BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB $15 OPEN
FINGERING: SHOULD BOBBY FISCHER
HAVE ENJOYED A 2ND CAREER
AS A CONCERT PIANIST?
TOO BIG TO FAIL
Nithin Kavi plays black vs NM Chris Williams, Round 3.
Chris scored 3 points, good for a share of 1-4th place,
and earned a +9 to 2328 rating. Bravo, Chris!
BCC JUNIOR STAR SHINES
Nithin Kavi scored 3 points to take a piece of
1-4th place and a +23 to 2099 rating. Bravo, Nithin.
IMPRESSIVE CONSISTENCY
NM Carissa Yip, 11, plays solid chess with 2 wins,
a draw and a half point bye for 3 points and
a share of 1-4th place, and a +5 to 2257 rating.
MASTER CLASH
MASTER CLASH
NM Hal Terrie essays a win with white over NM
Eric Godin in Round 3. Hal scored 3 points to
take a share in the 1-4th pile-up for the top spot,
and a +12 rating to 2212. Bravo, Hal!
U1800 SECTION
THE MAN IS BACK
and he is up to his old winning ways, scoring 2 wins
and 2 draws for 3 points and a share of 1-3rd place,
and a +3 to 1804 rating. Bravo, David!!
TALENT + TRAINING
In this event, Boshen scored 3 wins, 1 loss to
tally 3 points and a piece of 1-3rd place, and a
+34 to 1651 rating. Bravo, Boshen!!: a product
of natural talent and the FM CHRIS CHASE
CHESS TRAINING PROGRAM.
REUNION
beauty of chess in Harvard Square, Au Bon Pain
outdoor cafe chess scene in the mid 1990s when
he was just a young lad. Today he is all grown up
and returns to the BCC from his last event which
was the November QUADS, 2002. Todd scored
3 wins (loss to David Martin, in Round 1) to
share 1-3rd place in the U1800 Section.
Welcome back, Todd!
PHOTOS AROUND THE
TOURNAMENT HALL
BCC in 2013, playing in the September Grand Prix.
Todd Morton defends with black in Round 4, vs Skyler Zhou.
(background): Bob Oresick & Dustin Liang;
Ed Chiu & Charles Bing.
BCC Veteran Arthur Nugent returns to chess after
his winter break to score 2/4 in the Open Section.
Welcome back, Arthur!
FATHER / SON
1st tournament at the BCC: Rajanna Heggadahalli
Welcome, Rajanna!
Bharath Heggadahalli, Open Section.
Bharath Heggadahalli, son of Rajanna, faces off with Arthur
Nugent in Round 2. (top left) Mike Griffin v NM Hal Terrie.
This is Bharath's 53rd chess tournament, the 1st at the BCC.
Welcome, Bharath!
Scott Henry Menke, southwest to Cambridge,
1st time at the BCC; welcome, Scott !!
(right): Andrew Luff
Scott Menke vs NM Benedict Smail, Round 1.
THE GENERAL PLAYS CHESS
NM Carissa Yip, black vs Terrence Fricker, Round 2.
Nithin Kavi vs Terrence Fricker, Round 4.
Andrew Luff, black vs Scott Menke, Round 4: draw!
[Andrew is also a Go player!]
Expert Arthur Nugent plays black vs NM Carissa Yip, Round 3.
Skyler Zhou plays white vs Seth Lieberman, Round 1.
(background): Dustin Liang plays Ed Chiu (yellow hat)
David Martin; Todd Morton; Mr. Liang (Dustin's dad, standing)
Dustin Liang (1693) first tournament @ BCC.
Welcome, Dustin.
Charles Bing, black vs Ed Chiu: full point to Charles: Round 4.
Bravo, Charles! (background): Brenda Scully (standing)
Dustin Liang vs Bob Oresick; David Martin vs Boshen Li
IMPRESSIVE SCORE
Harold Dondis, Esq. takes his hat off to young chess talent
Boshen Li in this Round 3 game which Boshen won.
At the same time, Harold was impressive with 2.5/4,
going home in the last round as he usually does.
CHESS PHOTO OF THE DAY
Veteran David Martin scores early vs Todd Morton in
Round 1. Todd bounced back for 3 wins in a row to share
1-3rd place with David and Boshen Li. Good Show to you all!
BERNARDO IGLESIAS, TD
PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK
Steve Stepak, BCC Cambridge Photo: Antonio Scali
PS
CHESS TABLES AT AU BON PAIN CAFE
BCC player NM Eric Godin enjoys a good move and tells an
interesting story at Table 1, in Harvard Square, Cambridge.
NM Chris Williams invites you to challenge
him to a chess game, as a warm-up for the
Mass Open (state championship) in Marlboro
this coming Memorial Day Weekend!
[The Plaza of Au Bon Pain Cafe, Harvard
Square, Cambridge] See you there!
PPS
No scheduled events at the BCC
on May 23, 24 or 25.
Friday Night Blitz is on for May 22!
1 comment:
Steve another great tournament report. The photos and comments are terrific. Well done !
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