Mika Brattain wins BCC Championship, 2015

NM Mika Brattain is the BCC Champion for 2015.

NM Mika Brattain   photo:  Tony Cortizas, Jr.

In 2014 Mika was co-champion with FM Chris Chase.  This is his first sole possession of this honor.

5-time BCC Champion NM Charles Riordan finished a close second with 7 points, thanks to a defeat at the hands of NM Carissa Yip in a game delayed until she returned from the World Youth Class Championships in Halkidiki, Greece, where she won Silver for the US.

(See the cross-table and list of BCC champions below.)

Congratulations Mika!

 

NM Mika Brattain   photo:  Tony Cortizas, Jr

SwissSys Wall Chart. Club Championship: Championship

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9
1	Yip, Carissa Shiwe	B 9	W 8	B 7	W 6	B 5	W 4	B 3	W 2	W 10
	2199 14514636	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	3.5	4.5
2	Riordan, Charles	B 8	W 7	B 6	W 5	B 4	W 3	W 10	B 1	W 9
	2342 12611870	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	5.0	6.0	6.0	7.0
3	Times, Lawyer	B 7	W 6	B 5	W 4	W 10	B 2	W 1	B 9	W 8
	2303 12167330	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	2.0	3.0
4	Khater, Sherif A	B 6	W 5	W 10	B 3	W 2	B 1	W 9	B 8	W 7
	2215 12748218	0.0	0.5	1.5	2.5	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.5	5.0
5	Brattain, Mika And	W 10	B 4	W 3	B 2	W 1	B 9	W 8	B 7	W 6
	2435 13052087	1.0	1.5	2.5	3.5	4.5	5.5	6.5	7.0	8.0
6	Godin, Eric J	W 4	B 3	W 2	B 1	W 9	B 8	W 7	B 10	B 5
	2200 10030927	1.0	1.5	1.5	2.0	3.0	4.0	4.5	4.5	4.5
7	Vernon, Bryant C	W 3	B 2	W 1	B 9	W 8	B 10	B 6	W 5	B 4
	1958 12537474	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0
8	Pedersen, Soren Sa	W 2	B 1	W 9	B 10	B 7	W 6	B 5	W 4	B 3
	2036 15421306	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
9	Hoy, Andrew	W 1	B 10	B 8	W 7	B 6	W 5	B 4	W 3	B 2
	2211 12846607	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	3.0	3.5	3.5
10	Sage, J Timothy	B 5	W 9	B 4	W 8	B 3	W 7	B 2	W 6	B 1
	2196 10146712	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	4.0

year    BCC champion

2015    NM Mika Brattain
2014    FM Chris Chase, NM Mika Brattain
2013    NM Charles Riordan
2012    NM Lawyer Times
2011    FM Chris Chase, NM Charles Riordan
2010    FM Chris Chase
2009    FM Chris Chase
2008    IM David Vigorito, NM Charles Riordan, FM Chris Chase
2007    IM David Vigorito
2006    NM Charles Riordan, FM Chris Chase
2005    NM Charles Riordan
2004    FM Paul MacIntyre
2003    FM Paul MacIntyre
2002    IM William Paschall
2001    FM Paul MacIntyre
2000    FM Paul MacIntyre
1999    LM Alex Cherniack
1998    FM Chris Chase
1997    SM Jacob Rasin
1996    NM Geoffrey Gelman
1995    SM Jacob Rasin, LM Alex Cherniack
1994    FM Chris Chase
1993    SM Jacob Rasin
1992    SM Jacob Rasin
1991    SM Jacob Rasin, NM Maurice Broomes
1990    SM Jacob Rasin, FM Chris Chase
1989    SM Arturo Anguiano
1988    NM Rich Gutman
1987    FM William Kelleher, NM Alex Cherniack
1986    NM Rich Gutman
1985    GM Patrick Wolff / NM John Stopa
1984    FM William Kelleher, NM John Stopa,
1983    FM William Kelleher
1982    FM Sandeep Joshi
1981    FM William Kelleher
1980    FM William Kelleher
1979    FM William Kelleher, NM Joe Fang, NM John Frankle
1978    NM John Frankle
1977    NM Marc Lonoff
1976    NM Larry Tapper
1975    IM Bill Robertie
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1972    NM Daniel Harrington
1971    NM Harry Lyman
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1947    Harlow Daly
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1921    G. H. Friberg
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1919    H. G. Daniel   1st bcc champion






Editors note:  if anyone can fill in the gaps in this record of BCC champions, please help us.

Turkey Action Swiss

Turkey Action Swiss

Ancient Statue on the Mount Nemrut, Turkey

Saturday, Nov 28, 2015
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40 Norris St, Cambridge, MA, 02140 (map)
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7SS, G/30 d5. 
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One section. 
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Entry fee: 

$35, $20 for BCF members. 
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Prizes: $300 based on 25 paid entries: 

$150-$100, U1800 $50. 
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Registration: 

9:15am 9:45am. 
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Rounds: 

10:00am, 11:20am, 1:00pm, 2:20pm, 3:45pm, 5:00pm, 6:20pm.

  
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A 2,134 m (7,001 ft) high mountain is famous for the giant head statues scattered on the summit. Built by King Antiochus I in 62 BC it is thought to be a sanctuary and a royal tomb.

Ancient Statue on the Mount Nemrut, Turkey

 http://awesomeplacesonearth.com/ancient-statue-on-the-mount-nemrut-turkey/

 http://ephesus-tour.com/must-see-places-in-turkey/nemrut-mountain.html

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Oh, you meant that turkey?

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Greg Hager Memorial

Greg Hager Memorial

 

Saturday, Nov 21, 2015  

40 Norris St, Cambridge, MA, 02140 (map)  

4SS, G/60 d10.  Sections: Open & U1950. Entry fee: $35, $20 for BCF members. No free entry coupons.  Prizes: $240 based on 20 paid entries:  Open $100-$60,  U1800 $50-$30.  Registration: 9:15am 9:45am.  Rounds: 10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm.  Maximum two (1/2 point) byes allowed. Last round bye must be declared before start of round 2. 

  

 

Chess Notes: Dondis and Chase on Carissa Yip

 Read Harold and Chris in their Globe column 

Harold Dondis photo: Steve Stepak

FM Chris Chas  photo: Robert Oresick

     

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on NM Carissa Yip in Greece:

NM Carissa Yip  photo: Diana Matisone

chess notes

Weekly chess column

 

By Harold Dondis and Chris Chase   November 10, 2015

 

The World Youth Championships are ongoing with Carissa Yip a major challenger in the Girls under-12 section. In her early games, she effortlessly dispatched one opponent after another. All was fine until she met the section’s highest-rated player, Bulgarian Nurgyul Salimova, in the seventh round. ...

continue to read more and see a game analyzed. 


Also read the story about Carissa in ChessMaine. 

Team Tournament

Team Tournament

Saturday, Nov 14, 2015

40 Norris St, Cambridge, MA, 02140 (map)

4SS, G/60 d10. 
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Section: Open. 
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Entry fee: $100 per team of four. 
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Team event for 4-person teams having an average rating below 1900. 
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Players without teams will be assigned teams at the door. 
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Prizes based on entries. 
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Registration: 9:15am 9:45am. 

Rounds: 10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm 
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Maximum two (1/2 point) byes allowed. Last round bye must be declared before start of round 2.



Photos from
 http://debri.ru/interesting/973-zhivye-shaxmaty-v-petrograde.html

Steve Stepak v Garry Kasparov, Nov 1, 2015 :: draw !!

FORMER WORLD CHESS CHAMPION

AND GREATEST CHESS PLAYER OF ALL TIMES

GARRY KASPROV 

VISITS

HARVARD SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov faces (IM) Vivek Rao,

8 Board Master Clock Simul, Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall,

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Autumn, 1989. Photo: Stepak

Arguably one of the greatest chess players that ever lived

and the most prolific chess author,

Garry Kasparov has presented his

magnum opus

Garry has also written books

about life and chess:

Now, Garry switches from the

64 squares to the vast arena

of global politics with

Well, being a New Englander

and having spent last winter

in deep freeze, 

I had to buy the book

if only for the title.

Garry shows that in life

as in chess, timing is everything!

Bravo, Garry!

Garry also spoke on public radio

station WGBH, Monday, 

November 2, 2015, demonstrating

in convincing fashion that he

is as organized in his verbal

skills as he is with the

chess pieces,

demonstrating that chess players

have a social value beyond

the royal game.

The last time I saw Garry

was his lecture at

1st Parish Church, Harvard Square

in 2007 promoting his book

How Life Imitates Chess (2007).

Photo:ABon

Steve Stepak :: Garry Kasparov 2007

Lecture/Book Signing

1st Parish Church, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
8 years later . . . . the beard is longer

Photo:Sergio

 and the protagonist, at 52 looks terrific!

Garry and I are reminiscing about his

Master Clock Simul of 1989.

WGM Anna Akhsharumova, black vs 

GM Garry Kasparov, Cambridge, 1989.
Photo: Steve Stepak

Of the 7 humans who Garry played including

IM Vivek Rao, NM Issa Youssef, professor of math

NM Dr. Noam Elkies, NM Doug Meyers,

NM Bill Robertie, 2x World Backgammon,

Champion, NM Andrew Serotta,  &
 (Sargon 4 Computer), Anna,

evidently stuck in his mind. She is the

wife of GM Boris Gulko and former

USSR Women's Champion and former

USA Women's Champion.

NICE HAT

Garry delivers the commencement speech:

May 2015: St Louis (Missouri) University,

home of the US Chess Center.

Garry was awarded a doctor of law degree.

Garry, 11 in Vilnius 1974

 Garry now makes his home

in New York City.

Hope to see you again,

back in Cambridge, MA

soon!  Be well and happy!! 

And remember:

Spring is Coming! 

Steve Stepak, Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA Photo:DragonGirl

November Quads

November Quads

 

Portrait of Chess Players by Marcel Duchamp

Saturday, Nov 7, 2015

40 Norris Street Cambridge, MA 02140 (map)

3RR. G/65 d5. 

Entry fee: $35; $20 for BCF members. 

Prizes: $50 First place in each quad. 

Registration: 9:15am - 9:45am. 

Rounds: 10:00am, 1:00pm and 3:30pm. 

No byes allowed.

Study for "Portrait of Chess Players" (Étude pour une partie d'échecs)

Portrait of Chess Players by Marcel Duchamp

from:

galleryIntell

“I have come to the personal conclusion that while all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.” 

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The Portrait of Chess Players shows several figures (we counted four) facing the center, their arms merged on lower portion of the canvas. The chess pieces float in the undetermined space, and the whole painting serves as the board.
A competitive, award-winning player, Marcel Duchamp incorporated the game into his art throughout his career. In this 1911 painting Duchamp painted each head by successively layering and overlapping various angular panes. Studies done in advance of the oil on canvas illustrate how Duchamp planned the composition using a Renaissance technique called the vanishing point where parallel  lines merge from the outer margins of the artwork towards a single point, usually slightly off center of the pictorial plane. ...