Tuesday, June 18, 2013

TRALDI // KELLEY // NEALE TOP BCC $5 OPEN

PREMIER SECTION
Jesse Nicholas vs Oliver Traldi: R4
Traldi prevails, takes clear 1st with 3.5 points. Nicholas, clear 2nd, with 3 points.
Conway Xu, clear 3rd, with 2.5 points
U1900 SECTION:
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Long-time BCC regular, Joe Kelley returns victorious to take
U1950 section of $5 Open with 3.5 points.
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Ed Astrachan placed clear 2nd in U1950 with 3 points.
Loring Lauretti plays black vs Brandon Wu in Round 1: draw
Lauretti and Wu scored 2.5 points to finish 2-3rd in U1950 section
Brandon Wu, on the move with black vs James Byrd in Round 3.
Wu earned +115 rating points from this event. Bravo, Brandon!
U1650 SECTION:
Stephen Savage plays black vs Mark Neale: draw.
Neale won the U1650 section with 3.5 points. Savage was 2-3rd.
Sandeep Shankar plays black vs Sammi Pan in Round 1.
Sandeep scored 2.5 points to share 2-3rd in U1650 section.
SammiPan not only plays chess, but is fast becoming an
accomplished chess photographer.
Sammi Pan plays Natasha Christiansen in a "side game."
Sammi had a full-point bye in Round 1. And Natasha was
kind enough to give Sammi a chess work-out in Round 2.
(background): James Byrd vs Jason Tang also play an "extra" game.
Position: Nicholas vs Traldi: evaluation (?)
David Martin vs Tim O'Malley, Round 4: draw
Tournament Director, Bernardo Iglesias, observes. 
There were 29 players in the $5 Open event.
Remember, today, Tuesday, June 18th:
GM Larry Christiansen simul at South Station, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Free!

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