Monday, February 05, 2018

BCC QUADS: EVENT SMASHES ALL RECORDS // 11 QUADS + SMALL SWISS :: QUAD 1 / NATHAN SOLON 1ST / 3-0 // QUAD 2 // NITHIN KAVI / JERRY LI 1-2ND / 2.5 // QUAD 3 // DEREK JIN / 1ST / 2-1 // QUAD 4 // NICHOLAS BELOUS / 1ST / 2.5 // QUAD 5 // ELLA PAPANEK / 1ST/ 3-0 // QUAD 6 // JOY CAO / 1ST / 3-0 // QUAD 7 // ROBERT HOLMGREN 1ST / 2.5 // QUAD 8 // ALEXANDER FANG MENG / 1ST / 2.5 // QUAD 9 // STEVE STEPAK / 1ST / 2.5 // QUAD 10 // MARUTHI KISHORE TIRUVEEDHULA / 1ST / 2.5 // QUAD 11 // JIERUI LIN / 1ST / 2.5 // SMALL SWISS // JIERUI LIN / 1ST / 3-0 // 49 PLAY //


 
Game 65 / 10" DELAY / 3RR /
PLUS SMALL SWISS 3SS
QUAD 1
MASTER QUAD
NM Chris Williams vs NM Nathan Solon, Round 2.
Nathan won this game and the Quad with a perfect 3-0
score and a +20 to 2353 rating. Bravo, Nathan!
QUAD 2 
MASTER/EXPERT QUAD
NM Nithin Kavi scored 2.5 points to share 1-2nd place with
Jerry Li for a +9 to 2240 rating.
Jerry Li emerging strong expert poised to becoming a master
writes down his move vs NM Nithin Kavi, with whom he
share 1-2nd place in Quad 2.  Jerry scored 2.5 points with
a +26 to 2130 rating . . . 
QUAD 3
Derek Jin, black engages Maxwell Chen, Round 1,
Derek scored 2 points to take clear 1st place
for a +16 to 2040 rating.
(background): David Milliern, black vs Nicholas Belous;
Bernie Xu vs David Stoner; 
Ilya Rozonoyer, black vs Ella Papanek.
QUAD 4
Nicholas Belous, black vs Bernie Xu, Round 3.
Nick won 1st place with 2.5 points and a
+19 to 2031. Bravo, Nicholas!
QUAD 5
Ella Papanek, freshman at Harvard University, 
interested in statistics, is on the move vs Joaquin Carlson,
Round 3. Ella was undefeated with 3-0 to take clear
1st place in the quad for a +43 to 1964 rating.
Brava, Ella!
QUAD 6
Joy Cao scored a perfect 3-0 to take clear 1st place,
with a rating upgrade of +47 to 1836. Brava, Joy!
QUAD 7
Ruohan Yin, black vs Robert Holmgren, Round 3.
Robert scored 2.5 points to take clear 1st place.
Ruohan was 2nd with 2 points.
(background): Hermenegildo Neto, black vs Eric Feng;
Harvard Professor of Statistics, Natesh Pillai
plays Lydia Shen.
QUAD 8
Alexander Fang Meng plays black vs Lydia Shen
in Round 1. Alexander scored 2.5 points to take clear 1st
place in the quad with a +28 to 1651.
QUAD 9
Steve Stepak scored 2.5/3 to take clear 1st place.
QUAD 10
Maruthi Kishore Tiruveedula scored 2.5 points to take
clear 1st place and a +16 to 1405 rating. Bravo Maruthi!
QUAD 11
& SMALL SWISS
Jierui Lin plays Sritan Devineni in Quad 11.
Jierui Lin scored 2.5 points to take clear 1st place
with a +39 to 1157 rating. Bravo, Jierui!
Ryan Donnelly plays Andre Wei, Round 1.
Andre scored 3 points to take clear 1st place
in the Small Swiss. Ryan was 2nd with 2 points.
SCENES FROM 
AROUND THE HALL
ROUND 1: THE PAIRINGS ARE UP!
Bob Oresick plays black vs Harvard Professor 
of Statistics, Natesh Pillai, Round 1.
Derek Jin plays white vs Michael Carey.
Lydia Shen
NM Ryan Sowa vs NM Chris Williams, Round 1.
Jericho Carlson
Yue (Kerry) Huang
Ruohan Yin, black vs Eric Feng;
(background): Robert Holmgren, black vs Hermenegildo Neto
NM Professor Alejandro Botta, black vs NM Nathan Solon
Round 1.
LUNCH BREAK
Kids love video games!
Taking a break: computer chess analysis of games;
recreational reading.
CHESS AT THE BCC
The most prolific collection of junior chessplayers in
the Commonwealth!
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CHIEF TD: BERNARDO IGLESIAS
ASST TD: NATASHA CHRISTIANSEN
ASST TD: DAVID MILLIERN
PHOTOS BY STEVE STEPAK


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