OCTADS IN 3 GROUPS
OCTAD 1
MASTER VS MASTER // HEAD-ON COLLISION
NM Farzad Abdi (right) writes his ticket to 1st place
with a perfect 3 - 0; seen here playing
NM Chris Williams in Round 2.
Nithin Kavi, black vs Chris Willliams, Round 1.
Nithin and Chris shared 2-3rd place with 2 points each.
Nithin calculates this endgame position vs
Terrence Fricker in Round 3.
(background):
William Ravn takes on Timothy O'Malley.
OCTAD 2
GIGANTIC MATCH BETWEEN 2 OF MANY BCC PRODIGIES
Alex Yu plays the black pieces vs Jason Tang in Round 3.
This game ended in a draw!
Alex won the prize with 2.5 points for 1st place.
Jason scored 2 points, and along with Eric Feng,
shared 2-3rd place (Eric was 2 for 2, dropping
out in the last round {?})
Seniors Harold Dondis and Steve Stepak finished even
on the day with 1.5 points.
My favorite chess player, Harold Dondis, Esq.
spanning 2 centuries, still ticking after 91 yrs.
BATTLE OF THE HATS
Harold Dondis, Esq. vs Professor Jerry Williams, Round 2.
Harold won the game and was 50% for the day.
Photo: Qing Deng
Steve Stepak plays Caro Kann Defense
vs Boshen Li, Round 1 (extra game)
The game produced a lively post-mortem
with lots of learning about timing
and piece development.
OCTAD 3
Derek Jin (right) plays white vs Ray Behenna: draw!
POISE: A 6 YR OLD ORGANIZES HIS THOUGHTS
Derek Jin: full steam ahead, plays John Sandora in Round 3.
Derek won the game and the section with 2.5 points.
Will Wisdom and Stephen Savage went 2-3rd with 2 points.
Stephen Savage, black vs John Sandora, Round 1.
HIGH TENSION TIME PRESSURE
Edward Chiu vs Will Wisdom, Round 1: draw!
Observing (left to right): John Sandora, Alex Yu and
TD Bernardo Iglesias.
6 YR OLD GROWING EVERY WEEK
Derek Jin: solid as granite!
He may be small around his
adult opponents, but he is
a large chess presence!
Rating: +38 points to 1431
Derek Jin vs Ray Behenna, Round 1: draw!
Boshen Li (extreme right), thinking.
SCENES AROUND THE TOURNAMENT HALL
Professor Timothy Sage vs Loring Lauretti, Round 1.
Sage broke even with 1.5/3
(background):
NM Farzad Abdi, Black vs Natasha Christiansen.
MASTERLY BATTLE
Professor Timothy Sage summons up all the brain
power he can muster but could not handle the
red-hot NM Farzad Abdi this time.
Richard Kahn observes, intently!
Alex Yu brings in the cash this time,
for his 1st place in Octad 2.
TD Bernardo Iglesias hands Derek Jin his
prize, for 1st place in Octad 3.
Brother Alex Jin, stands by supportively.
White to move and win: . . . well?
PARTING THOUGHT
What makes this lad so good?
Answer: his ability to focus
on the position;
and screen out all extraneous noise
and non-relevant thoughts.
Alex Yu: laser beam concentration.
There were 26 players in this event.
TD: Bernardo Iglesias
Photos by Steve Stepak
Stay tuned for BCC Blitz Chess Championship,
this Tuesday, December 3rd.
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