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.


Ani Perl and Felix Hentschel

playing room

Ani Perl and Felix Hentschel

Ani Perl and Felix Hentschel

playing room

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

DateSaturday, March 5, 2016
Event Format3RR
Time ControlG/65 d10
SectionsPlayers will be arranged into quads by rating
Entry Fee$35, $20 for BCF members
Prizes$$50 First place in each quad
Registration9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times10:00am, 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 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



 




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.























  Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round| 
  Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  | 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    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.
.
 
FIDE Rated
  
  
DateThursday, March 17 - Sunday, March 20
Event Format7SS
Time ControlG/90 + 30s increment
SectionsMasters &  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
Registration6:00pm - 6:45pm
Round Times

Thu 7:00pm, 
Fri 1:00pm, 7:00pm, 
Sat & Sun 11:00am, 5:00pm
Description7 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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DateThursday, March 3, 10, 24, 31
Event Format4SS
Time Control40/90 SD/20 d10
SectionsOpen & 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
Registration6:30pm - 7:00pm
Round Times7:15pm   
Entry ListCurrent Pre-Registration List

Plus Score Tournament



Date


Saturday, February 27, 2016

Event Format

4SS
Time ControlG/60 d10
SectionsOne Section
Entry Fee$35, $20 for BCF members
PrizesPrizes based on score: 4.0 = $100, 3.5 = $60, 3.0 = $40, 2.5 = $20
Registration9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, and 6:00pm
DescriptionMax two half point byes (half point byes do not count for prizes)


Entry List


Current Pre-Registration List

Sunday, February 14, 2016

$15 Open

 
 
 
DateSaturday, February 20, 2016
Event Format4SS
Time ControlG/60 d10
SectionsOpen & U1800
Entry Fee$15 in advance. $30 at door, $20 at door for BCF members
Prizes$225 based on 25 paid entries
Registration9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, and 6:00pm
Entry ListCurrent Pre-Registration List

Friday Night Blitz

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

.

 

 






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 (map)
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

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



 
 
Saturday, February 13, 2016



Event Format


3SS
Time ControlG/80 d10
SectionsOpen & U1800
Entry Fee$35, $20 for BCF members
Prizes$240 based on 20 paid entries: Open $100-$60, U1800 $50-$30
Registration9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times10:00am, 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


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

#PlaceNameRtngPostRd 1Rd 2Tot
11-2Cherniack, Alex23242329W7W52.0
2
Yip, Carissa Shiwe23052311W8W42.0
33Pedersen, Soren Sa20512054W10D71.5
44-6Hoy, Andrew21232122W9L21.0
5
Feng, Eric20602062W6L11.0
6
Mishkin, Paul A18961887L5B---1.0
77-10Yu, Alex19711972L1D30.5
8
Ramanathan, Suraj19211917L2D90.5
9
Sullivan, Robert C19041898L4D80.5
10
Christiansen, Nata18741866L3H---0.5

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

February Quads

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