Sunday, October 27, 2013

BCC FALL CHAMPIONSHIP FM CHRIS CHASE WEARS THE CROWN // DONDIS / WISDOM SHARE U1800 HONORS // 24 PLAYERS PARTICIPATE

OPEN SECTION:
FM Chris Chase emerges from the complexities
of tangled webs to top field with 3.5 points.
NM Eric Godin vs Mateos Sahakian, Round 2: draw.
Eric scored 3 points to share 2-3rd place with Joel Wald.
Joel Wald plays Natasha Christiansen, Round 2: draw!
Joel scored 3 points to share 2-3rd place with Eric Godin.
(background): Nithin Kavi, black, vs Brandon Wu: draw!
Eddie Wei, black vs Professor Jerry Williams
Aashish Welling, black vs Leonid Tkach, Round 2.
Leonid scored 2.5 points to share 4-6th place
with Mateos Sahakian and Nithin Kavi.
FRIENDS PLAY CHESS:
William Ravn plays black, vs Bradley Workman, Round 1.
A good example: there should be more chess players 
who bring their friends to the tournaments!
Bravo Will and Bradley!
U1800 SECTION:
THE OLDEST VS THE YOUNGEST:
91 yr old Harold Dondis, Esq, the only person at the Boylston Chess Club
who can brag (he does not) that he beat Bobby Fischer,
plays 6 yr old Derek Jin. Chess Lesson?
You bet! The game ended in a draw!
Derek up'd his rating by 49 points to 1284.
Harold played 3 rounds, taking a last round bye
scoring 3 points to tie for 1st with William Wisdom.
William Wisdom plays black vs Richard Kahn, Round 3.
Will finished with 3 points to share 1-2nd place honors
with Harold Dondis and a +78 rating point increment. Bravo, Will!
                                                                                                       Photo: Bernardo Iglesias
Richard Kahn plays black vs Steve Stepak, Round 2.
Stepak scored 2.5 points to clinch 3rd place.
KIDS JUST WAN'A HAVE FUN'UN!
7 yr old Eddie Wei, 11 yr old Nithin Kavi
and 9 yr old Brandon Wu share smiles
surrounding Prof. Jerry Williams, Round 2.
Long-time BCC veteran Ed Foye sports
autumn colors playing black vs Harold Dondis,
Round 2.
8 yr old Sammi Pan plays black vs 9 yr old Evan MacClure
Round 2.
Bernardo Iglesias directed
this Fall Classic
with great skill and diplomacy.
Bravo, Bernardo!

Sunday, October 20, 2013

BCC LEGENDS OF CHESS: FRANK J. MARSHALL US CHAMPION // VETERANS // KIDS // SUCCESS STORIES

BCC 4SS LEGENDS OF CHESS
PREMIER SECTION
BCC Champion NM Lawyer Times
3 points good for 1-2nd place.
NM Eric Godin vs NM Hal Terrie, Round 2.
Eric scored 3 points to share 1-2nd place with Lawyer Times.
Nithin Kavi scored 2.5 points to
come in clear 3rd.
One gets better at chess by increments,
a little bit at a time, day after day,
week after week.
Keep your eye on this young man
in next Sunday's MACA
Scholastics Qualifiers. . . 
Brandon Wu (right) is back. Welcome Brandon! Here he faces off 
with Nithin Kavi in Round 3. (background): Jerry Williams, 
black, vs Natasha Christiansen.
Terrie-Kavi endgame. Can you figure it out? Black to move.
U1800 SECTION
Lucy Cai, 9 yrs old. A strong, silent chess force.
Lucy topped the list on tie-breaks for 1-6th place,
with 2.5/3. Her rating now stand at 1604.
                                                                                                               Photo: Lucy Cai
Ray Behenna plays black vs Steve Stepak, Round 2.
(background): Suraj Ramanathan vs Seyhmus Yuksekkaya.
Ray and Steve scored 2.5 points to share 1-6th place.
Michael Yu plays black vs 6 yr old Derek Jin, Round 1: draw.
Michael tied 1-6th place and Derek went +25 rating points to 1235.
Sadly, Derek was stuck in Brookline due to the traffic
re-routing and bridge closure for the Head of the Charles Regatta
crew race, on the Charles River and had to forfeit his Round 3 
game with Ray Behenna. Let's hope for a rematch next week.
Also, it is a good chance that Derek will win the 
"8 and under" section of MACA scholastics qualifiers
next Sunday. Let's hope! Derek is very poised and focused
at the board, a remarkable quality for a 6 yr old.
YOUNG AND OLD
9 yr old Suraj Ramanathan plays the black pieces vs veteran
chess player Richard Kahn in Round 1: draw. They both scored 
2.5 points to share 1-6th in the U1800 section.
THE WONDER OF ENDGAMES
Matthew Manzo makes his plan in this
bishop of opposite color endgame.
Michael Yu observes.
There were 21 players in this event.
Thanks to Bernardo Iglesias who
did a great job as TD
BCC NOTES:
SPECIAL CHANGE IN CALENDAR
MONDAY: BCC Championship/Hauptturnier
WEDNESDAY: Rapid Quads
Boston Blitz v NE Nor'easters US Chess League
THURSDAY NIGHT SWISS R4
TNS, Nov. Round 1 begins on October 31st
to accommodate for Thanksgiving
SATURDAY: Fall Open Championship
BCC Blitz Chess Championship
scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2013
5/SD+ 2" delay // open to all!
$7 Entry fee ($5 for BCC members)

Boylston Players Ride the Chess Train


FN Paul MacIntyre, LM Alex Cherniak, and NM Chris Desmarais played on the famous Chess Train tournamen beginning and ending in Prague

(http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4011553/chess-train-2013-hort-wins-scenic-tourney-171013.aspx)


Paul was the Boylston president for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. 

Alex has been a member and active in the Boylston for decades.  He had a close relationship with Harry Lyman, the heart of the Boylston for many years.  He has run the BCC website.

Chris was a regular member and active player at the club until we moved from Copley Sq. to Davis Sq.



Thursday, October 17, 2013

BCC: LEGENDS OF CHESS // US CHESS CHAMPION FRANK MARSHALL // 4SS // 60/SD // THIS SATURDAY

US CHESS CHAMPION: 
FRANK J. MARSHALL
Born: August 10, 1877, New York City
Died: November 9, 1944, Jersey City
United States Chess Champion: 1909 - 1936.
Estimated (Chessmetrics) Rating: 2696
Frank Marshall established the Marshall Chess Club,
in his townhouse in NYC, in 1915, where it remains to date!
Brilliancy:
Stefan Levitsky vs Frank Marshall, Breslau, Germany, 1912, R=6 ECO:B23

1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Be2 Nf6 7.O-O

Be7 8.Bg5 O-O 9.dxc5 Be6 10.Nd4 Bxc5 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.Bg4 Qd6

13.Bh3 Rae8 14.Qd2 Bb4 15.Bxf6 Rxf6 16.Rad1 Qc5 17.Qe2 Bxc3
18.bxc3 Qxc3 19.Rxd5 Nd4 20.Qh5 Ref8 21.Re5 Rh6 22.Qg5 Rxh3
23.Rc5 Qg3 0-1
Beating the World Chess Champion:
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Frank Marshall, Havana 1913, R=10 ECO: C42


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bg4

7. O-O Nc6 8. c3 Be7 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 O-O 11. h3 Bh5

12. Re1 Qd7 13. Bb5 Bd6 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. Qxh5 Bf6 16. Bf4 Rae8
17. Re3 Rxe3 18. fxe3 a6 19. Ba4 b5 20. Bc2 g6 21. Qf3 Bg7
22. Bb3 Ne7 23. e4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 c6 25. Re1 Nd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5
27. Qe7 Qc8 28. Bd6 h6 29. Rf1 f6 30. Re1 Rd8 31. Bc5 Kh7
32. Qf7 Qf5 33. Be7 Qd7 34. Kf1 Rf8 35. Qe6 Qxe6 36. Rxe6 Re8
37. Re2 Kg8 38. b3 Kf7 39. Bc5 Rxe2 40. Kxe2 f5 41. Kd3 Ke6
42. c4 bxc4+ 43. bxc4 g5 44. g4 f4 45. Bb4 Bf6 46. Bf8 dxc4+
47. Kxc4 f3 48. d5+ Ke5 49. Kd3 Kf4 50. Bd6+ Be5 51. Bc5 Kg3
52. Ke4 Bf4 53. d6 f2 0-1

"Marshall" Gambit in the Ruy Lopez:
V. Ivanchuk vs P.Leko, Ningbo, China, (World Chess Team Ch) 2011, R=4 ECO: C89

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5

7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6

12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. Qf1 Qh5
17. Nd2 f5 18. c4 f4 19. cxd5 c5 20. Re4 c4 21. Bc2 fxg3
22. hxg3 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Rxf1+ 24. Nxf1 Qh3 25. Re3 Rf8 26. Bd2
Bf3 27. Rxf3 Rxf3 28. Be4 Rxg3+ 29. Nxg3 Qxg3+ 30. Bg2 Qd3
31. Be1 Qxd4+ 32. Bf2 Qxb2 33. Rf1 Qd2 34. Bc5 g6 35. Rf8+ Kg7
36. Rf2 Qd1+ 37. Rf1 Qd2 38. Kh2 c3 39. Rf2 Qe1 40. Bd4+ Kh6
41. Bh3 c2 0-1
The time is now! You too can play
like Frank James Marshall.
This Saturday, October 19th 2013.
Prepare a gambit and see how
it goes, for white or for black.
In the spirit of Frank Marshall,
play your game full of sharp tactics
and precise endgame technique.
GM Frank J Marshall
LATE BREAKING NEWS:
BCC ANNUAL MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 15TH
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND BOARD
PRESIDENT: Carey Theil
VICE PRESIDENT: NM Eric Godin
TREASURER: Robert Oresick
SECRETARY: Doc Kinne
MEMBERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Natasha Christiansen
Mike Griffin
Bernardo Iglesias
Tim O'Malley
Charles Riordan
Steve Stepak
Will Wisdom
Autumn Leaves.
Saturday weather forecast:
Sunshine and a light breeze
 64 degrees Fahrenheit
18 degress Centigrade
Excellent weather to
play a chess tournament!
See you Saturday!