Sunday, January 29, 2023

Boylston Chess: February Thursday Night Swiss (otb in club)

February Thursday Night Swiss

Date	beginning Thursday, February 2, 2023 Thursday, February 9 Thursday, February 16 Thursday, February 23
Event Format	4SS
Time Control	40/90 SD/20 d5
Sections	Open, U1900, U1200
Entry Fee	$20, $35 for non-members
Prizes	$300 based on 25 entries: Open $125, $75; U1900 $60; U1200 $40
Registration	Registration ends at 6:45 each round
Round Times	7:15
Description	Bye and withdrawal requests must be received by 6:45pm. Sections with fewer than 10 players may be merged. This is a US Chess Federation rated event. USCF membership is required for all players. Please visit US Chess Membership to join or renew. Players rated >=1700 may play in the open section, and players rated >= 1000 may play in the U1900 section.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Boylston Chess: Late Winter Six-Week Swiss Online

Late Winter Six-Week Swiss Online

Register Online Now

: Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Event Format: 6SS, 1 lichess game per Tuesday night set up by individual challenge

Time Control: Open: G/60 + 10 sec, U1900: G/45 + 5 sec

Sections: Open & U1900 (Unrated); accelerated pairings may be used

Entry Fee: $40, $25 for BCF members

Prizes: Open: $120-$80 based on 10 players; U1900: Trophy to 1st Place

Registration: Deadline 2/21/2023 @ 6 PM

Round Times: Tuesday at 6:30 PM unless two players agree to reschedule

Description: Contact info: TD Nick Sterling. E-mail: td@boylstonchess.org. Text/cell: 781-733-0849.

If I do not have your e-mail and cell phone # already, please send those to me in case we have to contact each other.

If I do not have your lichess Username, please send that to me or include it in the comments in your Registration.

For Round 1, Pairings will be posted on Tuesday just after 6 PM on the Boylston CC website. The cutoff time for registration in time to play a Round is Tuesday at 6 PM. Any players who register subsequent to 6 PM will be skipped until the following week's Round. Each Round begins at 6:30 PM except for games whose start times were agreed in advance to be changed.

Players must join Zoom and Share their Screens or show their play areas in their camera views. The link will be sent to players by e-mail. Players with scores of at least +2, or in contention for a prize, may, at the TD's discretion, be required to provide at least two separate camera views on Zoom.

Players must be current Members of USCF for the OPEN SECTION ONLY, not the U1900. However, if the Sections need to be combined due to insufficient registration, then players who joined the U1900 Section will need USCF Memberships to play in the Open.

The tournament is expected to run for six Rounds. However, if we do not get enough players to be able to pair six Rounds appropriately, the number of Rounds may be reduced.

Rating with USCF will be delayed by 72 hours after the completion of the tournament to give lichess time to ensure Fair Play was observed in all games.

Event Dates: Tuesday, January 31
Tuesday, February 7
Tuesday, February 14
Tuesday, February 21
Tuesday, February 28
Tuesday, March 7
: Register Online Now
: Entry List

Friday, January 27, 2023

Boylston Chess: Massachusetts High School Chess League

Massachusetts High School Chess League

Date	Sundays , beginning January 29, 2023
Event Format	8 Rounds (2 Rounds per Evening), Team vs. Team
Time Control	G/15 +5
Sections	TBD. Team Average Rating Must be 1800 or Below
Entry Fee	Free (High-School Students Only)
Prizes	Trophies to Top Team in Each Section
Round Times	6:30pm and 7:30pm
Description	This is an unrated event. USCF membership and scorekeeping are not required. Further details available at mhscl.org/rules. The Massachusetts High School Chess League (MHSCL) is a chess league for all high school chess players to compete and connect with each other regardless of experience level. Currently consisting of ten schools across the state, the league is for any players looking for competitive play and a community of over 100 students to share advice! During our regular season (January-April), players from the same school compete as a team monthly at the Boylston Chess Club. We also recently launched the MHSCL Grand Prix, an online, individual tournament over a series of Chess.com arenas. Visit mhscl.org to get your school involved, sign-up for a tournament, or join our community! Contact us at chessleague.ma@gmail.com with any questions.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration ListSunday,	January 29 Sunday, February 26 Sunday, March 26 Sunday, April 30

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Boylston Chess: Friday Night Blitz

Friday Night Blitz

Date	Friday, January 27, 2023
Event Format	6 round double Swiss
Time Control	G5/d0
Sections	Based on participants
Entry Fee	$10 for members, $15 for non-members
Prizes	Based on entries
Round Times	First round at 7:45pm, rest ASAP
Description	It's Friday Night! We'll play six double rounds (one game with each color) with a G/5 time control, no delay and no increment. Doors open at 7:30pm, first round starts at 7:45pm. Afterwards, what happens happens... This is a US Chess Federation rated event. USCF membership is required for all players. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Boylston Chess: January Scholastics

January Scholastics

Date	Sunday, January 29, 2023
Event Format	4SS
Time Control	G/30 d5
Sections	NEW SECTIONS!! Under 1500, Under 1000, Under 500. A current USCF membership is required for all three sections.
Entry Fee	$20, $25 for non-BCF members, $5 more at door if not registering online in advance
Prizes	Trophies for 1st/2nd each Rating section, medal for 3rd
Registration	10:00am - 10:20am
Round Times	10:30am, 11:50am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Boylston Chess: Massachusetts Collegiate Chess Tournament

Massachusetts Collegiate Chess Tournament

Date	Saturday, January 28, 2023	Saturday, January 28 Sunday, February 5 Sunday, March 5 Sunday, April 2
Event Format	12SS (3SS one day per month for four months)
Time Control	G/60 d5
Sections	Open, U1800, U1500, U1000
Entry Fee	Free. Full-time College students only.
Prizes	Trophies are given to the individual players with the most points for each section. School teams consist of the top 4 players from the same school, and plaques are given to the school teams with the most points in each section.
Registration	Up to 10am day of play
Round Times	11:00am, 2:00pm, and 4:30pm
Description	College students battle in an over-the-board league for the title of best in collegiate play. College students in any state can participate. Play is unrated. No membership required in Boylston Chess Club, Massachusetts Chess Association, or the US Chess Federation. Details available at chessblaster.org Be sure to put the name of your school in the field "Other Information" when registering. New players welcomed and can join at the start of any round, as room occupancy permits. Players must be able to record moves on paper or use an electronic chess move recorder provided by the tournament (if available). Any player that is not present at the start of a round forfeits the game unless a 0 point bye was requested by the prior day. A player who forfeits a game cannot play in any subsequent games this season.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Friday, January 20, 2023

Boylston Chess: Call for Tournament Directors - more TDs needed !

Call for Tournament Directors ...

More TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS needed!

The Boylston Chess Club

Needs Your Help

Dear Boylston Chess Club friends,

Happy New Year! We wish you all the best in 2023!

Thank you for the good response to our recent request for tournament directors (TDs). Nevertheless, we still need more TDs to keep offering a wide variety of tournaments each month.

Our small core group of currently active TDs is stretched quite thin, and we cannot run as many events at our beautiful new site as we would like due to insufficient (wo)manpower.

Please consider becoming a certified USCF tournament director, if only to act as an assistant TD from time to time.

The certification process is extremely straightforward:

1) Read the USCF rulebook (USCF Official Rules of Chess), available at the club or online, e.g., on Amazon

2) Fill out and return the following form to the USCF: Form
You can start learning the logistics of directing by shadowing/helping any TD during a tournament at the club.

Parents, please consider helping out as a TD occasionally to keep the tournaments we all enjoy running smoothly. For example, perhaps
you can help direct while your child plays to help support the club's contributions to scholastic chess.

Finally, whether or not you choose to become a tournament director - please consider serving as a liaison to the USCF, to deal with the
formalities of running USCF Grand Prix tournaments and/or to post our tournaments on the US Chess website online to raise awareness
nationwide of our tournaments.

Please feel free to contact us or any other TD if you have any questions. We look forward to working with you.

Natasha Christiansen

Stephen Gradijan

td@boylstonchess.org

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Boylston Chess: Club Championship

BCF Club Championship

Date	Monday, January 23, 2023
Event Format	Round Robin
Time Control	40/90 SD/30 +10
Sections	One section
Entry Fee	Free entry
Prizes	$500, $200, $100
Round Times	7:15pm
Description	Championship is open to any club member who had a rating of at least 2200 in the 2022 calendar year.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List Boylston Chess Club Championship As the fall Monday night sports excitement looms, and anticipation grows for this year's championship, Dan's earlier post prompted me to update the photo set of BCC Champions. BCC Photo Gallery I have been trying to recover the historical record, which seems to have slipped into the mists... The Boylston Chess Club has a long tradition of really competitive championship tournaments and strong club champions, who in some cases have become state or national champions as well. The first official champion in 1919, the official founding year of the club, was H.G. Daniel. In 1921, G.H. Friberg won. I have references to early champions during the club's informal days at the YMCU. 1890 - John Barry, 1891 - Harry Nelson Pillsbury, 1892 - C.F. Burille (one of the "Adjeep" players), 1893 - Franklin K. Young, and 1894 - George H. Walcott. After 1921, we have a long gap, with good records back only to 1971. (If anyone can help fill in the gaps in the record, it would be appreciated.) Bill Kelleher dominated the 1980s. Jacob Rasin ruled the 1990s. Paul MacIntyre is working on a hegemony in the 2000s. Chris Chase and Alex Cherniack are both three-time champions. FM Bill Kelleher 1987, 1984, 1983, 1981, 1980, 1979 SM Jacob Rasin 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990 FM Paul MacIntyre 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000 FM Chris Chase 1998, 1994, 1990 LM Alex Cherniack 1999, 1995, 1987 Over the years, the championship has been won by very capable and interesting players. Patrick Wolff went on to win the United States Championship twice. Dan Harrington became a professional poker player, winning the World Championship of Poker in 1998 ($1 million), 2nd in 2004 ($1.5 million), 6th in the World Poker Tour in 2005 ($620,00), bringing his total poker winnings to $4.8 million. (Chess prize totals unknown at this time.) Bill Robertie who in 1994 won the US Speed Chess title, emphasized backgammon over chess and won world titles in backgammon in 1983, 1987, and 1994. For as complete a list as we have, visit the BCC Photo Gallery. And if you are not invited to the championship, play in the hauptturnier, which allows you to play in a similar format and observe the championship games.

Friday Night Blitz

Date	Friday, January 20, 2023
Event Format	6 round double Swiss
Time Control	G5/d0
Sections	Based on participants
Entry Fee	$10 for members, $15 for non-members
Prizes	Based on entries
Round Times	First round at 7:45pm, rest ASAP
Description	It's Friday Night! We'll play six double rounds (one game with each color) with a G/5 time control, no delay and no increment. Doors open at 7:30pm, first round starts at 7:45pm. Afterwards, what happens happens... This is a US Chess Federation rated event. USCF membership is required for all players. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Boylston Chess: Black Diamond Premier

Black Diamond Premier

Date	Sunday, January 22, 2023
Event Format	3SS
Time Control	G/60 d5
Sections	One section
Entry Fee	$20, $35 for non-BCF members; $5 more if registering onsite after online registration closes at 10:00am, 1/22/2023
Prizes	None; all proceeds will benefit the club
Registration	10:00am - 10:15am (onsite)
Round Times	10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:00pm
Description	Open to players rated at least 1800, either live rating or January supplement. Metered street parking is free on Sundays!
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Boylston Chess: Year of the Rabbit Open

Year of the Rabbit Open

Date	Saturday, January 21, 2023
Event Format	4SS
Time Control	G/60 d5
Sections	Open, U2000, & U1500
Entry Fee	$20, $35 for non-members, $5 more after 1/20
Prizes	$360 based on 25 paid entries: Open 1st $150, 2nd $90 U2000 $70 U1500 $50
Registration	9:30am - 9:45am
Round Times	10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, and 6:00pm
Description	In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Rated players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section. This is a US Chess Federation rated event. USCF membership is required for all players. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Boylston Chess: Milestones Sunday (otb in club)

Milestones Sunday

Date	Sunday, January 15, 2023
Event Format	3SS
Time Control	G/45 d30
Sections	Players may be grouped into sections of six players by Rating; accelerated pairings may be used
Entry Fee	$40, $25 for BCF members
Prizes	None; all proceeds will support the club
Registration	Online only - ends 9:30am January 15
Round Times	10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm
Description	Event located at 35 Kingston St., near Downtown Crossing. Limited to players born in 2002 or earlier, or college students. A player of college-student age not actually in college may be admitted at the TD's individual discretion. Free metered parking on Sundays!
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Boylston Chess: January Big Money Blitz (otb in club)

January Big Money Blitz

Date	Friday, January 13, 2023
Event Format	6SS double round Swiss
Time Control	G5;d0
Sections	Open and U1900
Entry Fee	$25 for members, $35 for non-members
Prizes	$$1000 Guaranteed
Registration	Doors open at 7:30 pm.
Round Times	Round 1 at 7:45pm, rest ASAP.
Description	It's a new year, and that means BIG MONEY BLITZ! Same format as our normal Friday Night Blitz (six double rounds), but this event has a guaranteed prize fund: Open Section: $400-$200-$100 Top Under 2300: $75 Top Under 2100: $50 U1900 Section: $100-$50 Top U1600: $25 This is a US Chess Federation rated event. USCF membership is required for all players. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Boylston Chess: January Thursday Night Swiss

January Thursday Night Swiss

Date	Thursday, January 5, 2023
Event Format	4SS
Time Control	40/90 SD/20 d5
Sections	Open, U1900, and U1500
Entry Fee	$20, $35 for non-members
Prizes	$300 based on 25 entries: Open $125, $75; U1900 $60; U1500 $40
Round Times	7:15pm
Description	Bye and withdrawal requests must be received by 6:45pm. Sections with fewer than 10 players may be merged. A current USCF membership is required Players rated >=1700 may play in the open section, and players rated >= 1300 may play in the U1900 section.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Monday, January 02, 2023

Boylston Chess: January Tuesday Night Swiss (otb)

January Tuesday Night Swiss

(OTB)

Date	Tuesdays January 3-January 31
Event Format	5SS
Time Control	G/90; +5
Sections	Open & U1800
Entry Fee	$20, $35 for non-members; $5 more if registering onsite
Prizes	$300 based on 25 paid entries: Open $125, $75 U1800 $60 $40
Registration	6:45pm - 7:10pm
Round Times	7:15pm
Description	Bye and withdrawal requests must be received by 6:45pm. Sections with fewer than 10 players may be merged; accelerated pairings may be used. This is a US Chess Federation rated event. USCF membership is required for all players. Please visit US Chess Membership to join or renew.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List