BCC JULY QUADS: ALWAYS A CHALLANGE // CHESS TALANT ABOUNDS // NEW EXPERT PLAYER EMERGES // AIR CONDITIONER WORKING WELL !!

July 6th  BCC G60/ QUADS featured 4  quads and a 3SS. Taking it from the top:

NM Mika Brattain, playing black vs Jason Spector to a draw in

Round 2, won the MasterQuad with 2.5 points.

NM Eric Godin and Spector went 2-3rd with 1.5 points.

Chess Expert Joe Perl, Esq. won the ExpertQuad with 2 points.

Perl, a long-time member of the greater Boston chess community, playing

and teaching chess, returns to the BCC to play this event.  Welcome

back, Joe!

Nathan Smolensky on the move vs Joe Perl: draw!

Nathan is not only president of the BCC and MACA 

but also finds the time to practice up on his chess technique.

(background): Dan Schmidt vs Oliver Traldi; Noah Kulick vs Joe Kelly.

Smolensky and Schmidt were undefeated, chalking up 1.5 points 

good for 2-3rd in their quad.

Nithin Kavi, on the move vs Joe Kelly in Round 3, scored 2.5 points,

going undefeated, winning Quad 3.

Noah Kulick (right) plays Mateos Sahakian in Round 3.

Noah finished with 2 points to take clear 2nd in Quad3. Mateos

had 1 point good for clear 3rd.

Bowen Wang vs Tim O'Malley, Round 3.

Bowen was undefeated with 2.5 points good for clear 1st in Quad 4.

(background): Seth Lieberman vs Loring Lauretti.

Loring scored 2 points placing clear 2nd. Tim O'Malley scored 1 point

and took clear 3rd.

THE BIRTH OF AN EXPERT

Shachindra Chandrashekar, from India, plays white vs

Tony DiNosse. Shachindra won all his games in the 3SS event.

This is the first tournament he played in the USA. With 3 wins,

Shachindra earned a 2002 provisional rating. Bravo Shachindra!

Shachindra Chandrashekar playing black vs Nick Afshartous 

in Round 1. Shachindra is now working in the 

field of computer technology, living in Nashua, NH.

He takes the bus back and forth from his chess adventures in MA.

Also, this is the first time Shachindra has been to the BCC.

So, welcome Shachindra. We hope you will play many tournaments

in the future, with us at the Boylston Chess Club.

Seth Lieberman vs Tim O'Malley, Round 2.

(background): Jeff Weinstein vs Nick Afshartous.

Jeff scored 2 points to come in clear 2nd in the 3SS.

Nick Afshartous and Steve Stepak had 1.5 points to share 3-4th.

                                                                                                    Photo: Bernardo Iglesias

Steve Stepak, black vs Eddie Wei, Round 2.

There were 22 participants in this QUADS event.

A magnificent job done by TD Bernardo Iglesias.

See you tomorrow for Round 2 of the

Reubens/Landy Qualifier Event.