BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB
GRAND PRIX 2015
25 PLAYERS / 2 SECTIONS
OPEN SECTION
CRITICAL GAME
NM Hal Terrie vs Terrence Fricker, Round 3.
Hal won this game, scored 3 points and tied 1-2nd place
with Howard Goldowsky.
CRITICAL GAME
NM Andrew Hoy vs Howard Goldowsky, Round 2.
Andrew won this game, scored 2 points and was +2
for 2204 rating, sharing 4-6th place. Had Howard
won or drawn this game, he was destined for 1st place.
Yet! Howard scored 3 points to tie for 1-2nd place
and a +24 to 1890 rating. Bravo, Howard!
HATS OFF TO THE GENERAL
Terrence Fricker plays white vs Harold Dondis, Esq.
in Round 2. Terrence went on to score 2.5 points and a
claim to clear 3rd place in the Open Section. Bravo, Terrence!
Jason Tang, black vs Derek Chubo Zhao, Round 2.
Jason won this encounter but Derek held even on the day
both players tallying 2 points to share 4-6th place.
TRUE GRIT
Maxwell Chen (1687) vs NM Eric Godin (2212) . . .
Eric offered a draw in a slightly better position.
Max declined but was out-played in a complex ending.
It is possible, that Max was emboldened to play on by
his Round 1 win over Jason Tang. No doubt, Max will
become a master in the coming years.
U1800 SECTION
SURROUNDED BY KIDS: ROUND 1
David Martin (1732) vs Jason Xiong (1498) : draw!
David scored 3 points to share 1-3rd place with Boshen Li
and Richard Alan Chen! (background): Lewis Tu vs Richard
Alan Chen; Thomas T Ha.
KIDS THRIVE AT THE BCC: ROUND 3
Boshen Li, consistent and creative, scored 3 points to share
1-3rd place with David Martin and Richard Alan Chen.
Here Boshen is playing Thomas T Ha. (background):
Richard Alan Chen vs Lewis Tu; Lawrence Tu, black
vs David Martin. Bernie Xu, black vs Bob Oresick;
Stephen Savage vs Rajanna Heggadahalli.
(extreme right): Ed Chiu.
ROUND 2
David Martin, black vs Bernie Xu; Stephen Savage,
black vs Jason Xiong. Stephen and Jason both scored
2.5 points to share 4-5th place. Jason was +53 to
1461 rating. Bravo, Jason.
GREAT POTENTIAL: TU BROTHERS
CRITICAL GAME
Hal won this game, scored 3 points and tied 1-2nd place
with Howard Goldowsky.
CRITICAL GAME
Andrew won this game, scored 2 points and was +2
for 2204 rating, sharing 4-6th place. Had Howard
won or drawn this game, he was destined for 1st place.
Yet! Howard scored 3 points to tie for 1-2nd place
and a +24 to 1890 rating. Bravo, Howard!
HATS OFF TO THE GENERAL
in Round 2. Terrence went on to score 2.5 points and a
claim to clear 3rd place in the Open Section. Bravo, Terrence!
Jason won this encounter but Derek held even on the day
both players tallying 2 points to share 4-6th place.
TRUE GRIT
Eric offered a draw in a slightly better position.
Max declined but was out-played in a complex ending.
It is possible, that Max was emboldened to play on by
his Round 1 win over Jason Tang. No doubt, Max will
become a master in the coming years.
U1800 SECTION
SURROUNDED BY KIDS: ROUND 1
David scored 3 points to share 1-3rd place with Boshen Li
and Richard Alan Chen! (background): Lewis Tu vs Richard
Alan Chen; Thomas T Ha.
KIDS THRIVE AT THE BCC: ROUND 3
1-3rd place with David Martin and Richard Alan Chen.
Here Boshen is playing Thomas T Ha. (background):
Richard Alan Chen vs Lewis Tu; Lawrence Tu, black
vs David Martin. Bernie Xu, black vs Bob Oresick;
Stephen Savage vs Rajanna Heggadahalli.
(extreme right): Ed Chiu.
ROUND 2
black vs Jason Xiong. Stephen and Jason both scored
2.5 points to share 4-5th place. Jason was +53 to
1461 rating. Bravo, Jason.
GREAT POTENTIAL: TU BROTHERS
Lewis Tu was 2/4 on the day for a +145
to 1257 rating.
6 yr old Lawrence Tu. [I played both these lads
and they display an uncanny grasp of chess tactics
and combination skill. Lewis taught Lawrence how to
play chess (very recently); keep your eyes on
these boys; they are destined for greatness!]
STEADY IMPROVEMENT
Juan Payan (1854) black, vs Skyler Zhou (1432)
Round 3: draw. Skyler, clearly the younger of the
two players is rapidly acquiring solid chess
technique and enjoys playing "up"; for this
Skyler, with 1.5/4 was +8 to 1440 rating.
Bravo, Juan and Skyler for devoting lots of
time and energy in studying and playing chess!
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
(winners for the 6 month BCC GP 2015)
Open/U2300: Eric Godin 11 points
U2100: Pinyi Hu 8 points
U1800: Harold Dondis 8.5 points
U1500: Bishen Li: 8.5 points
U1200: Ajay Potula , Charles Bing
and Lewis Tu: 2 points
BERNARDO IGLESIAS: TD
PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK
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