BCC WINTER WONDERLAND
HOSTS 1ST GP OF 2015
ERIC IS BACK
NM Eric Godin (right) appraises his position with black,
in the late stages of Round 1 vs Gabriel Birzu.
(background): Nithin Kavi vs Seth Lieberman: draw!
Richard Alan Chen vs Bob Sullivan;
Loring Lauretti vs Ed Chiu.
Eric scored a perfect 4 - 0 to top the charts in the first
BCC Grand Prix of the 2015 season. This GP is a
"mini" series lasting 6 months, so every point counts,
even if the event is held during a winter blast of snow!
NM Eric Godin (right) was firing on all 8 cylinders Saturday to
win every one of his games. Here he plays white vs Pinyi Hu,
PhD graduate student at BU in chemistry.
(background, center): William Karafelis.
SERIOIUS TONE
NM Eric Godin (right) faces off with Noah Schleshinger in
Round 4. This is Noah's first USCF tournament in which he
earned a 1899 provisional rating. Bravo, Noah!
Eric up'd his rating +8 to 2208. Way-ta-go, Eric!
(background): Nithin Kavi vs Terrence Fricker;
William Karafelis vs Gabriel Birzu.
2-3th Place
Nithin Kavi scored 3/4 for 2-3rd place shared
with BCC veteran Bob Sullivan. Nithin's
rating now stands at 2164 and climbing.
Bravo, Nithin.
ON THE MARK
Nithin Kavi (right) scored the full point vs
junior chess talent Carissa Yip in Round 2.
Nithin Kavi played white vs Bob Sullivan for the win in Round 3.
(background): William Karafelis vs Terrence Fricker.
Bob Sullivan recovered from his loss to Kavi in
Round 3 and went on to win his Round 4 game
to share a piece of 2-3rd place. Bravo, Bob!
92 YEARS YOUNG
Harold Dondis, Esq. scored 2.5 points to take clear
4th place in the BCC January GP. Harold up'd his
rating +1 to 1722, coming off his 1st place finish
in the U1950 Section of the $5 Open last weekend.
In spite of the snow, Harold shines. Bravo, Harold!
JIN WATCH
7 yr old Derek Jin (right) played Pinyi Hu in Round 3.
Derek won this game and earned a +26 to 1632 rating.
Bravo, Derek!
NEW FACES AT THE BCC
Antony Khalilov played his first tournament at the BCC,
seen in this photo facing off with Richard Alan Chen in
Round 2. Welcome Antony!
(background): Kate Gasser , black vs Ed Chiu.
William Karfelis II, first time at the BCC
plays his first USCF event. Welcome, William!
Alexander Hirsch, newcomer to BCC and first
USCF tournament. Welcome, Alexander!
(background, right): Pinyi Hu.
Here Alexander is playing black vs Ed Chiu in Round 3.
(background): Pinyi Hu
KATE HAS ARRIVED
BCC veteran woman chess player, Katherine Gasser plays
Round 2 of GP, her first appearance at the 40 Norris Street venue.
PARTING SHOT
Nithin Kavi vs Bob Sullivan. William Karafelis (right);
(background): Soran Pedersen vs Paul Mishkin playing
the Polar Vortex event run concurrently with the BCC
January Grand Prix.
DIRECTING 2 TOURNAMENTS AT THE SAME TIME!
Senior TD Bernardo Iglesias organizes the prize fund for the
BCC Polar Vortex & keeps track of the BCC January Grand Prix.
PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK
LATE BREAKING NEWS:
World Chess Champion
Magnus Carlsen wins Wija aan Zee!
Way-ta-go, Magnus!
GMs Sam Shankland and Sammy Sevian
excel! Bravo, to the Sammys. . .
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