Monday, February 29, 2016

Feb Scholastics

February Scholastics

2/28/16

Photos by Tony Cortizas

The February Scholastics on Sunday were TD'd by Andrew Hoy, president of the Boylston Chess Foundation.

Crosstable

Ani Perl and Felix Hentschel

playing room

Ani Perl and Felix Hentschel

playing room

Robert Jay

playing room with TD

playing room

BCC President Andrew Hoy, TD

The next Sunday Scholastic tournament is March 27.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

March Quads

March Quads

Register Online Now

Date	Saturday, March 5, 2016
Event Format	3RR
Time Control	G/65 d10
Sections	Players will be arranged into quads by rating
Entry Fee	$35, $20 for BCF members
Prizes	$$50 First place in each quad
Registration	9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times	10:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:30pm
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Plus Score

Plus Score

2/28/16

results

The interesting and unusual format of the Plus Score tournament is that prizes are awarded to all players who earn a positive score.

The winners at Saturday's plus score tournament were:

Ryan Sowa - $60

Cale McCormick - $60

Farzad Abdi - $40

Matthew Manzo - $40

Aidan Sowa - $20

Jason Tang - $20

David Stoner - $20

The complete crosstable is available here.

The prizes per points are as follows:

points

4         $100

3.5.    $60

3.     $40

2.5.    $20

The tds were Bernardo and Natasha.

Photos below were taken by Natasha Us.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Jason Rihel

Jason uses zebra fish to study sleep regulation. (This image is from his facebook page.)

Good news from across the pond.

Jason Rihel has just published two articles in the important journal Neuron, one of which is a featured article.

Jason was an avid player at the Boylston and was president for two terms, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, while at Harvard.

He moved to London to become a Senior Research Fellow at University College London.

Jason adapted to pub life.

We learned the news from Jason's facebook page:

Ah, it's finally here! The issue of Neuron with both our latest papers: one on autism I did with people at Yale and one on a sleep/wake screen that David Prober and I started at Harvard a long time ago!

Also-- we are the cover of the issue, we got a Preview, and we have a video abstract, narrated by David. Check it out!

On the cover: Drug discovery normally requires a brute force search through thousands of compounds. In this issue, Hoffman et al. (pages 725–733) matched the behavioral profile of zebrafish mutants of the autism risk gene, CNTNAP2 (the card showing a confocal image of the zebrafish brain) to a known set of drug-induced profiles, represented by the spread out deck of cards. Opposite profiles (the estrogen card) predicted drugs that could rescue the mutant behavioral phenotype, represented by the card showing the chemical structure of biochanin A, a phytoestrogen. Concept by Katherine Turner and Jason Rihel and design by Antonio Giraldez.

Jason Rihel has just published two articles in the important journal Neuron.

one of which is a featured article:

A Zebrafish Genetic Screen Identifies Neuromedin U as a Regulator of Sleep/Wake States

Cindy N. Chiu⁷, Jason Rihel^{7 et al.}

Congratulations Jason!

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Wednesday Night Action Photos

Wednesday Night Action

( Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 4SS, G/30 d5, Dual Rated )

Results

and

Photos

by

Natasha Christiansen

Eugene Perelshteyn, Ahmet Bolat & Farzad Abdi

shared top honors with 3 of 4 points.

See details in the crosstable below the photos.

The next Wednesday Night Action at the Boylston

will be

Weds. March 16 - register now!

  Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round| 
  Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  | 
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    1 | EUGENE PERELSHTEYN              |3.0  |W   7|W   5|W   3|L   2|
   MA | 12627196 / R: 2608   ->2606     |N:C  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2515   ->2505     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    2 | AHMET BOLAT                     |3.0  |W  13|D   4|D   6|W   1|
   MA | 14933910 / R: 2377   ->2379     |N:C  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2287   ->2292     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    3 | FARZAD ABDI                     |3.0  |W   9|W   8|L   1|W   5|
   MA | 12868372 / R: 2247   ->2256     |N:C  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2113   ->2127     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    4 | SHERIF A KHATER                 |2.5  |W  11|D   2|L   5|W   6|
   MA | 12748218 / R: 2199   ->2204     |N:1  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2130   ->2132     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    5 | LAWYER TIMES                    |2.0  |W  10|L   1|W   4|L   3|
   MA | 12167330 / R: 2234   ->2234     |N:1  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2156   ->2152     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    6 | ANDREW HOY                      |2.0  |H    |W  12|D   2|L   4|
   MA | 12846607 / R: 2167   ->2169     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2016   ->2018     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    7 | NOWELL RYAN SHEINWALD           |2.0  |L   1|D  10|W  12|D   8|
   NY | 12890962 / R: 1951   ->1957     |N:2  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1827   ->1818     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    8 | NICHOLAS STEVENSON              |2.0  |W  12|L   3|D  11|D   7|
   MA | 15706318 / R: 1801P15->1838P19  |N:2  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1635P17->1645P21  |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    9 | NATASHA C CHRISTIANSEN          |1.5  |L   3|W  13|H    |U    |
   MA | 11366805 / R: 1857   ->1870     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1771   ->1782     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   10 | DEREK JIN                       |1.5  |L   5|D   7|W  13|U    |
   MA | 15200352 / R: 1848   ->1865     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1522   ->1586     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   11 | ELLIOTT WU                      |1.5  |L   4|B    |D   8|L  12|
   MA | 12887861 / R: 1706   ->1704     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1222P18->1239P21  |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   12 | SOREN SANDMANN PEDERSEN         |1.0  |L   8|L   6|L   7|W  11|
   MA | 15421306 / R: 2004   ->1969     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1663P23->1634     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   13 | JOEL BRYAN WALD                 |0.0  |L   2|L   9|L  10|U    |
   CT | 14315937 / R: 1896   ->1864     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1773   ->1732     |     |     |     |     |     |

Monday, February 22, 2016

New England Masters

This is a great opportunity to play a FIDE rated tournament in our own neighborhood.

You do not need to be a master to play -- there is an U2200 section.

New England Masters

FIDE Rated

Register Online Now

Date	Thursday, March 17 - Sunday, March 20
Event Format	7SS
Time Control	G/90 + 30s increment
Sections	Masters & U2200
Entry Fee	$100 before March 1, $115 until March 16, $130 at door. $20 discount for BCF members
Prizes		Masters: $$2050 gtd: $1000-$550 U2400 $500,	U2200 Section: $1000 based on 20 entries: $500-$300 U2000 $200
Registration	6:00pm - 6:45pm
Round Times	Thu 7:00pm, Fri 1:00pm, 7:00pm, Sat & Sun 11:00am, 5:00pm
Description			7 round, FIDE rated tournament. $2000 in prizes guaranteed for Masters section U2200 prizes based on entries Byes allowed all rounds, request before starting your first round, no limit on # of byes USCF ratings used for eligibility and prizes, FIDE laws of chess used during play
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Thursday Night Swiss March

March Thursday Night Swiss

Register Online Now

Date	Thursday, March 3, 10, 24, 31
Event Format	4SS
Time Control	40/90 SD/20 d10
Sections	Open & U1800
Entry Fee	$35, $20 for BCF members
Prizes	$300 based on 25 paid entries: Open 1st $125, 2nd $75 U1800 1st $60, 2nd $40
Registration	6:30pm - 7:00pm
Round Times	7:15pm
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Plus Score Tournament

Plus Score Tournament
.

Register Online Now

Date	Saturday, February 27, 2016
Event Format	4SS
Time Control	G/60 d10
Sections	One Section
Entry Fee	$35, $20 for BCF members
Prizes	Prizes based on score: 4.0 = $100, 3.5 = $60, 3.0 = $40, 2.5 = $20
Registration	9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times	10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, and 6:00pm
Description	Max two half point byes (half point byes do not count for prizes)
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Sunday, February 14, 2016

$15 Open

Date	Saturday, February 20, 2016
Event Format	4SS
Time Control	G/60 d10
Sections	Open & U1800
Entry Fee	$15 in advance. $30 at door, $20 at door for BCF members
Prizes	$225 based on 25 paid entries
Registration	9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times	10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, and 6:00pm
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Friday Night Blitz

Date

Friday, February 5, 12, 19, 26

Event Format: 6SS, Double Round Swiss

Time Control: G/5 d0

Sections: One Section

Entry Fee: $10, $5 for BCF members

Prizes: $100 based on 20 entries

Registration: 7:00pm - 7:30pm

Round Times: First round at 7:30pm, rest ASAP

Description: Each Friday night is one complete, standalone tournament.

Event Dates: Friday, February 5
Friday, February 19
Friday, February 26

Chess grandmaster schools trash-talking,

cheating old man in New York

.

By James Dator

@James_Dator on Feb 16, 2016, 1:05p 4

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Comeuppance is one of the best genres in sports video. Sure, the term "sport" might not be traditionally associated with chess, but watching this is just as satisfying as any video you'll see this year. Washington Square Park chess games are like nothing else. They're fast, furious and cutthroat with the daily cast of characters running roughshod over newcomers. That's what Wilson thought when an unfamiliar face sat across the board from him. One problem: That new face was Maurice Ashley.
.

Ashley is a chess grandmaster, which takes a lifetime of practice and preparation to be awarded. He shared a United States championship win in 1992 and STILL didn't get named grandmaster until 1999. So, in short, he's good -- really good.

.
Ashley is calm at the table while Wilson begins trash talking, then he gives him a little back. Late in the game he catches the man attempting to take two knights in a single turn and calls him on it. Suddenly things get quiet from Wilson's end. He realizes he's in trouble and suddenly -- checkmate.

After the game the shocked man wanted the camera turned off. Then he found out who Ashley was and all he could do was laugh.

Monday, February 08, 2016

February School Break Program

February School Break Program

When

Tue, February 16, 9:00am

–

Fri, February 19, 12:30pm

Where

Boylston Chess Club,

40 Norris Street,

Cambridge, MA 02140, United States ()

Description

February 16, 17, 18, 19 - 9:00am - 12:30pm each day.

This program invites young chess players who already have a complete understanding of the rules of chess to come and develop their abilities.

With a combination of lecture, question/answer and guided cooperative learning, the instructor will cover essential elements of the game

Who can join?

School-age children, K-12.

How much does it cost?

Club membership is required for participation (Junior Membership: $120; Family Membership: $180).

Participation fee: $120; $90 per child, if two or more per family. For first-time members the fee is reduced to $80.

Please make checks payable to the " Boylston Chess Foundation" and please pay on site.

Registration: Located in the renovated former Ellis School building. Reservation is not required. Just show up to unit B103, at 40 Norris Street the morning of the first day, before or around 9:00 a.m.! Use the right-side door of the building.

About the instructor:

A master of the game and a Boylston Chess Club member for 25 years, Jacob Rasin has been a professional chess teacher for over 35 years.

For more information on the camp, please call Jacob Rasin at (617) 783 6307.

Sunday, February 07, 2016

Wednesday Night Action




Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Event Format: 4SS
Time Control: G/30 d5
Dual Rated
Sections: Open & U2200
Entry Fee: $40, $60 for Non-members
Prizes: $750 Guaranteed:; $300, $200, $100; U2200 $100, $50
Registration: 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Round Times: 7:00pm, 8:15pm, 9:30pm, and 10:45pm
Description: One bye is allowed for either round 1 or round 4,; request with registration.
Free pizza and soda for tournament players.
: Register Online Now
: Entry List (preregistered)

Winter G/80

Winter G/80

	Saturday, February 13, 2016
Event Format	*Register Online Now* 3SS
Time Control	G/80 d10
Sections	Open & U1800
Entry Fee	$35, $20 for BCF members
Prizes	$240 based on 20 paid entries: Open $100-$60, U1800 $50-$30
Registration	9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times	10:00am, 1:30pm, 4:30pm
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Larry Christiansen Simul

GM Larry Christiansen Simul

at South Station



Date: Second Tuesday of every month
Entry Fee: Free to all
Prizes: Winner(s) receive free entry coupon for a BCC tournament
Round Times: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Description: Larry Christiansen will play against 25 chess players simultaneously at South Station.; Open seating until 1:15pm.
Email natashaus@alum.mit.edu with any questions.
Event Dates: Tuesday, February 9
Tuesday, March 8
Tuesday, April 12

Thursday, February 04, 2016

Polar Vortex Premier

Date: Saturday, February 6; Rounds 1 and 2 were played last Saturday,

but it is not too late to join
with two 1/2 point byes
Event Format: 4SS
Time Control: 30/90 SD/30 d10
Sections: Premier ( >1800 only )
Entry Fee: $35, $20 for BCF members in advance,; $5 more at the door
Prizes: $150-$50
Registration: 9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times: 10:30am and 3:30pm each Saturday
Description: Open to all players rated over 1800; on either MSA or the January supplement; Rounds 1 & 2 played on January 30
Rounds 3 & 4 played on February 6
Event Dates: Saturday, January 30
Saturday, February 6
Results: Wallchart
Standings
Pairings (tentative)
: Register Online Now
: Entry List

Rounds 1 and 2 were played last Saturday, but it is not too late to join with two 1/2 point byes

Standings after Round 2 – Polar Vortex Premier

#	Place	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot
1	1-2	Cherniack, Alex	2324	2329	W7	W5	2.0
2		Yip, Carissa Shiwe	2305	2311	W8	W4	2.0
3	3	Pedersen, Soren Sa	2051	2054	W10	D7	1.5
4	4-6	Hoy, Andrew	2123	2122	W9	L2	1.0
5		Feng, Eric	2060	2062	W6	L1	1.0
6		Mishkin, Paul A	1896	1887	L5	B---	1.0
7	7-10	Yu, Alex	1971	1972	L1	D3	0.5
8		Ramanathan, Suraj	1921	1917	L2	D9	0.5
9		Sullivan, Robert C	1904	1898	L4	D8	0.5
10		Christiansen, Nata	1874	1866	L3	H---	0.5

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

February Quads

Date: Saturday, February 6, 2016
Event Format: 3RR
Time Control: G/65 d10
Sections: Players will be arranged into quads by rating
Entry Fee: $35, $20 for BCF members
Prizes: $$50 First place in each quad
Registration: 9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times: 10:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:30pm
: Register Online Now
: Entry List

Feb TNS

February Thursday Night Swiss

Date: Thursday, February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2016
Event Format: 4SS
Time Control: 40/90 SD/20 d10
Sections: Open & U1800
Entry Fee: $35, $20 for BCF members
Prizes: $300 based on 25 paid entries: Open 1st $125, 2nd $75 U1800 1st $60, 2nd $40
Registration: 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Round Times: 7:15pm
Description: Free entry for BCF members rated 2200+
Event Dates: Thursday, February 4
Thursday, February 11
Thursday, February 18
Thursday, February 25
: Register Online Now
: Entry List