Monday, July 06, 2015

BCC FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ: JULY 3 2015 // MARATHON 10 = 18 GAMES // BRIAN SALOMON PERFECT 18 = 1ST // JOE PERL 2ND // BEN PARKER 1ST U1800 //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB
CAMBRIDGE
FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ
4TH OF JULY WEEKEND CELEBRATION
Brian Salomon playing white vs Bob Sullivan.
Brian scored a perfect 18 points to claim clear 1st place
and a BCC Blitz Rating of 2209
(background): Joe Farah plays Sebastian Richert;
Nikita Roldan-Levchenko vs Joe Perl
Alejandro Botta (2200), black vs Ben Parker (1436)
Alejandro scored a total of 13.5 points but missed 2nd place
by half a point. Ben is visiting from New Orleans LA and
has played the legendary Jude Acers in a simul, spurning the
draw for a pawn, and then losing the endgame.
Ben won the U1800 prize with 9.5 points, attaining a
BCC Blitz rating of 1550.  Bravo, Ben!
Joe Perl plays black vs Nikita Roldan-Levchenko. Joe scored
14 points for clear 2nd place in the event. Nikita scored 8.5
points and was in line to win the U1800 prize but was out-scored
by Ben Parker who scored 9.5 points. (background, left to right): Alejandro 
Botta vs Ben Parker; Sebastian Richert vs Joe Farah; Bob Sullivan 
vs Brian Salomon.
(left to right): Alejandro Botta plays Ben Parker; 
Sebastian Richert, black vs Joe Farah; Bob Sullivan, black
vs Brian Salomon. Joe Farah was unrated coming into this
event and with his results has earned a 1408 rating.
                                                                                                                       Average rating: 1810 
TD: STEVE STEPAK
PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK

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