BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB + $5 OPEN
IN TWO SECTIONS
OPEN SECTION
1-3rd
NM Lawyer Times scores with White vs NM Hal Terrie,
in Round 2. Lawyer scored 3 points to share 1-3rd place
with NM Eric Godin and NM Andrew Hoy!
NM Eric Godin dressed for summer, scored
3 out of 3 to share 1-3rd place with NM
Lawyer Times and NM Andrew Hoy!
CRITICAL GAME
NM Eric Godin scored the full point vs NM Lawyer Times
in Round 3 for a +19 to 2250 rating. Bravo, Eric!
NM Andrew Hoy scored 2 wins plus 2 half-point byes, to
total 3 points to share 1-3rd place with NM Lawyer Times
and NM Eric Godin. Here Andrew is playing black vs
Niranjan Shankar.
U1950 SECTION
Harold Dondis, Esq. plays black vs Jason Xiong in Round 1
as John Archibald observes. Harold was 3 for 3 with
a last round half point bye to share 1-2nd place with
Boshen Li. Bravo, Harold!
YOUTH SURGES
Boshen Li scored 3 straight wins with a last round
half-point bye to share 1-2nd place with Harold
Dondis. Boshen was +127 for 1487 rating!!
Bravo, Boshen!
CREATIVE SPARK
Mariam Abd-El-Barr first time at the BCC!
Welcome, Mariam!
Mariam Abd-El-Bar plays black vs Jerry Li in Round 1.
(background, left-to-right): Nithin Kavi, Aidan Sowa,
NM Lawyer Times, NM Eric Godin (holding up the wall)
BROTHERS ZHAO HOLD STEADY
Maxwell Zhao scored 1.5 points in the Open
section for a +2 to 1917 rating.
SHADES OF MICHAEL JORDAN
Is this position delicious, or what? 8 yr old Winston
Zhao sets up his game with the black pieces vs
Jerry Li: draw! Game played in Round 3. Winston
was 50 percent on the day 2/4!
BOB IS BACK!
Robert "Bob" Oresick, Dean Emeritus, Boston
University, is back on the chess circuit after
recuperating from a serious illness. Here he is
seen playing Richard Alan Chen in Round 2. Bob is
also in the field of the 10 2RR Paramount, played
on Monday nights. Welcome back Bob!
You look marvelous!!
CONTEMPLATIVE CHESS SCENE
Ed Foye plays Boshen Li in Round 2.
(background, center): Bob Oresick, Jared Becker (playing an adjourned
round of the Paramount with Soren Pedersen); David Zhu Sun,
Winston Zhao; as a portrait of Harry Lyman, BCC Guardian
Angel, radiates approval and joy at this splendid robust chess event.
BERNARDO IGLESIAS: TD
PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK
PS
NEUROSCIENCE
has it that sticking out your tongue helps
your brain to power-up for serious thinking
and critical action!
Michael Jordan
Gary Kasparov
1 comment:
Steve - another terrific photo tournament report.
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