BCC LEGENDS OF CHESS MARCH: FM CHASE WINS OPEN // VINCENT NGUYEN U1950 // 22 PLAY

ELECTRIC ENERGY

FM Chris Chase plays chess! 3.5/4; clear 1st place.

MORNING LIGHT SHINES ON THE BOARD

FM Chris Chase weaves his web vs Mike Griffin, Round 1.

Mike was 2/4 for 50 percent.

COMPLICATIONS GALORE

NM Farzad Abdi looks for the key to this opening position vs
FM Chris Chase, Round 2.
Farzad was 2.5/4 for a share of 2-5th place.

CRITICAL GAME: SHAKE!

FM Chris Chase v Jared Becker (Asst. TD), Round 3.

Jared squeezes his brain to find a solid setup vs FM Chase,

Round 3. Jared scored 2.5 to share 2-5th place 

and a +5 to 2036 rating.
MASTERLY GAME

Pinyi Hu on the move vs NM Hal Terrie, Round 2. The game
was drawn. Hal scored 2.5 points to share 2-5th place and
Pinyi Hu can be proud of his 1st round victory over NM Eric
Godin for a +69 to 1811 rating. Bravo, Pinyi!
U1950 SECTION
PERFECTION

Vincent Nguyen, Co-President of the
Harvard University Chess Club, scores
a perfect 4-0 to take clear 1st place in the
U1950 section, for a +14 to 1952 rating.
Bravo, Vincent!

 
 Jerry Li plays white vs Vincent Nguyen in Round 2.  Jerry
scored 2 points to share 3-5th place with Boshen Li and
Skyler Huang Zhou. (background): Rui Liang.

Vincent Nguyen white vs Rui Liang, Round 3.
(background): Terrence Fricker (hat) and Boshen Li.

Rui Liang (right) plays William Karafelis in Round 1.
Rui scored 3 points to take clear 2nd place in the U1950 section,
for a +42 to 1831 provisional rating.  This is Rui's first visit
to the BCC Cambridge site! Welcome Rui. William scored 1.5
points for a +13 to 1213 provisional rating.
(background, left to right): Mark Fins plays Gabriel Birzu;
Greg Ardini white, vs Howard Goldowsky.
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Boshen Li scored 2 points to share 3-5th
place in the U1950 for a +26 to 1533 rating.
Bravo, Boshen!

Jerry Li scored 2 points to share 3-5th place in the U1950 section 

for a +3 to 1495 rating. Bravo, Jerry! (background): NM Abdi v 

Harold Dondis, Esq. Round 1.

Skyler Huang Zhou scored 2 points to share

 3-5th place in the U1950 section for a +49 to

 1243 rating. Bravo, Skyler!

GREEN TINT

Greg Ardini plays black vs Harold Dondis, Esq. in an extra game.
Harold won this game and had 1.5 points for his efforts in the
Open Section!  Greg had 1.5 points total in the U1950 section.

PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK

CHIEF EVENT TD

NM ANDREW HOY