OPEN SECTION
NM Eric Godin vs Jasen Tang R2: 1-0.
Eric scored 2.5 points to share 1-2nd place with Nithin Kavi.
Jason scored 2 points to share 3-4th place with Nathan Smolensky.
CRITICAL GAME
Ames Abbot (1906), black vs Nithin Kavi (2043), Round 3.
Kavi won the game in a hard-fought struggle.
Nithin scored 2.5 points to share 1-2nd place with NM Eric Godin.
Ames Abbot scored 1.5 points and up'd his rating 12 points!
Photo: Lucy Cai
MACA president, Nathan Smolensky, scored 2 out of 3
to share 3-4th place and up'd his rating 16 points.
UNDER 1950 SECTION
Photo: Lucy Cai
Terrence Fricker scored 2.5 points out of 3 to
take clear first place in the U1950 Section. Bravo, Terrence!
CHESS LESSON: DUTCH A95
Steve Stepak vs Terrence Fricker (I proved one thing,
playing this game: you learn most from playing, not studying!
In my post mortem analysis, it seems that I made most of the
master moves to set up and maintain equality. I had a chance
to sacrifice a piece for an attack, for equality, or even more.
I saw the move but took too long to do it!
{Strike while the iron is hot! I didn't.} Once I let Terrence
unwind, he punished me for my tardy play. Bravo, Terrence!
That's a real chess game! sps)
(background, center): Suraj Ramanathan. Round 2.
CRITICAL GAME
Terrence Fricker plays a solid engame to take the full
point from Tim O'Malley. Tim scored 2 points to share
2-5th place with Harold Dondis, Lucy Cai and Derek Jin.
Harold found the key: one glove! Scored 2 wins
and up'd his rating 4 points.
Lucy Cai scored 2 out of three to be in the money,
sharing 2-5th place in the U1950 section; and 1-2nd U1650 prize.
Lucy also took some very fine photographs of this event, too!
Derek Jin scored 2 out of 3 to share 3-5th place in the U1950
section and share 1-2nd in the U1650 prize.
Derek just had a birthday, January 12th: happy birthday Derek!
Now he is no longer 6! So Derek is nationally ranked No. 21
in the USA for kids 7 and under! Bravo, Derek!
SURPRISE RESULT:
Keep your eye on this boy!
Derek Jin vs Natasha Christiansen: 1-0!
Each Saturday, Derek has the tremendous ability to
sit down at the chess board and laser-focus on the game.
No distractions. That's the key! He's got the right stuff
to become a master (prediction); It's just a question of when!
PARTING SHOT:
Carissa Yip: a challenging position.
BCC GAME 80: 20 PLAYERS
TD: BERNARDO IGLESIAS
PHOTOS BY STEVE STEPAK
SEE YOU ALL NEXT SATURDAY
FOR THE FIRST GRAND PRIX
OF THE 2014 SEASON
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