Monday, June 15, 2015

BCC FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ // JUNE 12 // 11 PLAY // ILYA ORSHER 1ST // JOE PERL / MATEOS SAHAKIAN 2-3RD // NIKITA ROLDAN-LEVCHENKO / 1ST U1800 //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB
CAMBRIDGE
FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ
1930 AVERAGE RATING
FINAL STANDINGS
WITH BCC BLITZ RATINGS
1. Ilya Orsher 2200: 10 points // 1st place
2. Joe Perl 8 points 2200 // 2-3rd place
3. Mateos Sahakian 8 points 2200  // 2-3rd place
4. Andrew Hoy 2220 // 7.5 points
5. Evan Meyer 2150 // 7 points
6. Nikita Roldan-Levchenko 1680 // 7 points // 1st U1800
7. Steve Stepak 1740 // 6 points 
8. Bryant Vernon 1931 // 5 points
9. Ichen Chen // 1650 // 5 points
10. Elia Samuel Harmatz 1660 4.5 points
11. Sergio Miranda-Elmaleh 1600 // 4 points
1ST PLACE
Ilya Orsher scored 10 points out of 12 for clear 1st place
in the 2X 6SS BCC Friday Night Blitz. That is to say
he scored 10 points in a double round Swiss paring system
with 6 rounds or 2 X 6 = 12 total games.
Evan Meyer plays Joe Perl. Joe scored 8 points to share
2-3rd place with Mateos Sahakian.
Mateos Sahakian plays black vs Joe Perl.
Mateos scored 8/12 for a share of 2-3rd place.
Andrew Hoy, event TD plays white vs Ilya Orsher.
Andrew scored 7.5 points for the night.
Nikita Roldan-Levchenko scored 7 points
to take 1st place in the U1800 prize.
Bravo, Nikita!
MIT colleagues: (left): Bryant Vernon, Sloan School MBA '07 faces off with
Neuroscientist Elia Harmetz MIT '14.
Elia Samuel Harmetz stopped by on
his world tour this summer to play
some blitz before continuing on his
road trip cross-country.
Elia will start his first year of a
6 yr PhD program in neuroscience at
Standford University in the fall.
Welcome, Elia! And good luck in
all your endeavors!
Sergio Miranda-Elmeleh defends with black vs
Ichun Chen, English language student studying in Cambridge.
Sergio plays the white pieces vs Nikita.
BALLET CHESS: GRACE UNDER FIRE
Ilya Orsher, black vs Evan Meyer.
Elia, white vs Nikita.
Steve Stepak discusses chess theory with
Ilya Orsher before their match.
POST TOURNAMENT BLITZ
Joe Perl plays a friendly series of blitz games with
Mateos Sahakian after the tournament. (observing, left to right): 
Ilya, Sergio, Bryant, Andrew, Kristan, Steve . . . 
EVENT TD: ANDREW HOY
PHOTOGRAPHY:
STEVE STEPAK
ICHUN CHEN
NIKITA ROLDAN-LEVCHENKO

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