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BCC FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ JUNE 5 2015            AVE RATING 2044

Jens Kipper (2370 FIDE) 11.5 points:  1st Place

Ilya Orsher (2130) 10 points: 2nd Place

Joe Perl (2100) 7 points

Dan Aldrich (1998) 5.5 points

Steve Stepak (1740) 4 points 1st U1800

Bryants Vernon (1931) 3 points

Ichun Chen (UNR) 1 point

Bryants Vernon faces off with Jens Kipper.

Jens won the tournament with 11.5 out of 12.

2 CHILD CHESS STARS MEET

Ilya Orsher revisits the BCC to face off with Joe Perl.

Ilya took both games and secured 2nd place in the event.

Orsher's last tournament was in 2001! Ilya began his tournament

chess career in the USA in 1999, having emigrated from the

USSR when he was 9 yrs old.  He is now a world traveler, often in

India. Ilya is back in the Boston area to visit his grandmother in
Lynn . Welcome back Ilya!

Dan Aldrich, law student from Washington, D.C., working an 

internship in Boston for the summer, plays black vs

MIT Sloan School graduate Bryants Vernon. This is

Dan's first trip to the BCC Cambridge, but I suspect it

won't be his last. Welcome Dan ! Bryants has already

played several events at the BCC and hopes to train hard

to get his rating over 2200!  Good luck, Bryants!

Ichun Chen, from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, playing his first chess
tournament of his life at the BCC. Ichun is in Cambridge studying
English. [Ichun and I play lots of chess at the chess tables of Au
Bon Pain, Harvard Square, going over chess theory and
tactical nuances.] Ichun was also kind enough to take my
photo playing this event. Welcome Ichun!
Here Ichun is playing black vs Jens Kipper.
(background): Dan Aldrich.

                                                                                                                                  Photo: Ichun Chen

Steve Stepak, gesturing to Ichun Chen on the fine points
of chess photography (focus!), readies to play Ilya Orsher,
who is waiting patiently for the match to begin.
[I met Ilya in 1999 when he first arrives in the US
from the USSR; I took many photos of this child
prodigy. Unfortunately, none survived life's ups and
downs.  Luckily, I had my camera for this blitz event
at the BCC; honored to be photographed playing Ilya
who is not only a great chess player but also a
gentleman.  Welcome to the BCC 2015, Ilya!

                                                                                                   Photo: Ichun Chen

Chess action between Stepak and Orsher, who
won both games. Orsher secured clear 2nd place
Stepak got the 1st U1800 prize.
FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ AT THE BCC

                                                                                                                                   Photo: Ichun Chen

                                                                     
                                                    STEVE STEPAK: TD                                                    

PHOTOS: STEPAK/CHEN