Sunday, January 25, 2015

BCC: POLAR VORTEX REPORT // CHERNIACK / SAGE / MISHKIN / HOY / 10 PLAY // 4SS / G120 5" d //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB WINTER WONDERLAND
POLAR VORTEX: MASTER / EXPERT / A PLAYER
HARD WORK PAYS OFF
NM Alex Cherniack put in a 4 - 0 perfect performance
in 2 consecutive Saturdays to take clear 1st place
in the BCC's first Polar Vortex.  This was good for
a +12 to 2309 rating. Bravo, Alex!
PHYSICS IS FUN!
NM J Timothy Sage, Professor of Physics, Northeastern
University scored 3 point to take clear 2nd place.
Paul Mishkin, Esq. scored 2.5 points to take clear 3rd place.
Paul earned a +4 to 1930 rating for his performance.
CLOSING THE GAP
Andrew Hoy scored 2 points
to take clear 4th place and
up'd his rating to 2186.
Thank you to all the players who made
the BCC 1st Polar Vortex a success
inspite of the snowstorm!
ROUND 3 ACTION
Adam Banakus plays white vs NM Alex Cherniack in Round 3.
TOURNAMENT BENEFACTOR
Natasha Christiansen (right) deep in thought, playing
black, vs Soren Sandmann Pedersen in Round 3.
The game was a draw.  In a generous spirit, Natasha
guaranteed the prize-fund for the 1st Polar Vortex event.
Thank you, Natasha!
BERNARDO IGLESIAS, TD
PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK

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