Board 1 IM Hungaski- IM Enkbhat, 1-0
Eventually a smooth victory for Hungaski, Board 1 started off as a Nightmare on Elm Street. Visiting our club for the first time, Robert knocked on the door of 240 Elm Street..... in Cambridge. When the door creaked half-open and a, "What do you want?" steamed out of the mist inside, Robert meekly asked, "Is David Vigorito home?" Eventually, he stumbled away from a possible haunting to our Somerville locale, 20 minutes late, where he played a clean game that impressed the hometown crowd with its economy.

Board 2 --WGM Foisor- IM Vigorito 0-1
Ironically, Board 2 was the first one declared as a victory by the crowd but turned into the longest game of the night (no pre-mature resignations here, I guess).
Dave's savvy opening choice paid dividends when he side-stepped the Saemish King's Indian by playing unexpectedly and then managed a kind of transposition into more traditional King's Indian lines, with White's a3 thrown in.
An unexpected opening choice for Vigorito: Ah, this is more like it:
White exchanged the d-pawn (a rather toothless move says this KID player), and after some additional shuffle-feet, reached the following unhappy position.
Dave crashes in with Nxh3:

I'm sure there was tension and thrills in this game somewhere, but, frankly, White looked to have a slight pull for most of the game that ended in peace with opposite colored bishops. With Boards 1+2 (and yes, board 4) looking sealed up for the Nor'easters, it appeared to the crowd that Bournival was happy with a draw. He was, and it put the Nor'easters on top.
Board 4-- Schoch-Chase 1-0
The two USCL newcomers provided some of the best entertainment of the night. Our quad-core processor devolved into hysterical laughter all night long with some of the crazy lines that both the spectators (and ultimately, the players!) had created. A real treat.
Visually, Chase looked to be in big trouble early, as he lined up all his pieces on the h-file. Longtime Boylston Chess Club members, however, know that Chris (a multi-time club champion) is a kind of chess-masochist who really loves these kinds of Black hari-kari setups.

The position eventually settled, and the super-solidity of Black's king became clear to all. I started to think that my prediction of 4-0 was a real possibility, with Boards 1, 2, and 4 looking very good for the Nor'easters, and Board 3 looking like a solid small edge.
Schoch ripped the funny bone off the crowd a second time when he uncorked a sacrifice that was pinging around in our quad-core's side-line fancy.


Overall, a great success for the Nor'easters debut. We in New England are looking forward to Week #2, when hopefully we can have more wins from both of our local teams.
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