Art exhibit aims to encourage girls and women to play chess
Naked Chess by Jennifer Shahade
references a 1963 photograph of
artist/chess player Marcel Duchamp playing
against a nude woman.
Jennifer Shahade and Daniel Meirom
The Chess Blog of the Boylston Chess Club... The Boylston Chess Club (BCC) is a part of the Boylston Chess Foundation (BCF).
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Halloween Swiss
Halloween Swiss
Saturday, Oct 31, 2015
40 Norris St, Cambridge, MA, 02140 (map)
4SS, G/45 d10.
Sections: Open & U1800.
Entry fee: $35, $20 for BCF members.
Prizes: $240 based on 20 paid entries:
Open $100-$60,
U1800 $50-$30.
Registration: 9:15am, 9:45am.
Rounds: 10:00am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
Maximum two (1/2 point) byes. Last round bye must be declared before start of round 2.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Annual Membership Meeting
Help Decide the Future of the Boylston Chess Foundation
On Wednesday, October 28
the Boylston Chess Foundation will hold our Annual Membership Meeting.On this important night, we will conduct our annual election of Officers and Board Members. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM, and the election will be held shortly thereafter.
Please come to this important event, and help determine the future of our non-profit organization.
The meeting will be held at 40 Norris Street in Cambridge, in Suite B101. Parking is available on Massachusetts Avenue, or in Davis Square.
To be eligible to vote, you must be a member in good standing at the time of our Annual Meeting, and have been a member for a least one month at any time prior to the date of the meeting. Our membership vote is non-binding, and must be ratified by the current Board of Directors.
We hope that every member who is able to, attends our annual meeting on October 28. Together, we can continue to strengthen our foundation and give it a bright future!
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Tornado #121
Tornado
#121 (!)
Saturday, Oct 24, 2015
4SS, G/60 d10.
Sections: Open & U1800.
Entry fee: $35, $20 for BCF members.
Prizes: $240 based on 20 paid entries:
Open $100-$60,
U1800 $50-$30.
Registration: 9:15am 9:45am.
Rounds: 10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm.
Maximum two (1/2 point) byes allowed. Last round bye must be declared before start of round 2.
Fall Foliage Premier
Fall Foliage Premier
Calling all masters, experts, and A-players
If you are interested in playing some games against players rated 1800 or above at a relatively slow time control on a Saturday, consider registering for the second half of the Fall Foliage Premier, to be held Saturday, October 24.
With three guaranteed prizes, and only five players competing after the first Saturday of the event, the field is still wide open.
Players joining for round 3 will enter with a 1/2 point bye for round 1 and a 1/2 point bye for round 2.
With three guaranteed prizes, and only five players competing after the first Saturday of the event, the field is still wide open.
Players joining for round 3 will enter with a 1/2 point bye for round 1 and a 1/2 point bye for round 2.
Details are as follows:
4SS
30/90 d5; SD/30 d5.
One section open to players rated 1800 and above.
Higher of October supplement or live rating used for eligibility purposes.
Entry fee: $35, $20 for BCF members in advance, $5 more at door.
Advance payment must be received by 10/22 or via PayPal by 10/23.
Prizes: $$200 guaranteed: $100$-$50, U2000 $50.
This is a BCF fund raising event, free entry coupons may not be used for this event.
Registration: 9:15am - 9:55am.
Rounds 1 & 2: 10:30am, 3:30pm were held on October 17.
Rounds 3 & 4:
30/90 d5; SD/30 d5.
One section open to players rated 1800 and above.
Higher of October supplement or live rating used for eligibility purposes.
Entry fee: $35, $20 for BCF members in advance, $5 more at door.
Advance payment must be received by 10/22 or via PayPal by 10/23.
Prizes: $$200 guaranteed: $100$-$50, U2000 $50.
This is a BCF fund raising event, free entry coupons may not be used for this event.
Registration: 9:15am - 9:55am.
Rounds 1 & 2: 10:30am, 3:30pm were held on October 17.
Rounds 3 & 4:
10:30 am, 3:30 pm on Sat., October 24
Current Standings after two rounds
Andrew Hoy 1.5
Natasha Christiansen 1.5
Mark Fins 1
Soren Sandmann Pedersen 0.5
Suraj Ramanathan 0.5
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Plus Score Tournament
Plus Score Tournament
WhenSaturday, Oct 17, 2015
Description4SSG/60 d10One section. Entry fee: $35, $20 for BCF members. Prizes based on score: 4.0 = $100, 3.5 = $60, 3.0 = $40, 2.5 = $20. Max two half point byes (half point byes do not count for prizes). Registration: 9:15am 9:45am. Rounds: 10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm
Fall Foliage Premier
Fall Foliage Premier
Rds 1 & 2
Saturday, Oct 17, 2015
40 Norris St, Cambridge, MA, 02140 (map)
4SS
30/90 d5; SD/30 d5.
One section open to players rated 1800 and above.
Higher of October supplement or live rating used for eligibility purposes.
Entry fee: $35, $20 for BCF members in advance, $5 more at door.
Advance payment must be received by 10/15 or via PayPal by 10/16.
Prizes: $$200 guaranteed: $100$-$50, U2000 $50.
This is a BCF fund raising event, free entry coupons may not be used for this event.
Registration: 9:15am - 9:55am.
Rounds 1 & 2: 10:30am, 3:30pm on October 17.
Rounds 3 & 4: 10:30am, 3:30pm on October 24
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| Duchamp |
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Spiegel Cup Qualifier Winners
from MACA
Players highlighted in blue are or were members of the Boylston Chess Club and many participated in Jacob Rasin's program at the club. (If I missed someone --- sorry. Let me know (oresick@gmail.com.)
Congratulations to all! Good luck going forward.
Age 14 & Under Section
1st Eric Feng 4-0
2nd Anton Barash 3-1
3rd-7th Alex Yu, Michael Mi, Alan Sikarov, Jerry Li, Bharath Heggadahalli 2.5-1.5
Age 11 & Under Section
1st Maxwell Chen 4-0
2nd Bernie Xu 3.5-0.5
3rd-10th Rafael Pashkov, Nicholas Belous, Mark Chudnovsky, Lewis Tu, John Archibald, Benjamin Zilber, Vittal Ranganath, Charles Bing 3-1
Age 8 & Under Section
1st-5th Lawrence Tu (playoff winner), Tianna Wang, Henry He, Adithya Sharma, Kevin Li 3-1
Booster Under 800 Section
1st Jack McAuliffe 3.5-0.5
2nd-4th Abhimany Bhargava, Jonathan Traub, Amit Piryatinsky 3-1
Booster Under 400 Section
1st Allen Guo 4-0
2nd-5th Kelsey Liu, Patrick Liu, Chiraq Katragadda, Ivan Roldan-Levchenko 3-1
Tied players are listed in tiebreak order.
The tournament was directed by Nita Patel, assisted by Alex Relyea, Dmitriy Barash, Steve Frymer and Bob Messenger.
(Photos below are not necessarily from the Speigel Qualifier.)
Players highlighted in blue are or were members of the Boylston Chess Club and many participated in Jacob Rasin's program at the club. (If I missed someone --- sorry. Let me know (oresick@gmail.com.)
Congratulations to all! Good luck going forward.
1st
Spiegel Cup Qualifier prize winners
Prize winners at the 1st Spiegel Cup Qualifier,
held October 4th in Marlborough, Mass.
Age 14 & Under Section
1st Eric Feng 4-0
2nd Anton Barash 3-1
3rd-7th Alex Yu, Michael Mi, Alan Sikarov, Jerry Li, Bharath Heggadahalli 2.5-1.5
Age 11 & Under Section
1st Maxwell Chen 4-0
2nd Bernie Xu 3.5-0.5
3rd-10th Rafael Pashkov, Nicholas Belous, Mark Chudnovsky, Lewis Tu, John Archibald, Benjamin Zilber, Vittal Ranganath, Charles Bing 3-1
Age 8 & Under Section
1st-5th Lawrence Tu (playoff winner), Tianna Wang, Henry He, Adithya Sharma, Kevin Li 3-1
Booster Under 800 Section
1st Jack McAuliffe 3.5-0.5
2nd-4th Abhimany Bhargava, Jonathan Traub, Amit Piryatinsky 3-1
Booster Under 400 Section
1st Allen Guo 4-0
2nd-5th Kelsey Liu, Patrick Liu, Chiraq Katragadda, Ivan Roldan-Levchenko 3-1
Tied players are listed in tiebreak order.
The tournament was directed by Nita Patel, assisted by Alex Relyea, Dmitriy Barash, Steve Frymer and Bob Messenger.
(Photos below are not necessarily from the Speigel Qualifier.)
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| Tianna Wang photo: Cortizas |
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| Lawrence Tu |
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| Jack McAuliffe |
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| Alex Yu photo: Cortizas |
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| Maxwell Chen (1687) vs NM Eric Godin (2212) photo: Stepak |
Friday, October 09, 2015
Shouldn't this be on the "Pawn Sacrifice" soundtrack?
My nomination for the best chess-themed pop song ever...
Prefab Sprout's lyrics are considered opaque at best, so who really knows what the song is actually about. Nevertheless, here's the chess-related part:
When Bobby Fischer's plane (plane plane) touches the ground (plane plane)
he'll take those Russian boys and play them out of town
playing for blood as grandmasters should
Prefab Sprout's lyrics are considered opaque at best, so who really knows what the song is actually about. Nevertheless, here's the chess-related part:
When Bobby Fischer's plane (plane plane) touches the ground (plane plane)
he'll take those Russian boys and play them out of town
playing for blood as grandmasters should
Monday, October 05, 2015
Jack McAuliffe won the U800 Spiegel qualifier.
Jack McAuliffe (7) won the U800 Spiegel qualifier in Malborough yesterday - His first tournament win. Jack is a member of Boylston Chess Club having attended the August summer camp with Jacob Rasin.
Congratulations Jack.
Well done.
Congratulations Jack.
Well done.
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| Jack McAuliffe, winner of the U800 Spiegel qualifier |
Sunday, October 04, 2015
National Chess Day Open
National Chess Day Open
WhenSaturday, Oct 10, 2015
Where40 Norris St, Cambridge, MA, 02140 (map)
Description4SS G60 d10. Sections: Open; U1950. Entry fee $35, $20 for BCF members. Prizes: $360 based on 30 paid entries: Open $15-$90, U1950- $75-$45. Rounds: 10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm. Maximum of two (1/2 point) byes. Last round bye must be declared before start of round 2. Registration: 9:15am - 9:45am.
Thursday, October 01, 2015
Local Chess Players Weigh In On Fischer-Spassky Match And ‘Pawn Sacrifice’
Long time Boylston members, life masters
Chris Chase
Eric Godin
are cited in the article
Local Chess Players Weigh In On
Fischer-Spassky Match And 'Pawn Sacrifice"
I especially like the concluding line:
What makes chess so enduringly attractive? Godin answers readily: “It’s art, science and sport rolled into one.”
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