yip and Lung . . . taking a break.

Carissa Yip, 1-3rd MACA 11&under

Jason Tang, 1-3rd MACA 11&under

Conway Xu, 1-3rd MACA 11&under

Kavi vs Lung; Tang vs Lauretti; Yip vs Dondis, Round 3

Bernardo Iglesias, TD

See you tonight March 18th, for Round 4 of Paramount. Come and watch!

BCC: THE BEST, THE CHEAPEST, THE CLOSEST 4SS

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB WILL HOST A 4 ROUND SWISS, TOMORROW, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013. THE TIME CONTROL IS A COMFORTABLE 60/SD (+5"delay)

A special invitation to all university students on spring break to come on over to the Boylston Chess Club and play chess in a quality tournament.

Spring is just around the corner (March 20th, 7:02 AM)

Now is a good time to exercise your mind and engage your sporting spirit.

Check the Boylston Chess Club Home Page:

"Calendar of BCC Events" for details.

Round 1 begins at 10:00 AM; if that's too early, 

take a half-point bye for Round 1

and begin this event at 12:40 PM for Round 2.

See you tomorrow!

BCC THURSDAY NIGHT SWISS (TNS) REVIVAL

CHESS FOR THE SERIOUS MIND. A QUIET VENUE. A DEEP CALCULATION.

Harold Dondis, Esq. Yes! the man who beat Bobby Fischer in a simul in 1964; yes, the man who argued cases before the US Supreme Court; yes, the oldest active amateur chess player in the USA, at 90+, invites you to join him for Round 2 of the Boylston Chess Club's Thursday Night Swiss (time control, a nice slow 40/90, SD 20). Last Thursday was very snowy. The snow has melted and tomorrow's weather forecast looks a lot better. So, come over to the BCC and join the tournament, with a half-point bye for Round 1. You still have a chance to win the event.

Chess at its best. 

Mark your calendar: Thursday (tomorrow) March 14, 2013
Round begins at 7:00 PM

GM LARRY CHRISTIANSEN SIMUL BIG HIT

FORMER US CHAMPION, GRANDMASTER LARRY CHRISTIANSEN ENTERTAINED THE  LARGE CROWD WHICH GATHERED AT SOUTH STATION TO WATCH AND PLAY CHESS. LARRY, FRIENDLY AS EVER, WOWED THOSE BRAVE ENOUGH TO SIT DOWN TO PLAY WITH TACTICAL GENIUS AND STRATEGIC FORTITUDE.

GM Larry C's favorite player, Simon watches with interest anticipating the move . . . 

LarryC on the move v BCC Tim O'Malley. 

Brazilian Eduardo Valadares, Harvard SkiHat, background, watches.

GM LarryC ponders well-attended simultaneous exhibition players.

LarryC Simul: Glimpse of the large crowd.

Serious BCC club players ponder their positions . . . 

BCC player Vsevolod Tsodokov and the young lad Simon think about chess.

Doug Hare getting the moves from . . . 

Photo opp with a chess grandmaster !

South Station: Always a pleasant place to be!

See you again, 2nd Tuesday of April for our next LarryC simul!

 

BCC PARAMOUNT ROUND 3: THE TENSION MOUNTS

Scenes from the Boylston Chess Club during Round 3 

of the 10 Round Paramount MegaTourney

NM Eric Godin v Ed Astrachan, Round 3

Brian Perez-Daple, black v Jonathan Lee, R3

Nathan Smolensky v Ted Cross, R 3

Tim O'Malley, black v Tony Cortizas, R3

Tom Pendergast, black v William Wisdom, R3

Bernardo Iglesias, TD, black v Thomas Carr, R3

Stay tuned for Round 3 results.

Round 3 results: Godin 1-0 over Astrachan; Lee 1-0 over Perez-Daple; 

Smolensky v Cross, adjourned;

Cortizas 1-0 over O'Malley; Pendergast 0-1 over Wisdom; Carr 1-0 over Iglesias.

See you next Monday for Round 4 !

GRANDMASTER CHESS: FREE FOR YOU TO ENJOY

 THIS TUESDAY!!!
Tomorrow, March 12, 2013

FORMER USA CHESS CHAMPION 

Grandmaster LARRY CHRISTIANSEN 

WILL PLAY YOU!  

THE PLACE: SOUTH STATION.  THE TIME: 5:00 PM

 Take the C-Train, the Chess Train to South Station

Grandmaster LarryC reaches out, determined to make
the right move.  How about you?
Come and play. Chess sets and mats provided!!

 The snow is melting. The weather is warming up.
Come to South Station. Give yourself a treat,
plays some chess, meet new people. 
Enjoy the scenery.  See you this Tuesday, 5:00 PM!!