3SS / GAME 80 / 10" DELAY
IN 2 SECTIONS
OPEN SECTION
IM Denys Shmelov vs Paul Mishkin, Esq., Round 1.
Denys won all his games for a 3-0 record and a 1-2nd place!!
Paul, BCC Vice President, scored 1.5 for 7-14th . . .
David Milliern on the move vs IM Denys Shmelov, R=2.
Logan Boucher, plays Victor Feng, Round 1.
Logan scored 3-0 to share 1-2nd place for a +17 to 2110 rating.
Bravo, Logan!
(background): Kevin Liu vs Timothy Bromley.
Bernie Xu scored 2.5 points to take
clear 3rd place with a +16 to 1997 rating.
Bravo, Bernie!
U1800 SECTION
PHOTO: LD
Steve Stepak, BC Veteran and Chess Journalist
scores 2.5 out of 3 for clear 1st place.
["I really love Game 80. Why? Even the extra
20 minutes per side affords enough time to
construct a creative endgame and play it out
to its proper conclusion: a win or a draw!"]
PHOTO: LD
Jennifer Crawford plays her first rated USCF game vs
Steve Stepak, Round 1. Jennifer, a librarian by profession,
travelled all the way from Phymouth, MA to participate
in this event. First time at the BCC: welcome Jennifer!
2-4TH PLACE
Bob Oresick squares off with Riya Kanury in
Round 2. Bob drew Iglesias and Stepak to score
2 points for 2-4th place.
Bob Oresick, black vs Bernardo Iglesias: draw! Round 1.
Bernardo scored 2 points to share 2-4th place!
(background): Riya Kanury vs Will Wisdom;
Chao Tu, black, vs Lydia Shen.
Lydia Shen plays Chao Tu, Round 1. This is Chao's second
USCF tournament. Great job, Chao! Poised and creative,
he scored 2/3 for a piece of 2-4th place. Chao is the proud
father of Lewis and Lawrence Tu!
ENDGAMES! ENDGAMES! ENDGAMES!
PICK OF THE EVENT
The game: Isabella Lai vs Bernardo Iglesias.
Though it is black to move, white has protected passers
coming down the center. Black's rooks, and knight are
still out of place. Looks like a victory for white; well
at least a draw. You decide! Put this position on a
chess engine with black to move and see what a
Stockfish or Komodo or Rybka come up with!
Give the BCC Blog some feedback on your research.
SCENES FROM
AROUND THE HALL
Derek Chubo Zhao: 2/3 (1925) 4-6th place,
Open section
Round 2: Isabella Lai, black vs Michelle Zhang;
(background): Jennifer Crawford, black vs Will Wisdom
NM Chris Williams vs Derek Chubo Zhao, Round 2.
Chris scored 2 points to share 2-4th place in the Open Section.
Joy Cao
Will Wisdom
Soren Sandman Pedersen vs Zubin Baliga, Round 2: draw!
MYSTERY MAN
Kelsey Liu vs Bernie Xu: draw!
[In post mortem, it looks like Kelsey had the win,
up the exchange and a pawn. The verdict:
endgames are tough puzzles; many years to master
the winning technique. Maybe next time!]
Riya vs Will . . . 1-0 !
(upper right: Chao Tu)
Lawrence Tu, black vs Alan Song, Round 1
FEMALES PLAY CHESS AT THE BCC
Bob Oresick vs Riya Kanury;
Isabella Lai, black vs Michelle Zhang;
Jennifer Crawford, black vs Will Wisdom . .
WATCHING THE PRODIGY PLAY
Dads: Mr. Liu and Mr. Kanury, standing, observe.
Seated: Ruohan Yin vs Zukui Song play an intense
endgame. Zukui is the proud father of Alan Song(2134)
who played in the Open Section.
TOURNAMENT
ADMINISTRATION
BERNARDO IGLESIAS
CHIEF TD
NATASHA CHRISTIANSEN
ASST TD
PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK
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